Mosquito bloodlust hormones & inflammation drives long Covid
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Body scans give us new insights into long COVID; scientists discover the switch that triggers a mosquito's blood lust; and we'll take you on a whistle-stop tou...
5 Juli 202432min
Titans of Science: Nicky Clayton
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: How clever are birds really? Titans of Science continues, as we sit down with Cambridge University psychologist, and expert in animal comparative cognition, Ni...
2 Juli 202431min
Remembering Voyager's mastermind, and lizard clean-up crews
In this episode of The Naked Scientists: Edward Stone, the man who led the Voyager probe missions, which are still working half a century on, has died at the age of 88. We reflect on his legacy. Also,...
28 Juni 202430min
Titans of Science: Geoff Hinton
This episode of The Naked Scientists marks the return of a brand news series of Titans of Science, where some of the movers and shakers of the scientific and technological world help us to unpick a bi...
25 Juni 202433min
E. coli outbreaks, and sniffing the air for DNA
This episode of The Naked Scientists: How scientists are getting to grips with the UK's E. coli outbreak. Lettuce leaves look like the source, but how? Also, how atomic bomb tests have helped us build...
21 Juni 202430min
The trials and tribulations of trees
This week on The Naked Scientists, we're taking a look at trees. We look at how they communicate, the diseases they are fighting, and how beneficial to the climate planting trees really is... Like thi...
18 Juni 202430min
Lab-grown Crohn's mini-guts, and is the Universe a doughnut?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Could lab-grown 'mini-guts' help us crack Crohn's disease? Also, is the Universe organised like a bagel? I talk to one cosmologist trying to figure it out. An...
14 Juni 202435min
Gambling addiction: Hidden harms
This time, we're looking at gambling addiction and the associated harms. We hear from Bianca, a recovering gambling addict, about the deceit which characterised her experiences with betting, and why t...
11 Juni 202430min
