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On this week's NewsFlash, we explore a way to make injections painless, find out why lithium in the water supply...
This week we're looking into our atmosphere to find out how organisms in the sea are contributing to the...
This month we find out how the Diamond synchrotron is revolutionising research in the life sciences. We hear how the...
In this NewsFlash, we find out why dolphins spit for their dinner, how every cloud may have a lead lining and how the...
This week we plug into the world of technology to find out how the mobile phones we all rely on actually work, as well...
In this week's NewsFlash, we find out how a giant parachute could help avoid satellite collisions, why the...
This month we explore the mysterious anchors buried off the shores of Cyprus, the unusual burial practices in Malta and...
This week we're bringing you a sample of the science taking place in South Africas Eastern Cape. We'll be...
We find out how a cocktail of chemicals in Black Fly saliva could offer a cure for River Blindness, discover that...
This week we look back at the history of medicine to find out the early anatomical ideas of the Romans as well as...
As the Naked Scientists were all tied up in SciFest Africa this week, there's no roundup of this weeks news....
This week we've got a special edition of the show from Scifest Africa, South Africa's national Science...
This week, we find out how artificial DNA could tell us about the origins of life, discover a way to identify those...
This week we test man against the machine as we delve into the world computer science. We find out how intelligent a...
On this week's NewsFlash we discover a promising treatment for Parkinson's disease, find out why eating fish...
This week we jump into our genes to reveal how DNA previously thought to be 'junk' has an important role in...
This month we explore the archaeology of war. We explore the earliest-known domestication of horses, find out about an...
On this week's NewsFlash, an insight into the neurological basis of dyslexia, clouds of killer copper dust and...
This week we're investigating animal behaviour to find out how studying the morals of dogs could help us...
People have been riding on, eating and drinking the milk of horses for over 5,000 years; why the Amazon forest might...
In this week's NewsFlash we find out why the Amazon rainforest could become a carbon criminal, a new way to...
This week we amuse ourselves with the science of laughter. We find out why laughter is so contagious as well as find...
Chillies can be used for pain relief; why things smell the way they do; how arsenic exposure can be monitored in your...
This week's NewsFlash sees celestial bulldozers, fossilised footprints and the first fish to ever have sex. Plus,...