Do planes trigger rains?

Do planes trigger rains?

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the "plane". Or so the saying goes, but new research has confirmed that aeroplanes do cause clouds to dump their contents prematurely, often around airports, and in this week's show we explore this weather-altering effect of aviation. We also ask industry leader Rolls-Royce to explain how a jet engine works and how their designers have cut noise pollution from planes by over 99% since 1960. In the news, we hear how scientists are forecasting more accurate space weather predictions thanks to a new way to spot sunspots before they even erupt, a new study finds a... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Forensic Science Show

Forensic Science Show

Under the microscope this week, the science of forensics. We find out how scientists have exploded the myth about old aged whales thanks to a piece of shrapnel, about a new rice-based vaccine for chol...

16 Kesä 200757min

Question and Answer Show

Question and Answer Show

This week, why some people have green blood, how radiation-hungry fungi will feed astronauts of the future, and how a cider a day keeps the doctor at bay. We discuss corrupt chemists, what happens whe...

10 Kesä 200755min

Animal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision

Animal Behaviour - Feathered Einsteins, Mischievious Meerkats and Monkey Vision

This week, will a hot mint still taste cold? Also how skimmed milk could come straight from the cow in future, and why we walk upright without dragging our knuckles. Nicky Clayton discusses clever bi...

2 Kesä 200757min

Planets and Cosmology

Planets and Cosmology

This week, Drs Chris and Helen find out how your fingers can reveal whether you're mathematically minded, and bridge-building ants that quite literally let themselves be walked over. Also, Astronomer...

26 Touko 200756min

Volcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show

Volcanic pollution, the Ozone Hole and the Greenhouse Effect - The Atmosphere Show

This week, scientists recreate hair follicles, we uncover a means of making hydrogen in a hurry, hear about a stealthy way to destroy cancer and find out why a dose of herpes could be good for you. Al...

19 Touko 20071h

Germs, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World

Germs, Fungi and Viruses - The Microscopic World

This week, Dr Chris and Dr Helen explore the microscopic world, finding out why diarrhoea and projectile vomiting make cruise ships the perfect culture vessel for noroviruses, and asking why fungi are...

12 Touko 200755min

Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show

Naked Scientists Question and Answer Show

This week Drs Chris, Dave and Phil find out how a venomous spider has got scientists swollen with excitement because it's bite has Viagra-like properties, how maggots are fighting off MRSA from ulcers...

5 Touko 200755min

Migrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes

Migrating Genes, Surnames and Y Chromosomes

This week we're exploring how populations come by their genes including the surprise finding of African DNA in a remote village in Yorkshire. Oxford University's Bruce Winney explains how studying rur...

28 Huhti 200753min

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