Peruvian Mummies and Animal Domestication
This week we unwrap the secrets of ancient mummies from Peru with the help of London Universitys Lawrence Owens, find out where domestic animals and pets came from with Keith Dobney from the Universit...
4 Maalis 200756min
Parasites and Clean Water Supplies
Clean water is something that many of us take for granted, but Mark Booth describes how in many parts of the world dirty water can lead to life-threatening disease and parasitic infections. To talk ab...
25 Helmi 200757min
Naked Question and Answer and Venomous Vipers
Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why frost can form even when the air temperature is above zero, why hair looks darker when it is wet, why sunlight looks red ...
18 Helmi 200757min
Nuclear Power and Radiation in Medicine
Nuclear energy is always in the news, but how much do you know about nuclear fission and what happens to nuclear waste? To find out how it works, Anna Lacey and Dave Ansell visit Sizewell B power stat...
11 Helmi 200753min
Science of Pain and Phantom Limbs
The science of pain is our hot topic this week. David Julius reveals the molecular mechanisms of pain and what a chilli pepper has in common with a tarantula, Geoff Woods describes the genetic mutatio...
4 Helmi 200755min
Extreme Organisms and Hydrothermal Vents
This week we take a look at extreme environments and the organisms that live in them. Crispin Little talks about hydrothermal vents and the fastest fossilisation on the planet, Steve Scott explains wh...
28 Tammi 200755min
Climate Change and Renewable Energy
Following this weeks crazy weather we have a look at Climate Change with Eric Wolff from theBritish Antarctic Survey, who will be talking about secrets about the climate locked away in ancient ice,Jon...
21 Tammi 200753min
Naked Science Question and Answer and the World of Chemistry
With a new year comes a whole new stack of science questions to challenge Dr Chris, Dr Dave and Dr Kat. This week they explain where the sand in the Sahara comes from, whether mirrors can reflect x-ra...
14 Tammi 200753min
