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17 July 2015
Evidence links volcanoes to the fall of the Roman Empire...
15 July 2015
Could we separate the health benefits from psychoactive properties in marijuana?
14 July 2015
A journey into the Matrix: we explore the wonders and woes of our digital age!
14 July 2015
How do different types of cells know which genes to use? The answer lies in epigenetics.
14 July 2015
A study tracking bee populations shows that they do not mix well with climate change.
14 July 2015
A substance that directly causes brain ageing has been uncovered for the first time...
13 July 2015
Recent rocket fails; a village on the moon and is space exploration good for all?
13 July 2015
Half of all children with a genetic anxious temperament go on to develop depression
13 July 2015
All hail self-driving taxis, as they could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 94%.
10 July 2015
Why do we get old and die? Does food affect your mood?
08 July 2015
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade – or you could make citric acid, a very useful commodity chemical according to...
07 July 2015
Things get a little dangerous as we uncover the science behind war and explosions...
06 July 2015
Gold? Oxygen? Heroin? The Naked Scientists find out what the most expensive element is...
04 July 2015
A study on mice has shown males and females feel pain via different biological pathways.
03 July 2015
How high can a fly fly? Are you more likely to get ill in cold weather?
03 July 2015
What do fish and aircraft have in common?
01 July 2015
Brian Clegg on sodium sulfate, known as 'the miraculous salt' because of its strong laxative effects.
30 June 2015
60 years since the discovery of atomic time, we ask what is time and when did it begin?
30 June 2015
Tonight, a second will be added to clocks across the world, but what is this leap second?
29 June 2015
Is the assumption that everyone has a unique fingerprint correct?
24 June 2015
Tempted by a tipple of home-brewed moonshine? Andrew Turley examines the risks associated with drinking methanol.
24 June 2015
Tinnitus, hyperacusis, salamanders, chemical harpoons, fly duets and mouse ultrasound...
23 June 2015
A scorcher of a show investigating the Black Death and the Great Fire of London.
23 June 2015
Proton pump inhibitors could significantly increase your risk of suffering a heart attack