Science Podcasts

Are black holes really holes? Is there such thing as a genetic love match? Why do clouds move?

And why is farting so funny?

Will we ever be able to eradicate it?

We explore the world of ageing research...

Can pulsars solve this positron problem?

How does aspirin help with a headache? Does microwaving your food affect its nutritional content? What happens to eye...

A computer model tests out the idea of combating climate change by spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere...

Muscles and the body clock, raising circumcision rates, and monkeys with a seafood habit...

This week, new ways to spot cancers much sooner, repair nerve injuries and fix hip arthritis: we’re looking at four...

What makes it so satisfying?

Tumouroids growing in three dimensions are a much better mimic of the real disease...

Will bottled water grow algae? If you toast bread will it keep its nutritional value?

Almost 4 million people in the UK have Type 2 diabetes, but can it be reversed?

Did dinosaurs live in herds? Why are mountains pointy? And what's the best preserved mummy?

We’re off to the zoo to meet some lovelorn laughing thrushes, endangered snails, and the Cilla Black of Sumatran Tigers.

The Space Boffins talk to Dallas Campbell on how to leave Earth, and take a trip to the Very Large Array telescope in...

Why don't I have fingerprints? How do energy drinks affect your body? What makes a person left handed?

We ask whether science can improve our health and our productivity in the workplace.

Is it safe? Or will the engine cut out?

Can galaxies exceed the speed of light? What is the speed of dark? And do we understand stuttering?

Researchers have found evidence that a particular stage of sleep can reduce fear learning which may have implications...

This week, The Naked Scientists delve into the paranormal.

In the 1940s, there was a chicken who survived for 18 months without a head. How long can humans survive without a head?

AlphaGo Zero is a computer programme that can learn to excel at the boardgame of Go without any help from humans.