Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
All of our free science podcasts and science radio shows on science, technology, medicine and engineering in one place...
Do accents change the way you talk to yourself?
As our reporter Alex Rhodes gets engaged, we get him to plan a wedding using a wedding simulator.
The use of nuclear weapons leads to dire consequences...
Are their children genetically brother and sister?
Are we seeing the end of astronauts and the rise of robotic spacefarers in our stead?
What’s the link between C20th Muslim pop music and Victorian synagogue music?
The effects of gravity on oxygen generation have been studied in preparation for future lunar settlements
At home blood clot tests can be performed using a smartphone and a drop of blood
We're answering your questions on motion, cleanliness and the Disney robot WALL-E?
Blues and greens are in this summer...
Magnetic inclination is used by songbirds as a STOP sign to know that they are home...
Roman sanitation may not have been as marvellous as their architectural structures & historical weapons...
Zooming in on how microscopes have opened our eyes to life beyond the naked eye.
Is there any science behind the behaviour of school students being affected by the moon similar to werewolves?
Silence is much more than the absence of noise or speech. It can be contemplative, defiant, truthful or evasive...
And what's spacetime and how does entanglement work?
New housing developments are often full of energy efficient homes, but are found lacking in other areas...
The search for organ donors that aren't human...
What is wisdom and how do we measure it? It’s different from brilliance but it’s difficult to pin down...
It's not like they can wrap up warm & drink some hot tea.
Would the lunar surface make a good observatory? And how do tides work?
Ask a person of faith and they’ll probably say God. But is it that simple?
The Naked Scientists take a closer look at the science of trees in honour of the Queen's Green Canopy...
We are answering your questions about space, mental health and our relationship with animals!