Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us

Bird flu threat, and what the Romans really did for us

In the news podcast this week, the first human death from bird flu in the US has made virologists vigilant about its potential threat. Also, we learn about the potentially billions of tonnes of sequestered hydrogen on Earth that could be used for clean energy, and hear of the promising results in animals for new drugs for treatment resistant prostate cancer. Then, the unintended cognitive consequences of lead mining in the Roman empire, and question of the week takes us back to a time when all the continents were clumped together... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Cosmetics linked to cancer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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