Cosmetics linked to cancer
Human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means that we're increasingly resorting to cosmetic interventions to achieve the look we're after. But evidence is mounting that some of these cos...
20 Elo 202434min
Mpox crisis deepens, and liquid water on Mars
In the news, we speak to the WHO about the rise in cases of the new variant of Mpox. Also, the final piece of Stonehenge is traced back to its origin, and Nasa's InSight lander finds evidence of liqui...
16 Elo 202432min
Titans of Science: Russell Foster
This episode of Titans of Science features body clock guru Russell Foster, who talks all about our body's circadian rhythm, and how paying attention to it is crucial for a healthier and happier life.....
13 Elo 202431min
Ketamine's antidepressant effect, and bee brains find a way
In the news podcast, could Chinese scientists have found the mechanism that gives ketamine its antidepressant effect? Also, how a Cambridge researcher has laid the foundations for eliminating a form o...
9 Elo 202429min
Titans of Science: Brian Schmidt
In this edition of Titans of Science, the man who co-discovered the accelerating expansion of the Universe and gave us dark energy; the Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt... Like this podcast? Please help u...
6 Elo 202427min
Synchronised brains, and bird flu spreading in cow's milk
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: A meeting of minds: scientists show that when two people talk, their brains really do sync up. Also, bird flu is now spreading among cattle via their milk. Wha...
2 Elo 202430min
Titans of Science: Gerry Gilmore
In the first half of the last Century, scientists realised that there must be more to space than meets the eye: without some invisible force hanging on to them, clusters of stars rotating around galax...
30 Heinä 202428min
Muscles in microgravity, and probing the placebo effect
On the Naked Scientists news podcast, 'muscles on chips' provide microgravity researchers new opportunities to study ageing. Also in the show, the machine learning models overhauling weather forecasti...
26 Heinä 202429min
