Ask The Naked Scientists

We take a turn around gyroscopes, find out if it's better to run through the rain and identify the origins of...

We find out why field mice aren't green, why the Earth isn't put off its orbit by the Sun's activity and...

How big can aeroplanes get? Will we ever teleport? And When we lose weight, where does it go? We take on all these...

Why does helium make our voices higher? What are hiccups and how can we get rid of them? How contagious is swine flu?...

Are Orion's stars shrinking? What are wormholes and do they really exist? What is our universe expanding into? We...

How has laughter evolved? Why can'we tickle ourselves? Why do hot and cold water sound different? What is smell...

Can we break glass using sound? Is glass a liquid? Can we use GPS to navigate galaxies? Will climate change make the UK...

How would astronauts cope in a solar wind? Why did dry moon dust hold a footprint? Why does wine age well but beer go...

How do cameras work? What are the Herschel and Plank probes hoping to find out? How are messages sent to computers and...

How strong is spider silk? Why are some people scared of spiders? How vast is space and does it have an end? How are...

为什么我们get spots on our bottoms? What is Jogger's Nipple? What is Gangrene? Why do we have different languages...

This week, we ask how water can be both sticky and slippery, what causes static shocks and if Solar storms can take...

How do painkillers work and which ones are available to us? Why doesn't the plastic on ready-meals melt in the...

Can horses feel electric shocks through their fur? Can we create lightning artificially? How do we send electric...

Are identical twins clones of each other? Can parents with brown eyes have children with blue ones? Is it possible to...

How much does it cost to run an electric car? Why does shaken champagne not explode if you wait a while before opening...

Can atomic bombs cause changes in our climate? Can understanding the Amazon help control the greenhouse effect? Are we...

How do mobile phones work on planes? Is flying more environmentally friendly than driving? What is rocket fuel? Can we...

How does the Earth rotate? Why do we not fall off the Earth as it spins? Why is there a periodic table? Why is Oxygen...

What experiments can be done with snow? why is snow white yet ice is clear? How can ice be made without refrigeration?...

What is phantom Limb Syndrome? Why don't birds get electrocuted when they land on power lines? Why can a tooth...

Do energy saving lightbulbs give you headaches? How do LED lights work? How do CD's show us the spectrum of light...

为什么我们see stars in the sky? Why do stars twinkle? Why can't we tickle ourselves? And how do stinging nettles...

How does Solar heating work? What is Sciatica? What's the point of space exploration? We tackle these challenges...