Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast
Special scientific reports and investigations by the Naked Scientists team
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 981
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Solving puzzles to help cancer research
Playing games may be something you do in your spare time or in the queue at the supermarket, but striving for that elusive high score can also now contribute to science! Julia Ravey grabbed her mobil…
00:05:44 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Pig grunts indicate their emotions
There are over 7,000 documented languages in the world to date, and now we might have another to add to the list: the one spoken by pigs. No, this is not an April Fool come early. Elodie Mandel-Brief…
00:04:14 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Indoor pollution from cleaning
Researchers from Indiana University studied the reactions of volatile compounds released when cleaning with ozone in the air. They found the reactions led to formation of nanoparticles classified as …
00:04:45 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
The Dangers of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are at the forefront of news but what are they and how do they work? Anoushka Handa reports... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:03:58 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Creating Oxygen on the Moon
As NASA aims to send humans back to the moon in the upcoming years, research on how to supply oxygen to future settlements on the moon are underway. Oxygen can be genearted from lunar resources such …
00:04:47 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Roman faeces housing fossilised parasites
Washing our hands has become paramount during the pandemic, but the Romans didn't seem to bestow any importance to this, leading to parasites and infections. Anoushka Handa spoke to Sophie Rabinow, t…
00:02:33 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Blood clot tests with smartphones
Blood clotting is important in preventing excessive bleeding, but for millions of people, it can also mean increased risk of mortality due to certain medical conditions. Blood thinning medication is …
00:04:01 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Shades of Blue Stop a Mosquito Biting You
Have you ever got a horrible mosquito bite whilst on holiday and wondered 'why me again?' And was your travel buddy someone who never got one? It could very well be to do with their fashion sense. An…
00:05:00 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Magnetic Fields Guide Migratory Birds
There's a growing body of evidence that birds can detect magnetic fields like the one around the Earth, possibly by "seeing" them. And this, researchers think, accounts for how migrating birds, like …
00:03:49 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
Car Dependence in Greenfield Housing
Greenfield housing developments are residential communities built upon land which was not previously occupied by anything else. These modern homes are often very energy efficient, but a new report by…
00:05:22 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Why don't plants freeze to death in Winter?
Krzysztof wrote in to ask 'Why don't plants freeze to death during Winter?' and James Tytko tracked down Professor Howard Griffiths, from the University of Cambridge, to break the ice on this questio…
00:04:31 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Black hole seen forming new stars
Black holes are known for their awesome destructive powers, ripping stars apart piece by piece. But now, scientists have seen evidence of a black hole helping to form stars. Using the Hubble Telesc…
00:03:51 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Trees for the Jubilee
Planting trees has a great impact on creating a greener environment. The Queen's Green Canopy is an initiative to encourage people to plant a tree in honour of the Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. Rob…
00:23:57 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Game of Life still revealing secrets
Mathematicians Ville Salo and Ilkke Toermae from Finland have solved a long-standing problem in the field of cellular automata (The Game of Life). Despite being quite simple systems to describe, the…
00:04:34 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Organising our memories
Memories form a large part of human interaction. Scents, tastes and touch all can invoke us to remember particular events. But how do we know the order of these events? How do you remember that this …
00:04:57 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Automating Blood Smears
Blood smear analysis is a repetitive, laborious, and time consuming job. Research at the University of Cambridge has led to developing a 3D printed device which both speeds up the smearing process an…
00:04:57 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Making new year's resolutions SMART
It's the new year, and with that comes a tradition to commit to new year's resolutions. But the typical goals of giving up drinking, or losing weight, can be hard to achieve, especially without suppo…
00:04:33 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Ichthyosaur found in Rutland
The astonishing discovery of this jurassic era creature has been covered on our show before, but this recording features special insight into the dig itself. Mark Evans from the British Antarctic Sur…
00:06:18 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
The Reforestation Re-evaluation
Tropical rainforests are deforested at an alarming rate to make way for cultivating crops and rearing livestock. But what happens when these forest areas are abandoned and left to recover in their na…
00:04:02 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Sleep and Alzheimer's
Changing the way the brain controls how we sleep, as a new study suggests, might be a way to cut the risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's is the commonest form of a group of conditions known as s…
00:06:31 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
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