Science Podcasts

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.

Is the earth flat? How do cats judge their jumps?

In this special episode we hear about photosynthesis, forensics, peer review, and the past, present and future of eLife...

What is skin? Plus a history of tattoos and a new material to treat acid attack patients.

Could living near a cell phone tower harm your health?

A drug based on a form of cholesterol might be able to reduce heart attack damage.

How do you separate a friend's voice from the din going on around you? Scientists at Imperial College have sussed...

Why are rainbows curved? Why do you get double rainbows?

Scientists in the US have discovered a way to recreate the condition polycystic kidney disease using stem cells in a...

The light equivalent of WiFi doesn't negatively impact our health or our lightbulbs, according to new research.

We ask the seven most significant questions in the run-up to AI.

Your pet cat or dog is a mammal, as are whales, lemurs, pandas and polar bears. But what exactly is a mammal anyway?

How does my cat open doors? Why can't I pause the radio?

Scientists have found a molecule in infant stars, de-bunking that it indicates signs of life.

To celebrate World Space Week, Richard and Sue head off to the European Space Agency’s ESTEC Open Day

What can DNA tell us about our past and present?

Neonicotinoid pesticides are found in three quarters of the world's honey.

Does approaching a fly slowly allow you to swat it more easily?

Why is ice sometimes sticky? Can you carbon date a person?

An expert panel assembles to take on your science questions, from why protein fills you up best to whether we're...

Our muscles play an important role in our human ability to control our movements and handle things with care - could we...

Is Earth about to be wiped out by Planet X? Do animals indulge in same-sex relationships? Are B vitamins linked to...