Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
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If you accidentally relocate a bee in your car, what happens?
Scientists are looking into ways to help your own body fight back against cancer
Do camouflaging cuttlefish hold the key to creating a automatic colour- changing material?
Why spaghetti breaks into 3 pieces, why 1 kidney is enough and what is temperature?
Phenol, that mainstay of the chemical industry, was a familiar smell around the house in soap. Brian Clegg reveals all
Nuclear Fusion has been promising us clean energy for years, what's it all about?
If solar panels were put in space, how could the energy produced be sent back to earth?
Why do eyes get puffy when you're tired? Why does running water make you need the loo?
Simon Cotton describes one of his favourite school chemistry experiments, involving this week's compound: Glycerol
Why photographic ID may not be the best way to identify who someone is...
A special episode of the Naked Scientists, showcasing New Zealand's cutting edge research.
It's highly toxic but essential for studying detailed structures of cells. Brian Clegg introduces osmium tetraoxide
Memory boosting drugs, the military, the legal system and enhancing athletes mental focus.
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Ilik Saccheri and Arjen Van 't Hof of the University of Liverpool describe...
This week, we delve into how your genes will determine the health care you receive.
The cell which is ancestral to all life on earth may have had a little bit of a leak...
Can you tell why someone was crying by looking at the chemical composition of their tears?
Can you get sun burnt through a glass window? What are white holes? What causes tinnitus?
We investigate the genetics of vision, and how researchers are helping the blind see.
You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide
This week we're cooking up a storm, dissecting the science behind food and flavour.
Why do some people find background music helps attention, but others do not?