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11 February 2008
Electric Eels use an electric shock to stun their prey, but how do they avoid shocking themselves? And how far does the...
10 February 2008
This week on the Naked Scientists we discover novel drugs in carnivorous plants, genes pointing to prostate cancer and...
08 February 2008
Crashing satellites, Squeaking hearts and Glowing stars.
04 February 2008
How do they make, or recycle, oxygen on the international space station?
03 February 2008
Get Wet and Wild with the Naked Scientists! We don our wellies and wade into the science of wetlands, discovering the...
01 February 2008
Tearful eyes, Musical minds and Glowing seas!
28 January 2008
This week, we find out if an aeroplane on a treadmill could the plane still take off, and ask how air is made in space...
27 January 2008
In this week's not-to-be-sniffed-at infectious episode of the naked scientists, we find out the facts of flu,...
25 January 2008
Coloured Bruises, Colliding Bullets and Collapsing Bridges
21 January 2008
Who free-wheels downhill faster, a fatter cyclist or a thinner cyclist?
20 January 2008
What can we do about the excess carbon already in the atmosphere? We consider some of the options for carbon capture...
18 January 2008
Stings, Ripening and Asbestosis.
13 January 2008
This week, we uncover an ideal anti-freeze for ice-cream, find out how scientists grew a new heart in a dish and hear...
13 January 2008
This week we find out why boomerangs keep coming back, and ask would a plane on a treadmill still take off, and who...
11 January 2008
Population, Fuel and Sonic Booms!
06 January 2008
Hooked on the Naked Scientists? This week we're looking into the science of addiction, finding out how smoking...
04 January 2008
This week on Ask the Naked Scientists we answer your questions on diet, the brain and meteors. We'll be looking...
02 January 2008
Chris, Dave and Sue Marchant tackle your questions on the speed of light, head on collisions, heartburn and much more...
30 December 2007
Happy New Year! We celebrate the arrival of 2008 with a second special edition of our new podcast, Ask The Naked...
26 December 2007
Happy Christmas! To keep you entertained while we're off tucking into Turkey, this week and next we've got...
26 December 2007
Happy Christmas! To keep you entertained while we're off tucking into Turkey, this week and next we've got...
16 December 2007
Ho Ho Ho! This week's show is a festive Christmas Special! This week on the Naked Scientists we're...
09 December 2007
This week, we take on your science questions, tackling the sticky subject of how glue works, the explosive potential of...
02 December 2007
This week we learn about Alzheimer's disease, how it changes the brain and may be caused by the virus which causes...