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The Naked Scientists Podcast

The Naked Scientists Podcast

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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.The Naked Scientists Biological Sciences Hygiene & Healthy Living Natural History Nature & Ecology Physical Illness & Disease Science
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  • Nature frozen in time

    Nature frozen in time
    Mar 31 2026
    Across our planet, natural archives preserve the biological footprints of species long gone, from woolly mammoths at the macro scale, through plants and seeds, to dormant bacteria and viruses at the micro end of the spectrum. And one environment that safeguards some of this material in the best condition of all is the cold - in other words, in ice. So, this week, we're going to look at what is sitting in nature's deep freeze... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    29 mins
  • Social media addiction, and the famous honeybee dance

    Social media addiction, and the famous honeybee dance
    Mar 27 2026
    This week: social media's role in user harm and the plausibility of app addiction, a sunken Soviet sub revealing how nuclear materials behave deep underwater, a hidden "magnetic shadow" on the Moon that could improve space travel safety, and the science behind the famous "waggle dance" performed by honeybees.... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    31 mins
  • Return to the Moon

    Return to the Moon
    Mar 24 2026
    Coming up, we explore the race back to the Moon. Why are we going? How will we get there? Can we live and work on its surface? And what can we grow when we get there? We explore the science, the engineering, and the possibilities of humanity's next giant leap... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    32 mins
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