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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific b

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How Science Goes for Gold

2012/7/28

How can science, technology and engineering aid the world's elite athletes? In this special edition

From the first flight to supersonic air-travel was achieved in under 50 years. To discover what made

Should we blow up objects on a collision course with Earth? Or will they do less damage left intact?

Super bainite, a surprisingly-strong steel, is the subject of this week's Naked Scientists. We disco

Later this month, the 2012 Olympics kicks off in London. With hundreds of thousands of people expect

Exposing Explosives

2012/6/23

Science and technology can catch criminals and tackle terrorism. This week, we're exploring two way

Why does a head injury, or standing up too quickly, make us see stars? Are slug pellets painful? Ho

How do we look for life beyond Earth? And how did it first get started down here? To help us take

This week, we're introducing the new Naked Genetics podcast - This time, Kat Arney takes a look at t

This week we explore the role of microbes in drug development, food production and soil fertility. W

How do you make a new metal? This week, we follow a novel alloy from PC to plane, finding out how co

Cracking Chronic Fatigue

2012/5/12

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) sufferers describe symptoms of severe exhaustion, weakness, muscle pa

Naked in Norway

2012/5/5

This week we get Naked in Norway as we visit the University of Oslo to reveal the remains of ancient

Does exercise lead to a more muscular heart? Why can an unfit cyclist cycle faster than an olympic

The body clock goes under the Naked Scientists' spotlight this week. We unpick the mechanisms that e

How can we save the occupants of stricken submarines? What species survive in the deepest depths of

This week we bring you a special look at marine pollution from the Naked Oceans team, going from pla

Why does sunlight make me sneeze? What causes air turbulence? Why do energy-saving lights take time

Going Nuclear

2012/3/25

This week we're exploring the future of nuclear energy, including meeting the makers of a new design

Immune-manipulating parasites, bacterial genomes married to disease processes and viruses that bounc