Science Podcasts

Does holding a car remote to your head make it work better? Why does a boat float? Are triple rainbows real? What'...

We find out if gene therapy could help beat depression, plus we ask are early risers more likely to be cheerful?

Brian Clegg has a sniff at the bitterest substance known to science

From the British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy conference 2013, the latest therapies for cystic fibrosis, muscular...

Almost every single cell of your body is packed with more than two metres of DNA, but how does it all get in there?

We find out if we can mimic the power of plants to meet our energy demands. Plus we ask, could we use gene therapy for...

Fossilised dinosaur egg embryos, fish fats on ancient pots, arsenic in beer and the site where Australopithecus sediba...

Brian Clegg explains how bath salts may actually be more than just relaxing

Sue and Richard meet Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden explore solar science with Lucie Green and discuss the risks of...

Are babies born to swim? Can you escape from a black hole? Can an egg with a double yolk yield two chicks? Why is the...

We find out how long it takes for a comet to melt and ask could we ever get a cometless sky? Plus we wonder the power...

We take a tour of the Australian precursors to the Square Kilometre Array, and find out how new sensors will improve...

Simon Cotton explains the discovery of 'the drug of last resort'

Naked Scientists team Ben Valsler, Chris Smith and Ginny Smith joined the 702 crew and a studio audience live in...

The genetic basis of autism goes under the microscope in this special Easter edition of Naked Genetics, from Kat Arney.

Why don't satellites collide? Do bullets fire upwards still kill people? And why doesn't glue stick to the...

Brian Clegg raises a glass to unscrupulous barmen

Discover how scientists are seeing science 'in action' and on the nano-scale to improve our implants,...

Kirsten Gottschalk visits the Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia

We find out if humanity could cope without computers, plus we ask will we ever get a cometless sky?

What the future holds for digital data storage, what the Planck probe has revealed, giant squid and what Curiosity...

Simon Cotton looks at the rocket propellant that causes environmental problems

Combining virtual reality and treadmills to map navigation and inducing creativity by electrically tweaking human...

Breasts, bazookas, bosons and bombs: The Naked Scientists take to the stage for the Cambridge Science Festival 2013