Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

Embryos made from skin cells, and remembering Jane Goodall

In this edition of The Naked Scientists: US scientists have turned skin cells into human embryos for the very first time. We unpack the significance. Also ahead, the legacy of the primatologist and conservationist, Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91. Plus, we hear from a chemist who believes he has cracked the mystery of ghostly lights we call will-o'-the-wisps... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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The Year in Ocean Science

The Year in Ocean Science

This week, we take a dive beneath the waves to look back at the last year in Ocean science. We call in on deep sea microbes, spawning corals and even a seahorse surgery. Plus we hear how the Census of...

30 Heinä 201158min

The Year in Astronomy

The Year in Astronomy

This week, we look back over the last few months of space science. We'll hear how scientists search for planets in the glare of their parent star, why a simulated mission to Mars will help us to unde...

23 Heinä 201159min

Digging up the Year in Archaeology

Digging up the Year in Archaeology

This week we take a look back at a year's-worth of Naked Archaeology including a dig through some Pomepiian poo for clues about the Pompeiian lifestyle, the art of spear throwing with an atlatl and ex...

16 Heinä 201159min

Bouncing Bombs and Blacksmiths

Bouncing Bombs and Blacksmiths

This week, we bring you the best bits of technology from the world of engineering including a guiding light into the workings of a retroreflector, the dual life of bi-stable structures, and a new way...

9 Heinä 201159min

Pushing Back the Pain Barrier

Pushing Back the Pain Barrier

This week, we explore the problem of persistent pain. We find out how chronic pain is currently treated, and look to our DNA for the genetic clues that could lead to future painkillers. In the news...

25 Kesä 20111h 1min

Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture

This week, we find out how to get useful gas from useless coal, and make money from waste carbon dioxide! Underground coal gasification could allow us to access huge amounts of energy in inaccessible...

18 Kesä 201155min

Passengers in a Bacterial Body

Passengers in a Bacterial Body

The good side of microbes goes under the microscope this week as we explore how the 100 trillion bacteria that thrive on us and in us, and even outnumber our own cells ten times over, work with the bo...

11 Kesä 20111h 2min

Do My Eyes have Anti-Shake Vision?

Do My Eyes have Anti-Shake Vision?

What would we see at the edge of the universe? Are there long term health effects of eating spicy food? Why doesn't diesel need a spark to ignite? It's another Naked Scientists science question and an...

4 Kesä 20111h 3min

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