Ask the Naked Scientists

By Dr Chris Smith

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How many organs could you donate and remain alive? How many planet Earths could fit inside the Sun? How high is a giraffe's blood pressure? Why is the sea blue? To find out, Ask The Naked Scientists!

Episode Date
How does cloud seeding work?
Apr 26, 2024
Why do we dream the things we dream?
Apr 19, 2024
Are lactose intolerant mothers allergic to their own milk?
Apr 12, 2024
Do ants count their steps?
Apr 05, 2024
Do farmers produce double yolk eggs on purpose?
Mar 22, 2024
Why do we want to scratch our wounds?
Mar 15, 2024
Could popping a pimple on your face kill you?
Mar 08, 2024
How much does the internet weigh?
Mar 01, 2024
Can you die of fright?
Feb 23, 2024
Does your life flash before your eyes when you die?
Feb 16, 2024
How much rainfall becomes groundwater?
Feb 09, 2024
How does the Sun transfer heat to the Earth?
Feb 02, 2024
What is ultra processed food?
Jan 26, 2024
Do mosquitoes prefer certain people?
Jan 19, 2024
Why doesn't the Earth make wind as it moves through space?
Jan 12, 2024
Where did Earth get its water from?
Jan 05, 2024
Are some wildfires beneficial?
Dec 22, 2023
Does Mercury have a moon?
Dec 18, 2023
What is the science behind a midlife crisis?
Dec 08, 2023
Are scientific discoveries becoming less groundbreaking?
Dec 01, 2023
Will we be able to put the AI genie back in the bottle?
Nov 24, 2023
Should you sleep on your side or your back?
Nov 17, 2023
Does alcohol burn off in cooking, and is curiosity genetic?
Nov 14, 2023
Why does music make me emotional?
Nov 10, 2023
How long do dreams actually last?
Nov 03, 2023
What causes amnesia?
Oct 27, 2023
Why is cancer so hard to treat?
Oct 20, 2023
Why are there 7 years in a dog year?
Oct 13, 2023
Does eating grapefruit affect taking medication?
Oct 06, 2023
Will ChatGPT replace The Naked Scientists?
Sep 29, 2023
Is one apple a day enough?
Sep 22, 2023
How do we know what other planets are made of?
Sep 15, 2023
What's the best way to stop signs of aging?
Sep 08, 2023
Why do wires always end up in knots?
Sep 01, 2023
Are there chemical elements yet to be discovered?
Aug 25, 2023
When does earth's atmosphere become space?
Aug 18, 2023
What holds atoms together?
Aug 11, 2023
Why do fridges get lights but freezers don't?
Aug 04, 2023
What causes cluster headaches?
Jul 28, 2023
What is on the dark side of the Moon?
Jul 21, 2023
Do artificial sweeteners cause cancer?
Jul 14, 2023
What is causing climate change?
Jul 08, 2023
What causes ocean swell?
Jun 30, 2023
How much pressure was on the Titan sub?
Jun 23, 2023
Why is a cold called a cold?
Jun 09, 2023
Why disinfectants kill only 99.9% of germs
Jun 02, 2023
Why do my flowers only smell nice at night?
May 27, 2023
Why do bright lights make spots in my vision?
May 15, 2023
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
May 14, 2023
Is JWST disproving the big bang theory?
Apr 28, 2023
Do we have two sets of DNA?
Apr 21, 2023
Can we control AI?
Mar 31, 2023
Why do we cry when we laugh?
Mar 24, 2023
Does red really make bulls angry?
Mar 17, 2023
What would T-Rex taste like?
Mar 17, 2023
Can mosquitos get drunk off blood alcohol?
Mar 03, 2023
Can you sing one song to the tune of another?
Feb 06, 2023
Are mobile phone microwaves dangerous?
Jan 27, 2023
What would a solar flare do to Earth?
Jan 20, 2023
Is the carrot top safe to eat?
Jan 13, 2023
Are there any advantages to having a disease?
Jan 06, 2023
What is cellular data and what do we pay for?
Jan 04, 2023
Will identical twins die of the same thing?
Dec 16, 2022
How does our brain coordinate our body?
Dec 09, 2022
How do we know how old the Earth is?
Dec 02, 2022
How do animals survive in the deep sea?
Nov 25, 2022
Why do I cry when I trim my nose hairs?
Nov 11, 2022
Do I get drunk quicker after Sober October?
Oct 25, 2022
How do planes fly upside down?
Oct 14, 2022
Why are bad habits so hard to kick?
Oct 07, 2022
Why do birds fly in formation?
Sep 30, 2022
Why Doesn't Super Glue go Hard in the Tube?
Sep 19, 2022
Why do some people learn languages so easily?
Sep 14, 2022
Are diet supplements a scam?
Sep 02, 2022
Should we want to stop feeling pain?
Aug 05, 2022
Why does time only move forward?
Jul 29, 2022
Can we Still see the Big Bang?
Jul 22, 2022
What is time?
Jul 08, 2022
Do we sneeze in our sleep?
Jul 01, 2022
Counting all the stars in the known universe
Jun 24, 2022
Drinking alcohol as you soak?
Jun 17, 2022
DNA fingerprints after an arm transplant!
Jun 03, 2022
How do ants breathe?
May 28, 2022
Why do boats have round portholes?
May 20, 2022
Why doesn't our own snoring wake us up?
May 02, 2022
How are some children geniuses?
Apr 08, 2022
Will a cold onion make me cry less?
Apr 04, 2022
Smoking causes cancer but cures salmon?!
Mar 18, 2022
Full tank or better to drive about half full?
Mar 11, 2022
If identical twins marry identical twins...
Mar 01, 2022
Are my feet ageing faster than my face?
Feb 20, 2022
Dark side of the moon for the James Webb?
Feb 07, 2022
What's the best shaped ice cube?
Jan 14, 2022
Why do I think I look different in photos?
Dec 24, 2021
Why does everything taste rotten after Covid?
Dec 17, 2021
Can memories be artificially implanted?
Dec 04, 2021
Is Google Maps harming my sense of direction?
Nov 20, 2021
Why doesn't an injured spinal cord re-grow?
Nov 11, 2021
How long does Covid-19 vaccine immunity last?
Nov 03, 2021
How different are dog and human brains?
Oct 25, 2021
Are farts infectious?
Oct 15, 2021
Why are only some batteries rechargeable?
Oct 04, 2021
What makes a virus like Covid-19 mutate?
Sep 29, 2021
Can science bring back extinct species?
Sep 18, 2021
How does a water softener work?
Sep 11, 2021
Why does heat wipe out a magnet?
Sep 03, 2021
Can two light rays collide?
Aug 28, 2021
In computing, how does the cloud work?
Aug 21, 2021
Allergic to just one part of an animal?
Aug 14, 2021
Does digital data weigh anything?
Aug 06, 2021
Are we at peak human Olympic performance?
Jul 24, 2021
Why does squinting sharpen vision?
Jul 17, 2021
Electric eels to power the national grid?
Jun 28, 2021
What happened to the Wankel Rotary Engine?
Jun 18, 2021
Why don't tennis players get one massive arm?
Jun 16, 2021
How do bees make honey?
Jun 07, 2021
Can dogs detect Covid-19?
May 28, 2021
Why sugared cucumber might taste like melon
May 21, 2021
Why won't water burn?
May 08, 2021
Why don't animals have green fur?
Apr 30, 2021
Low platelets, but blood clots. Why?
Apr 19, 2021
Why halt the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine?
Apr 16, 2021
Flu and Covid-19 vaccines together?
Apr 14, 2021
Why do masks stop Covid-19 but not smells?
Mar 26, 2021
If I've had Covid-19, do I need a vaccine?
Mar 22, 2021
Do catwalk models have more neck bones?
Mar 12, 2021
Will not having sex harm my health?
Mar 08, 2021
Why haven't we evolved not to age?
Feb 27, 2021
Why does Covid come in waves?
Feb 15, 2021
Can teeth fillings tune in to radio waves?
Feb 05, 2021
Are the Covid-19 vaccines safe?
Jan 26, 2021
Am I a snake: my yawns spray saliva!
Jan 22, 2021
Can you swallow upside down?
Jan 18, 2021
Why do you float on the Dead Sea?
Jan 11, 2021
Why car indicators flash at different rates
Dec 18, 2020
Why is it dark in space?
Dec 08, 2020
Why shave sheep in winter?
Dec 04, 2020
Can we taste through our fingers?
Nov 27, 2020
Why does my Coke froth up when I add ice?
Nov 17, 2020
Why fidgeters are less fat
Nov 06, 2020
Do named painkiller brands work better?
Nov 04, 2020
Why only use big dogs as sniffer dogs?
Oct 30, 2020
Would a fat person last longer in a famine?
Oct 26, 2020
What would a brain transplant feel like?
Oct 19, 2020
How does all that web fit inside a spider?
Oct 17, 2020
How does body weight affect the skeleton?
Oct 12, 2020
Donald Trump diagnosed with Covid
Oct 02, 2020
Toilet bleach: what's best, thick or thin?
Sep 25, 2020
How does alcohol in hand sanitiser work?
Sep 20, 2020
Covid-19: Has the world over-reacted?
Sep 13, 2020
Would sea level rise if we all went swimming?
Sep 07, 2020
Asymptomatic Covid-19, and where space starts
Sep 04, 2020
How animals eat venomous snakes and not die
Aug 31, 2020
Why do I look upside down in a spoon?
Aug 24, 2020
Will living next to a 5G mast harm my health?
Aug 21, 2020
What causes a dead leg?
Aug 17, 2020
How bacteria and viruses turn drug resistant
Aug 14, 2020
Why does my barbecue smoke follow me around?
Aug 07, 2020
Can birds carry Covid-19?
Aug 02, 2020
Can I catch Covid19 from a library book?
Jul 27, 2020
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Jul 19, 2020
Is time travel possible?
Jul 12, 2020
Why is it easier to park a car in reverse?
Jul 08, 2020
How fast does a decapitated head stop seeing?
Jul 03, 2020
How long am I infectious with COVID19?
Jul 01, 2020
Does a mirror multiply light?
Jun 24, 2020
Why don't birds get cold feet?
Jun 12, 2020
101 ways to sterilise a facemask
Jun 06, 2020
Where does methanol come from in home brew?
Jun 01, 2020
Are my muscles more efficient than a car?
May 25, 2020
What are the thin bones in chicken wings for?
May 15, 2020
Can blood group affect Covid-19 risk?
May 08, 2020
Can a common cold confuse a coronavirus test?
May 01, 2020
UV light therapy for coronavirus? No Mr Trump
Apr 24, 2020
Will lockdown lead to a fitter coronavirus?
Apr 19, 2020
Can coronavirus be carried in semen?
Apr 10, 2020
What does Earth look like inside?
Apr 04, 2020
Is Covid-19 a problem in pregnancy?
Mar 31, 2020
If I've had COVID-19, am I immune?
Mar 20, 2020
Cancel matches to combat coronavirus?
Mar 13, 2020
What else do mosquitoes eat?
Feb 21, 2020
What's gut instinct?
Feb 14, 2020
Did the new coronavirus come from pangolins?
Feb 10, 2020
How long do viruses linger in the air?
Feb 07, 2020
How many megapixels is my eye?
Jan 24, 2020
Only one of my bottles of water froze
Jan 17, 2020
Can bacteria eat plastic?
Jan 10, 2020
What causes floaters in your eyes?
Jan 03, 2020
Where do road corrugations come from?
Dec 20, 2019
Virus vs bacterium: what's worse?
Dec 13, 2019
Is mercury in vaccines safe?
Dec 09, 2019
How do hard water and soft water differ?
Nov 29, 2019
Does Prince Andrew not sweat in nightclubs?
Nov 22, 2019
Does swimming after lunch really cause cramp?
Nov 15, 2019
Are bananas sterile inside?
Nov 08, 2019
Where would a bullet fired in space end up?
Nov 01, 2019
Will salt make my pasta cook quicker?
Oct 25, 2019
What actually is a shooting star?
Oct 22, 2019
Can you suffocate under a duvet?
Oct 18, 2019
How does the brain work?
Oct 10, 2019
What does 2 degrees warming mean?
Sep 27, 2019
Why won't vaseline melt in the microwave?
Sep 20, 2019
Why am I addicted to eating toilet paper?
Sep 11, 2019
Do wild animals snore?
Sep 06, 2019
How long does a body take to decompose?
Aug 30, 2019
What is the Earth's murmur?
Aug 23, 2019
Are magnets a good source of electricity?
Aug 16, 2019
Why do birds swoop in front of cars?
Aug 04, 2019
Do dogs recognise their reflections?
Jul 26, 2019
Is the Moon a piece of planet Earth?
Jul 19, 2019
Are we really related to Neanderthals?
Jul 12, 2019
Can local honey cure hay fever?
Jul 05, 2019
Why do humans have cannabis receptors?
Jul 03, 2019
Do microwaves damage food?
Jun 27, 2019
Why does alcohol make me dizzy?
Jun 26, 2019
Why do we hum?
Jun 20, 2019
Why does water bubble when it boils?
Jun 19, 2019
Why do bright lights trigger sneezes?
Jun 13, 2019
Do anti-ageing creams really work?
Jun 12, 2019
Why do we blush?
Jun 06, 2019
Were early humans vegetarians?
May 23, 2019
Why do we cough?
May 16, 2019
Why do cats purr?
May 02, 2019
What causes cyclones?
Apr 25, 2019
Will a comet crash into Earth?
Apr 11, 2019
Can computers develop consciousness?
Apr 04, 2019
Could we live on Mars?
Mar 29, 2019
Why do men have nipples?
Mar 22, 2019
Are horseshoes unlucky in a thunderstorm?
Mar 08, 2019
How do I win the lottery?
Mar 01, 2019
Are we getting smarter?
Feb 22, 2019
What's CERN all about?
Feb 15, 2019
Will Japan retrieve an asteroid sample?
Feb 08, 2019
Can marijuana kill cancer?
Feb 01, 2019
Why do we get butterflies?
Jan 25, 2019
Is the sky really blue?
Jan 18, 2019
Do animals get jet lag?
Jan 11, 2019
How do they get the stripes into toothpaste?
Jan 04, 2019
Why does chilli make my head itch?
Dec 21, 2018
Why do I appear upside down in a spoon?
Dec 14, 2018
Can I catch germs from a cockroach?
Nov 30, 2018
Can we create blood in the lab?
Nov 23, 2018
What is spooky action at a distance?
Nov 16, 2018
What causes double rainbows?
Nov 09, 2018
Can phantom limb pain be treated?
Nov 02, 2018
Why do we need sleep?
Oct 25, 2018
Can humans slow down time?
Oct 11, 2018
How did life begin on Earth?
Oct 04, 2018
Do paternity tests work on identical twin fathers?
Sep 27, 2018
How can smoking marijuana affect your health?
Sep 20, 2018
How dangerous are shisha pipes?
Sep 13, 2018
What makes strange quarks strange?
Sep 07, 2018
Can atoms die?
Aug 30, 2018
Why do galaxies spin?
Aug 23, 2018
Why do women live for longer than men?
Aug 16, 2018
Are Phobias Hereditary?
Aug 10, 2018
How are stars born?
Aug 03, 2018
Why does marijuana cause the munchies?
Jul 26, 2018
Can we harness the power of lightning?
Jul 19, 2018
Why Isn't Everyone Ambidextrous?
Jul 12, 2018
Are GMOs harming my health?
Jul 05, 2018
Why do we have body odour?
Jun 28, 2018
Why doesn't my snoring wake me up?
Jun 21, 2018
How does my brain store information?
Jun 07, 2018
Why is phosphorus important for life?
May 31, 2018
Is Jurassic Park possible?
May 24, 2018
How does shark repellent work?
May 17, 2018
Does The Earth Have A Birthday?
Apr 26, 2018
Why can't energy be created or destroyed?
Apr 19, 2018
What came before the singularity?
Apr 12, 2018
What is the Universe expanding into?
Mar 23, 2018
Are other animals conscious?
Mar 16, 2018
What wakes me up without my alarm?
Mar 09, 2018
What's the limit of human thinking power?
Mar 02, 2018
How do planes stay in the air?
Feb 23, 2018
How does GPS work?
Feb 09, 2018
How can I remove salt from seawater?
Feb 02, 2018
Why are puppies cute?
Jan 26, 2018
Do blind people dream?
Jan 19, 2018
Do elephants get cancer?
Jan 12, 2018
What would happen to someone born on Mars?
Dec 08, 2017
Why is lightning jagged?
Dec 01, 2017
Is it Safe to Stand Near a Microwave?
Nov 24, 2017
Is bottled water safe to drink?
Nov 17, 2017
How do energy drinks affect us?
Nov 10, 2017
What is the speed of dark?
Nov 03, 2017
Is the Earth flat?
Oct 26, 2017
Why are rainbows curved?
Oct 19, 2017
Can we control lightning?
Oct 12, 2017
Why is ice sticky?
Oct 05, 2017
What is sleep paralysis?
Sep 24, 2017
How do airplanes land safely?
Sep 07, 2017
Can we 3D print rhino horn?
Aug 31, 2017
Why don't Animals Crossbreed?
Aug 24, 2017
Can people spontaneously combust?
Aug 10, 2017
Why did both males and females evolve?
Aug 07, 2017
Is all sweat the same?
Jul 27, 2017
Do plants hibernate?
Jul 20, 2017
Why isn't Roger Federer's right arm twice the size of his left?
Jul 13, 2017
Why are some people ticklish?
Jul 06, 2017
Could Your Weight Affect Your Flu Vaccine?
Jun 29, 2017
Why do people have different accents?
Jun 15, 2017
Can White Parents Have a Black Baby?
Jun 01, 2017
Can sperm survive in space?
May 25, 2017
How do you power a spacecraft to Saturn?
May 18, 2017
Do our voices change as we age?
May 11, 2017
What can cure a hangover?
Mar 24, 2017
What causes deja vu?
Mar 10, 2017
Why do I get a stitch when I run?
Mar 03, 2017
What caused the Big Bang?
Feb 24, 2017
Are cell towers bad for you?
Feb 17, 2017
Why do wheels sometimes seem to spin backwards?
Feb 03, 2017
Can cannabis cure MS?
Jan 27, 2017
What should I eat before an exam?
Jan 20, 2017
Can people predict their own deaths?
Jan 13, 2017
How does pepper spray work?
Dec 02, 2016
How did speech evolve?
Nov 25, 2016
What are the consequences of nuclear war?
Nov 18, 2016
Do microwaves remove nutrients from food?
Nov 11, 2016
How do you stop HIV spreading?
Nov 04, 2016
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
Oct 27, 2016
Where do children get their intelligence?
Oct 20, 2016
Do we use all of our brain?
Oct 13, 2016
How do we see distant stars?
Oct 06, 2016
How does radiation escape black holes?
Sep 29, 2016
Could the Earth be a living creature?
Sep 22, 2016
Why are men hairier than women?
Sep 15, 2016
How do birds sit on electric wires?
Sep 01, 2016
Why doesn't vodka freeze?
Aug 25, 2016
What's it like on Mars?
Aug 18, 2016
Why did the Olympic swimming pool turn green?
Aug 11, 2016
How do tornadoes form?
Jul 28, 2016
Why do dogs have wet noses?
Jul 21, 2016
What's the science in palm reading?
Jul 14, 2016
How old is the Universe?
Jul 07, 2016
Zika vaccine effective in mice
Jun 30, 2016
Why are mosquito bites so itchy?
Jun 23, 2016
Why does standing up make you see stars?
Jun 16, 2016
What causes light to move?
Jun 09, 2016
How do we vomit?
Jun 02, 2016
A new way of keeping time?
May 26, 2016
Is rewarming food dangerous?
May 19, 2016
Can we 3D print teeth?
May 05, 2016
Do planes change the weather?
Apr 21, 2016
Why do you shudder when you wee?
Apr 07, 2016
How do we get vitamin D from sunlight?
Mar 18, 2016
Do antioxidants prevent cancer?
Mar 11, 2016
How do they film fast moving golf balls?
Mar 04, 2016
Why do we get butterflies in our stomach?
Feb 26, 2016
How big is a drop?
Feb 19, 2016
What are Gravitational Waves?
Feb 12, 2016
What Keeps the Sun Burning?
Dec 11, 2015
How safe is an old microwave?
Nov 27, 2015
Why does Jacob Zuma giggle in parliament?
Nov 20, 2015
Do Animals Have Blood Groups?
Nov 13, 2015
What is the universe made of?
Oct 30, 2015
What causes stuttering?
Oct 16, 2015
Do people have free will?
Oct 09, 2015
Where do deleted texts go?
Oct 02, 2015
Why do wires tangle?
Sep 25, 2015
Should we drink wee?
Sep 18, 2015
Where did Homo naledi come from?
Sep 11, 2015
How can a headless chicken run?
Aug 28, 2015
What determines your blood type?
Aug 21, 2015
Can you microwave a cockroach?
Aug 14, 2015
How does rice fix a waterlogged phone?
Aug 07, 2015
Can you use a sonic boom as a weapon?
Jul 31, 2015
Are intelligent people more prone to depression?
Jul 24, 2015
Why does the placebo effect work?
Jul 17, 2015
Does food affect your mood?
Jul 10, 2015
How high can a fly fly?
Jul 03, 2015
Why does the Earth hum?
Jun 19, 2015
What does Botox do to your face?
Jun 12, 2015
What happens when you swallow gum?
Jun 05, 2015
Does truth serum work?
May 29, 2015
Why don't babies laugh when they are born?
May 22, 2015
Can you stop a yawn with a finger?
May 08, 2015
Why can't my cat catch my cold?
May 01, 2015
Why can't I whistle as I get older?
Apr 24, 2015
How does seedless fruit reproduce?
Apr 17, 2015
Can you use sound to control dreams?
Apr 10, 2015
Live and Naked at 702
Apr 01, 2015
Why do we get goosebumps?
Mar 27, 2015
What causes thunder and lightning?
Mar 20, 2015
What is the sun made of?
Mar 13, 2015
Can candles give you cancer?
Mar 06, 2015
Why do I get a stitch when I exercise?
Feb 27, 2015
Why does stress give me knots in my stomach?
Feb 20, 2015
Can animals predict the weather?
Feb 06, 2015
Why do we get brain freeze?
Jan 30, 2015
How do phantom limbs work?
Jan 23, 2015
Is there such a thing as a 'baby brain'?
Jan 16, 2015
Is there a cure for vertigo?
Jan 09, 2015
Why do pigeons bob their heads?
Jan 02, 2015
How do you get an old pen to work?
Dec 19, 2014
How do birds make eggs?
Dec 12, 2014
Why do banana peels go brown?
Nov 28, 2014
Can comets reveal the future?
Nov 21, 2014
Why aren't there any flying spiders?
Nov 14, 2014
What causes cataracts?
Nov 07, 2014
Are Ebola survivors immune for life?
Oct 31, 2014
Why do people talk to themselves?
Oct 24, 2014
Can the radio control my dreams?
Oct 10, 2014
Do flies have blood?
Oct 03, 2014
Why do some people sleepwalk?
Sep 26, 2014
Can you be born circumcised?
Sep 19, 2014
Why does spaghetti break into 3 pieces?
Sep 05, 2014
Why does running water make you need the loo?
Aug 29, 2014
Can you get sunburn through a glass window?
Aug 15, 2014
How accurate are dinosaur reconstructions?
Aug 08, 2014
Are maps always right?
Aug 01, 2014
Why do some wines give you a worse hangover?
Jul 25, 2014
Why do we get nightmares?
Jul 18, 2014
Is the sea getting saltier?
Jul 11, 2014
Can blind chameleons change colour?
Jul 04, 2014
What is Spontaneous Human Combustion
Jun 27, 2014
A cure for procrastination?
Jun 20, 2014
Why do we yawn?
Jun 13, 2014
Why do people open their mouths when they apply mascara?
Jun 06, 2014
What does coffee do to my heart rate?
May 30, 2014
What gives water its colour?
May 23, 2014
Are flies getting harder to swat?
May 16, 2014
Will whales get the bends?
May 02, 2014
Is petrol better value when it's cold?
Apr 25, 2014
Naked at 702
Apr 17, 2014
The first in-vitro vagina?
Apr 11, 2014
How Sunny is it on Saturn?
Apr 04, 2014
Where does Earth get its oxygen?
Mar 28, 2014
What are gravity waves?
Mar 21, 2014
Why do Guinness bubbles go downwards?
Mar 14, 2014
Does wet coal produce less power?
Mar 08, 2014
Can a phone affect my fertility?
Feb 28, 2014
What causes a blood red moon?
Feb 21, 2014
Where does dust come from?
Feb 07, 2014
What accelerates light?
Jan 31, 2014
Would a swimmer hit by lightning be fried?
Jan 24, 2014
How do you size-up a CME?
Jan 10, 2014
Ask the Naked Scientists is BACK!
Jan 06, 2014
Do plants have sex?
Dec 20, 2013
Why pulling nose hairs makes you cry?
Oct 11, 2013
What Do Rockets Push Against in Space?
Sep 27, 2013
Why does the Universe Spin?
Sep 20, 2013
What Makes My Eyelid Twitch?
Sep 13, 2013
Do Diamonds Melt?
Sep 06, 2013
How does Digital Storage Work?
Jul 26, 2013
Why is space dark?
Jul 19, 2013
Why are mechanical hearts hard to make?
Jul 12, 2013
Do Plants do Maths?
Jul 05, 2013
How do solar sails work?
Jun 28, 2013
Meths for Mosquito Bites?
Jun 21, 2013
Is the weather worse at weekends?
Jun 07, 2013
Can we Reproduce in Space?
May 31, 2013
What is Colourblindness?
May 24, 2013
Why are bubbles white?
May 17, 2013
What is Sleep Walking?
May 10, 2013
Does food affect body odour?
May 03, 2013
How do Touch Screens Work?
Apr 26, 2013
Weaning and HIV
Apr 19, 2013
Are babies born to swim?
Apr 05, 2013
Live from 702 HQ
Mar 28, 2013
Do Satellites Collide?
Mar 27, 2013
Why does Washing Shrink?
Mar 15, 2013
How does a gastric bypass work?
Mar 08, 2013
Are urine and sweat the same?
Mar 01, 2013
How do pills know where pain is?
Feb 22, 2013
Are you taking the Higgs?
Feb 08, 2013
Why Tired Toddlers Rub Their Eyes
Feb 01, 2013
How does blood doping work?
Jan 25, 2013
Making more twins
Dec 21, 2012
Can genes re-write their own code?
Dec 07, 2012
Do tyres on the roof repel lightning?
Nov 30, 2012
Do Blood Donors Live Longer?
Nov 09, 2012
What causes hurricanes?
Nov 02, 2012
Why don't eyebrows go grey?
Oct 26, 2012
Why do some people have only boy babies?
Oct 19, 2012
Why are aeroplane doors always on the left?
Oct 12, 2012
Why does boiled water taste different?
Sep 28, 2012
How do hair transplants work?
Sep 21, 2012
Can we turn an asteroid into a space-station?
Sep 14, 2012
Where does amniotic fluid come from?
Sep 06, 2012
Why don't aeroplane tyres explode?
Aug 31, 2012
What is a Black Hole?
Aug 24, 2012
Why are there 360 degrees in a circle?
Aug 10, 2012
Why should salt have a sell-by date?
Jul 27, 2012
What causes anencephaly?
Jul 20, 2012
Why doesn't the sea sink into the seafloor?
Jul 13, 2012
Why do wounds itch?
Jul 06, 2012
Could we Plug In an Electric Eel?
Jun 22, 2012
Could Lightning Power a Town?
Jun 15, 2012
Are Muscle Transplants Possible
Jun 12, 2012
Can viruses catch colds?
May 31, 2012
Will my wife look like my mother-in-law?
May 25, 2012
Can Aeroplanes run on Diesel?
May 18, 2012
Why do I want to eat chalk?
May 04, 2012
How does snake venom work?
Mar 29, 2012
How long can a human heart remain stopped?
Mar 23, 2012
Why do Whales have Horizontal Tails?
Mar 09, 2012
Why do Bubbles go Down in Guinness?
Mar 02, 2012
In-Vitro Meat?
Feb 24, 2012
Are insecticides painful for insects?
Feb 17, 2012
What causes Deja vu?
Feb 10, 2012
What is a hydatidiform mole?
Jan 27, 2012
Why do veins look blue?
Jan 20, 2012
How do they get the stripes in the toothpaste?
Jan 13, 2012
Do My Koi Know My Voice?
Nov 25, 2011
Why would Humans Explode?
Nov 18, 2011
Weight loss injection
Nov 11, 2011
Why Are Planets Round?
Nov 04, 2011
Are We All Equally Sweaty?
Oct 28, 2011
Why can't you tickle yourself?
Oct 21, 2011
What is an itch?
Oct 14, 2011
Can you sneeze in your sleep?
Oct 07, 2011
Can frozen onions make you cry?
Sep 30, 2011
What causes Humans to Combust?
Sep 16, 2011
How do electrons orbit in atoms?
Sep 02, 2011
How much mucus is made in a day?
Aug 19, 2011
Is a Dragster Faster Going East?
Aug 12, 2011
Do microwaves cook from the inside out?
Aug 05, 2011
Should I Let the Dog Lick My Wounds?
Jul 15, 2011
Plummeting Lifts and Replacement Windpipes
Jul 08, 2011
Why is the Sky Blue?
Jul 01, 2011
Is the ice in the freezer edible?
Jun 10, 2011
How do painkillers know where it hurts?
Jun 03, 2011
Why Stones Chip Windows on the Inside
May 27, 2011
What causes sensitive teeth?
May 20, 2011
Can Males Donate Organs to Females?
May 06, 2011
Why do bats dangle upside down?
Apr 15, 2011
What is Yuppie Flu?
Apr 07, 2011
Where do soundwaves go?
Mar 25, 2011
Why not put reactors underwater?
Mar 18, 2011
Why Don't Mosquitoes Burst?
Mar 15, 2011
Where do Melons Get their Water?
Feb 25, 2011
Asthma, Pool Cleaners and MRSA
Feb 11, 2011
Can corks cure cramps?
Feb 04, 2011
Two Suns in the Sky?
Jan 28, 2011
What causes kidney stones?
Jan 21, 2011
To Pee, or not to Pee?
Jan 14, 2011
How do cats navigate?
Jan 07, 2011
Can a Mobile Phone Unlock a Car?
Dec 24, 2010
Do Oxygen Levels Go Down in Winter?
Dec 17, 2010
Is the moon upside down?
Dec 10, 2010
Why do some songs get stuck in your head?
Dec 03, 2010
Why Do We Sleepwalk?
Nov 26, 2010
How does an astronaut swallow in space?
Nov 19, 2010
Does Diesel Pollute More Than Petrol?
Nov 12, 2010
Can humans get stuck together during sex?
Nov 05, 2010
How Does Deodorant Work?
Oct 29, 2010
Can I Crush my capsules?
Oct 22, 2010
Am I ambidextrous?
Oct 15, 2010
Where Does Belly Button Fluff Come From?
Oct 08, 2010
Artificial Noses, Aeroplane Toilets and Big Brains
Sep 30, 2010
How do Dolphins Drink?
Sep 23, 2010
Tractor Beams, Phone Masts and Living in Space!
Sep 16, 2010
Is it Safer to Kiss a Stranger or Touch the Door Handle in a Public Toilet?
Sep 09, 2010
Why do Pigeons nod their Heads?
Sep 02, 2010
Why are Cacti so Spiky?
Aug 26, 2010
GPS, Floating Bridges and Explosions in Space!
Aug 19, 2010
Protons, Photons and Colour-changing Toys
Aug 12, 2010
Lasers, Atoms and our Universe!
Aug 05, 2010
Why does time speed up as we age?
Jul 29, 2010
Caramel, Carbon Dioxide and the way to the Centre of the Universe
Jul 22, 2010
Do we really need 8 glasses of water a day?
Jul 15, 2010
Why do Moths Fly Towards Light?
Jul 08, 2010
Should I Drink from the Hot Tap?
Jul 01, 2010
Flavours, Flies, and Facial Hair!
Jun 24, 2010
Microwaves and Mirages
Jun 17, 2010
How Did HIV Begin?
Jun 10, 2010
Tornadoes, Bombs and Electric Shocks!
Jun 03, 2010
Ageing and our Senses
May 27, 2010
Why can't we Tickle Ourselves?
May 20, 2010
Man-boobs, Hair Cells & Relativity in Rugby
May 19, 2010
Bombs and Bacteria
May 13, 2010
Earthquakes and Volcanoes!
May 06, 2010
Comets, Planets and Space!
Apr 29, 2010
Volcanoes, Aeroplanes and our Environment!
Apr 22, 2010
Sun, Clouds and Rain
Apr 15, 2010
Animals, Hair and Hot Flushes!
Apr 08, 2010
Boomerangs, Painkillers and Nipples!
Apr 01, 2010
Lightning, Radiation and the Northern Lights!
Mar 25, 2010
What if the Moon went AWOL?
Mar 19, 2010
Spaceships, Sun Rays and Glowing Skies!
Mar 12, 2010
Why do we find Bottoms Attractive?
Mar 05, 2010
What Do the Dimples Do on a Golf Ball?
Feb 26, 2010
Love and Our Universe
Feb 19, 2010
Earth, Space and Winning the Lottery!
Feb 12, 2010
Spontaneous Combustion and Smellovision
Feb 05, 2010
Do Strip Lights Flash Beneath Power Lines?
Jan 29, 2010
Broken Bones and Glowing Worms
Jan 22, 2010
Water, Snow and Icy Roads.
Jan 15, 2010
Food, Fats and Healthy Eating!
Jan 08, 2010
The Wrong Sort of Snow?
Dec 18, 2009
Soap, Water and Tidal Power
Dec 11, 2009
Gold, Hydrogen and Atomic Bombs
Dec 04, 2009
Jetlag and Body clocks
Nov 27, 2009
Dark Skies, Meteors and 3D Vision
Nov 20, 2009
Snot, Spit and Criminal Minds
Nov 13, 2009
Tough Tomatoes and Custard Conflagrations
Nov 06, 2009
Venom and Stings
Oct 30, 2009
Climate Change and Future Technologies
Oct 15, 2009
Exploring our Universe
Oct 08, 2009
Eyes, Aliens and Goosebumps!
Oct 01, 2009
Batteries, Lightning and Stainless Steel
Sep 17, 2009
Aliens, The Moon and The Bermuda Triangle
Sep 10, 2009
Elements, Planets and Satellites
Sep 03, 2009
Spiders, Wasps and Evolution
Aug 27, 2009
Mobiles, Glowsticks and 3D Films
Aug 21, 2009
Parallel Universes, Making Moons and Artifical Brains
Aug 13, 2009
Brainy Birds and Winding Watches
Aug 07, 2009
Exploding Stars, Shoe Polish and Lost in Space
Jul 30, 2009
Yeast, Gyroscopes and Nuclear Waste
Jul 23, 2009
Flashes, Orbits and Dogs
Jul 16, 2009
Trees, Tyres and Teleportation
Jul 09, 2009
Hiccups and Helium
Jun 18, 2009
Stars, Wormholes and our Expanding Universe
Jun 11, 2009
Laughter, Smell and Sounds
Jun 04, 2009
Glass, Galaxies and the Gulf Stream
May 28, 2009
Solar Wind, Moondust and Mouldy Cheese
May 20, 2009
Cameras, probes and mobile messaging
May 14, 2009
Spiders, Space and Skyscrapers
May 07, 2009
Spotty Bottoms and Jogger's Nipple
Apr 30, 2009
Sticky Water, Static Shocks and Solar Storms
Apr 23, 2009
Painkillers, Plastics and Platelets
Apr 16, 2009
Sparks, Lightning and Electricity
Apr 09, 2009
Genes and Clones
Mar 20, 2009
Electric cars and Exploding Champagne
Mar 13, 2009
Atomic Bombs, The Amazon and our Climate
Mar 06, 2009
Planes, Spaceships and Automobiles
Feb 27, 2009
The Earth and Its Elements
Feb 20, 2009
Ice, Snow and Space
Feb 13, 2009
Phantom Limbs and Electric Shocks
Feb 06, 2009
The Science of Lightbulbs and Compact Discs
Jan 30, 2009
Stars, Stings and Tickles
Jan 23, 2009
Space, Sciatica and Solar Power
Jan 16, 2009
The Science of Sparks, Candles and Lightbulbs.
Jan 09, 2009
Evolution and Adam's Apples
Dec 19, 2008
Moons, Planets and Black Holes.
Dec 12, 2008
Spies and Satellites
Dec 05, 2008
Moons, Tides and Teabags!
Nov 28, 2008
The Science of Time and Space
Nov 21, 2008
Water, Sea Levels and Tides
Nov 14, 2008
Stars, Space and Flying Saucers!
Nov 07, 2008
Forming Gems and Fighting the Freeze
Oct 31, 2008
Fast Cars and Mysteries of our Galaxy
Oct 23, 2008
Dark Clouds and Sunlight on Your Skin
Oct 17, 2008
Gluey Geckos and Snow in Space
Oct 09, 2008
The Science of Fusion and Nuclear Power
Oct 02, 2008
The Science of Flight and the Colours of the Universe
Sep 25, 2008
Red Tongues, Intestinal Bacteria and Gut-busting Stress
Sep 18, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider and Future Energy Sources
Sep 10, 2008
Freezing Time and The Expanding Universe
Sep 04, 2008
Flames, Fireworks and Flies!
Aug 28, 2008
Losing your Senses and Shadows in the Sky
Aug 21, 2008
Weighing the Earth and Discussing Diabetes
Aug 15, 2008
Lightning, Poisonous Plants and White Holes
Aug 07, 2008
Nut Allergy Myths and Dogs with Hayfever
Jul 31, 2008
The Science of Brain Freeze and Magic of Mobiles!
Jul 24, 2008
Forgetting Memories and Burning Rubber!
Jul 17, 2008
The Power of Piezo and Sounds in Space
Jul 10, 2008
Starting the Sun and Rotting Remains
Jul 03, 2008
Bouncing Bombs & Deadly Volcanoes!
Jun 26, 2008
Flying Loops and Fungal Tongues
Jun 19, 2008
Splitting Atoms and Fires in Space
Jun 12, 2008
Toning Up and Greenhouses on the Moon
Jun 05, 2008
Future Power and Outer Space
May 29, 2008
Talking Monkeys and Forming Fossils
May 22, 2008
Floating Clouds and Shining Stars
May 15, 2008
Sinking Sand and Sucking Wounds
May 08, 2008
Drinking Rain and Evolving Apes
May 01, 2008
The science of cancer and Teleportation.
Apr 24, 2008
Digital Eyes and the Power of Chemicals.
Apr 17, 2008
Custard Bombs and the Future of the Human Race
Apr 10, 2008
Mysteries of our Universe and Overcoming our Fears!
Apr 03, 2008
Perfect Bubbles, Sniffing Danger and Super Animals.
Mar 28, 2008
Sharing Hearts and the Science of Speed
Mar 21, 2008
The Science of Sat-Navs and Magic of microwaves!
Mar 14, 2008
Bursting Bubbles, Counting Calories and Falling to Earth!
Mar 07, 2008
Frosty Roofs, Rocks from Space and UK Quakes
Feb 29, 2008
Breaking bones, Aching joints and the Placebo effect
Feb 22, 2008
DNA, Radio Waves and Watches
Feb 15, 2008
Crashing satellites, Squeaking hearts and Glowing stars.
Feb 08, 2008
Tearful eyes, Musical minds and Glowing seas!
Feb 01, 2008
Coloured Bruises, Colliding Bullets and Collapsing Bridges
Jan 25, 2008
Stings, Ripening and Asbestosis.
Jan 18, 2008
Population, Fuel and Sonic Booms!
Jan 11, 2008
Diet, The Brain and Meteors
Jan 04, 2008
Speed, Crashes and Oil Spills
Jan 02, 2008