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02 November 2010

Caffeine podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

01 November 2010

Which would have produced more CO2: the Icelandic volcano or the planes which would have flown if it hadn't...

01 November 2010

A new technique can make waterproof coatings survive the wash, and how thinking of Marylin Monroe gave scientists a...

31 October 2010

It's National Pathology Week 2010 and to celebrate the launch we're joined by pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman to...

29 October 2010

Join Dr Chris to discover why a work out makes you whiffy, how grass can grow in concrete, what diseases birds can give...

29 October 2010

This week, we investigate the workings of the HIV virus to find out just how the virus hijacks our immune system as...

28 October 2010

Unless you've never seen the sea, you've probably seen a jellyfish. And even if you haven't seen one,...

27 October 2010

Oestrogen podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

26 October 2010

In this NewsFlash, we find out how bitter taste receptors in the lungs could lead to new asthma treatments, how our...

25 October 2010

What would an extrasolar observer see of our solar system? We find out in this month's Naked Astronomy as well as...

25 October 2010

Why might a person, who apparently isn't colour-blind, not be able to see red or green on a whiteboard? What is...

24 October 2010

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) goes under the microscope this week. We find out how the virus hijacks cells to...

22 October 2010

What stops water moving through a tiny hole, are ground up tablets safe to swallow, what are freckles, how fast can a...

22 October 2010

This week, we investigate the aftermath of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to find out how the sciences and the arts...

21 October 2010

Have you ever noticed that when you cross a busy road, as well as clocking the traffic, you subconsciously follow what...

20 October 2010

Salt podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

19 October 2010

This month, Professor Carol Brayne discusses the consequences of our ageing population and looks into the symptoms,...

19 October 2010

Professor Carol Brayne discusses the consequences of our ageing population and looks into the symptoms, diagnosis and...

18 October 2010

In this Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson goes to the Eden Project in Cornwall, southwest England and to the South Downs...

18 October 2010

Why is it that some people get a bit queasy when facing backwards on a train? Find out in this QotW!

18 October 2010

In this NewsFlash, we discover the new potential vaccine against TB, hear the story of the comet that never was and a...

17 October 2010

It's a bumpy ride on this week's Naked Scientists, as we explore the science of turbulence. We'll find...

17 October 2010

We make our way to some of the least accessible bits of heritage this month: Naked Scientist Laura Soul treks to Machu...

15 October 2010

This week we hear how scientists at the CSIR in South Africa are helping model and develop more accurate aeroplanes to...