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26 January 2009
This week, how gut bugs tell the story of our ancestors' migration into Australia and beyond, how RNA housekeeping...
25 January 2009
We get Smart on this week's Naked Scientists with the science of self-healing, self-sensing and self-cleaning...
23 January 2009
Why do we see stars in the sky? Why do stars twinkle? Why can't we tickle ourselves? And how do stinging nettles...
23 January 2009
Causes of obesity and weight gain, and how the diet of a pregnant mother can affect the future health of her child...
22 January 2009
How fish lock carbon in their poo, why stress is bad for your attention span, why shiny plants could put a new sheen on...
22 January 2009
Upon resumption of his ambulatory grounds inspections, Dr Otherford convenes a vessel of carbonated vegetable extract...
19 January 2009
Petrified wood is a type of fossil, but some claim to have seen wooden fence posts that have already become petrified....
18 January 2009
Is obesity in your genes? This week we find out how hormones, genetics and even your mother's diet contribute to...
18 January 2009
This week, we find out why you should measure your broker's fingers before handing over any cash, discover a whole...
17 January 2009
The mitochondrial story of Ötzi, or the Tyrolean iceman, is unearthed in this month's Naked Archaeology. Also, how...
16 January 2009
How does Solar heating work? What is Sciatica? What's the point of space exploration? We tackle these challenges...
16 January 2009
In our first show for 2009 we explore the science of the eye to find out how cataracts form and why it's so...
15 January 2009
How eco-friendly clothing could soon be made from chicken feathers and wheat; how mosquitoes use the harmonics of their...
15 January 2009
A most bellicose form of artillery is ingeniously mobilised by Dr Otherford subsequent to his precipitous detection...
13 January 2009
Happy New Year! For our first show of 2009, we take on your science questions. We find out how earthworms can get...
12 January 2009
Meteorites, dust and other space rubbish is falling to Earth all the time, but does any of it ever contain life? We...
12 January 2009
This week's NewsFlash brings us stories of Mosquito love song duets, chemicals that control the spread of cancer...
09 January 2009
Would a matchbox spark in space? How do re-igniting candles work? How does an energy-saving lightbulb work? Does the...
08 January 2009
Following an excogitation upon the baroque quality of aqua vitae in the sober milieu of his withdrawing room, Dr...
07 January 2009
Manganese podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
06 January 2009
There's no Naked Scientists show this week, so why not try "Ask the Naked Scientists" - our weekly phone...
04 January 2009
In the final National Pathology Week podcast, we address the ultimate surgical operation - the Autopsy, or Post Mortem...
03 January 2009
Self medical testing is a controversial topic - some believe we should be free to monitor our own health, while others...
02 January 2009
How would you cope with an outbreak of Plague in London? In this podcast from National Pathology Week, we call in the...