We explore the discovery that super hot, burning chillies can be used for pain relief; how holes in the asteroid belt show scientists how the planets got to be where they are; why things smell th...
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We explore archaeologists' revelation that people have been riding on, eating and drinking the milk of horses for over 5,000 years; why the Amazon forest might become a carbon criminal; how marin...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.03.12/
We discuss why the sequence of how four-legged animals move their legs is commonly misrepresented; Wi-Fi, the gaping hole in our internet security; why eating too much is bad for your brain; foss...
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We explore the chemical link between asthma and eczema that has been uncovered; how a synaesthesia gene has been found; why rising levels of CO2 are affecting clown fishes' sense of smell; the ev...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.02.12/
We explore the hottest breakthroughs from the world of research. Plus in 'Stuff and Non-Science', does sugar make kids hyperactive?
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.02.19-1/
We explore the discovery of a gene that triggers nerve repair; research showing that 'fake' acupuncture has the same pain relief effect as real acupuncture; how the analysis of brown clouds over ...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.01.29-1/
How fish lock carbon in their poo, why stress is bad for your attention span, why shiny plants could put a new sheen on global warming, how to make your own metal micrograbber and why your finger...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.01.22-1/
How eco-friendly clothing could soon be made from chicken feathers and wheat; how mosquitoes use the harmonics of their wing beats to choose a mate; a gene that may predict heart disease; the dis...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2009.01.15-1/
How computers can now interpret what someone is seeing just from their brain activity - could we see dreams in the future? Oil extracted from used coffee grounds can be used to make a better smel...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.12.23/
How coral suggests a major earthquake is due in the next decade; the impact humans have on fire ant invasions; why extinct bird species are not what we thought they were and how studying the 'mor...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.12.18-1/
How temperature, rather than genetics, regulates limb length in mammals; nagging can save your life - single men are less likely to have prostate cancer screening; how X-ray crystallography has g...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.12.11-1/
The differences between boys and girls, the discovery of the oldest turtle specimen that has turned turtle science on its head, the discovery of an enormous plume of water vapour on Enceladus, ho...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.12.04/
We explore the cochlear implant that uses laser light for more complex hearing, clean energy from ocean heat, why social vocalisation replaces grooming in society, how early photon tomography (EP...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.11.27/
How combining technologies has enabled the identification of the gene faults linked to cancer, injections to treat allergies, a better view of another solar system, how sticklebacks select a lead...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.11.20/
A new technique for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the protein linked to alcohol tolerance, a method for cloning frozen mice, the awkward truth about the power of vitamins, and the ...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.11.13/
How planets came to be, lighting that brings midges thick and fast, and why flu jabs are even better than you think. They also looking into definitive proof that humans are responsible for global...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.11.06/
Science fiction becomes reality as Dr Chris discovers that it's possible to wipe specific memories from the mind of a mouse. Where will this lead? He talks to Carlos Camara about X-rays powered b...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.10.30/
How being a silver surfer can help you keep your marbles, how proteins can be used in burglar alarms and the results of National Hand Washing Day are revealed
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.10.23/
Do we really use just 10 per cent of our brains, how to listen to a volcano and reveal the latest way to test unborn babies for diseases.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.10.16-1/
The latest research on the origin of the HIV virus, how superstitions are formed and why we think everything radioactive glows in the dark.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.10.09/
Why we pay too much in auctions and how moving continents can cause climate change. In this episode it is also explained how a deadly frog fungus has been spread from pregnancy tests.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.10.02/
The latest developments in global warming, stem cell research and the effect of dopamine on the brain. They also answer the age old question 'does it take seven years for chewing gum to be digest...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/breaking-science/show/2008.09.26-1/