Risky research: making diseases more deadly
As some continue to speculate that COVID came from a lab, we're looking at the scientific research being done on dangerous diseases, whether this work...
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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.
Particle Problems and How to Solve Them
This week, we're journeying into the world of the smallest objects known to humanity: the tiny particles that make up us and the entire universe aroun...
Surprising Shortages and Shaky Supplies
As the UK struggles with a lack of fuel in petrol stations and fresh food shortages in the supermarket, we ask: what else are we at risk of running ou...
Q&A: Moon Landings and Making Medicine
In this week's programme, it's Q&A time! Coming up, we'll find out: what can we learn from invisible measurements in space, how scientists discover po...
Making sense of the menopause
This week we're looking into a topic that almost never gets mentioned at school but affects almost all of us, one way or another. It's the menopause. ...
Sepsis: From Infection To AI
In recognition of World Sepsis Day on the 13th, we're unpicking the science of this dangerous syndrome - from the infections that cause it, to the gen...
Long COVID in children: what we know so far
Quite soon after the pandemic first struck a significant number of people began to complain of persistent symptoms in the aftermath of being infected ...
COVID Immunity: The Road Ahead
This week, we are boosting our knowledge on what "immunity" against COVID-19 really means and what our strategy heading into winter should be. We'll a...
Capturing Carbon: Beyond Woodland
This week we're taking a deep dive into the world of carbon sequestration and how we can use nature to help us solve climate change. We'll be wading t...
Q&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects
It's Q and A time! Can animals really sense impending dangers like storms and earthquakes? What is the universe expanding into? And how can we prevent...