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16 March 2008
This week, we catch up with the action from this year's Cambridge Science Festival. We find out what you could...
15 March 2008
Revealing our Memory and Holidays in Space
14 March 2008
The Science of Sat-Navs and Magic of microwaves!
13 March 2008
Renewable Energy and Venetian Acoustics
11 March 2008
New roles for testosterone in the human mind, your carbon footprint and a BIG experiment in London...
10 March 2008
Does long, dirty hair grow slower? Will washing or cutting your locks make them grow more quickly? And does cut hair...
09 March 2008
On this week's Naked Scientists, we tackle your questions. We find out what creates a 'Moonbow', how...
07 March 2008
Bursting bubbles, counting calories and healthy living
04 March 2008
Our question this week concerns caves - we find out if more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes caves to grow...
02 March 2008
This week we're exploring the science of sound and music. We sound out the human voice, hear why we all talk...
29 February 2008
Rocks from Mars, why houses rocked in the UK and sorting mist from fog.
25 February 2008
Do our noses tell the truth? Does a strong smell mean a lot of odour in the air, or can we be tricked by small smells?
24 February 2008
This week the Naked Scientists go virtual with a new computer system to gauge your age from a mugshot, we meet the...
22 February 2008
Breaking bones, Aching joints and the Placebo effect.
18 February 2008
Books can hold stories, knowledge, ideas and memories - but what about the smell? What gives an old book that...
17 February 2008
On this weeks Pan-Continental Naked Scientists we bring you the latest science news from the AAAS conference in Boston...
15 February 2008
This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we find out why a slipped disc can't slip out, why you forget your dreams...
11 February 2008
Electric Eels use an electric shock to stun their prey, but how do they avoid shocking themselves? And how far does the...
10 February 2008
This week on the Naked Scientists we discover novel drugs in carnivorous plants, genes pointing to prostate cancer and...
08 February 2008
Crashing satellites, Squeaking hearts and Glowing stars.
04 February 2008
How do they make, or recycle, oxygen on the international space station?
03 February 2008
Get Wet and Wild with the Naked Scientists! We don our wellies and wade into the science of wetlands, discovering the...
01 February 2008
Tearful eyes, Musical minds and Glowing seas!
28 January 2008
This week, we find out if an aeroplane on a treadmill could the plane still take off, and ask how air is made in space...