The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists flagship science show, includes the latest science news, interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments and answers to your science questions.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 1186
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Malaria fight in jeopardy, and bone collecting caterpillars
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: World Malaria Day, and why overseas aid cuts in the US are threatening to cause a crisis; the carnivorous caterpillar dubbed the "bone collector" that steals …
00:36:15 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Titans of Science: Sara Russell
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Titans of Science continues with planetary scientist charged with analysing rock samples brought in from outer space, Sara Russell... Like this podcast? Pleas…
00:31:36 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Martian carbon cycles, and magnetic flip fried Neanderthals
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Evidence of a carbon cycle on Mars has been unearthed by the Curiosity rover. What does it mean for the red planet's past habitability? Also, the cannabis-bas…
00:36:46 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Titans of Science: Richard Thompson
Titans of Science series is back for another run. And to kick us off, marine biologist Richard Thompson, who first brought to the world's attention 20 years ago the problem that is micro - and now na…
00:30:50 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Womb transplant baby, and ancient seafarers
In the News podcast: the first baby is born in the UK to a woman with a transplanted uterus, and we speak to the surgeons responsible. Also, the best evidence yet the shingles vaccine can help reduce…
00:36:48 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Why are measles cases surging?
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, what's behind a sharp rise in measles cases? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:30:42 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Antibiotics affect babies' vaccinations, and space miso
In today's news podcast, a study shows a reduced effectiveness of vaccinations in babies who have antibiotics treatments early in life. Also, the world's smallest, light-powered pacemaker, and we lea…
00:35:01 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
How bad is the air we breathe?
Take a deep breath. Yes, literally. And ask yourself: what's in the air I just inhaled? It's almost certain, with our modern lives and built, busy environments, that it contains a range of harmful pa…
00:31:17 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Pig liver transplant breakthrough, and weird early galaxies
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: the first transplant of a gene-modified pig liver into a human; also, the James Webb Space Telescope sees one of the first galaxies ever to exist, and it's ve…
00:35:45 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
AMR unleashed: the silent pandemic
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, Antimicrobial Resistance, or AMR, is going under our microscope. What is it, how does it happen, what's the scale of the threat, and how can we fight back? Li…
00:32:22 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Stranded astronauts return, and the whale pee funnel
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Stranded Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams come down to Earth with a splash and some awesome drone footage; also, Cambridge scientists are mappi…
00:33:07 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
The mounting misgivings over microplastics
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, what threat do microplastics pose to our health, and the health of the planet? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:30:29 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
North Sea ship crash, and super spuds
On this edition of the Naked Scientists Podcast, what are the potential environmental impacts of the ship crash in the North Sea? Also, we find out what's being done to reduce the risk from engineere…
00:40:32 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
CRISPR, and the ethics of gene editing
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we take a closer look at CRISPR gene editing. What is it? And what are the ethics involved in rewriting the human genome? Like this podcast? Please help us by…
00:30:34 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
New part of the immune system, and greedier labradors
In the news pod, scientists in Israel discover a new part of the immune system. We'll find out why it matters. Also, the Blue Ghost mission that just landed on the Moon and could change the way we co…
00:34:01 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Incoming: what happens when the next asteroid hits Earth?
This week, we're examining NEOs - near-Earth objects - asking whether any of them might be on a collision course with our biggest cities... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked S…
00:31:11 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Glucose monitor misinformation, and AI dairy farms
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Continuous Glucose Monitors are increasingly popular. But are they feeding us dietary misinformation? Also ahead: the "sexome": scientists describe the genita…
00:35:20 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
What is mirror life?
We're taking you through the looking glass to explore 'mirror life': could we be about to flip biology on its head? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
00:32:44 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Game-changing prostate cancer test, and magnetic turtles
In this edition of The Naked Scientists: A new screening test for prostate cancer that can, the inventors claim, accurately catch 96% of cases, and early. Also, why you might want to eschew artificia…
00:33:05 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Halting the progress of multiple sclerosis
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, we're looking into multiple sclerosis, following the progression of the condition from relapses to neurodegeneration, asking, can we halt the disease in its t…
00:27:42 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
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