Dr Karl
Dr Karl and friends answer your questions including whether there are there any stars outside galaxies on their own? What are pathogens? And can you cook fish in the dishwasher?
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5 Live Science Podcast
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
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Is measuring your blood pressure at home better than getting a doctor to do it? Also, is there life on Mars?
Dr Karl
Dr Karl talks diabetes, wind farm blades and the consequences of holding your breath.
Dr Karl
Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions. This week, they discuss Parkinson's disease, mosquito bites and more.
5 live Science
The Naked Scientists answer your science questions.
Dr Karl
This week Dr Karl answers your science questions and explains how lightning killed 68 dairy cows in Dorrigo in 2005.
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Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your Bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: rockets, cockroaches, vaping and the problem with plastic.
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A potential new way to treat strokes and a killer whale using its blowhole to talk human.
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Two monkeys were successfully cloned this week. Are humans next? Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists explain everything you need to know.
Dr. Karl
Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions. They discuss the origins of litmus paper and ponders if it is possible to create a magnetic field on a planet?
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In this edition, the Naked Scientists ask; Can we pick up cancer from a blood test? How does flu work? They also take a look at crabs that drum to attract a mate, plus a look at how the perfect poison is made.
Dr. Karl
Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your questions on topics like using out of service escalators; how light travels; the properties of titanium, and more.
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Can mantis shrimp really kick through glass? What happens inside a black hole? And can your genes lead you to your perfect match? The Naked Scientist settle the debates.
Dr Karl
Dr Karl answers your science questions.
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The Naked Scientists look back at the best science of 2017
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Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Georgia Mills bring you a festive edition of 5 live Science.
Dr. Karl
Rhod and Dr Karl answer all your science questions, from how ABS braking systems work, to whether or not the Thylacine - the Tasmanian Tiger - really existed.
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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists review the latest science news and breakthroughs. Under the microscope this week: A breakthrough in the treatment of Huntington's disease, a fossilised tick from a dinosaur, strange radio signals from far away in space and the science of Star Wars.
Dr Karl
Rhod and Dr.Karl discuss the night's much-anticipated meteor shower.
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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists review the latest science news and breakthroughs. Under the microscope this week: new evidence linking London's air and stunted growth in the city's developing babies and how falcons are teaching us to fight badly behaved drones. Plus we all know the problems of fake news, but what can be done to stamp out fake science?
Dr Karl
Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science including: Stonehenge's purpose, is the cricket "snicko" flawed and what was the nativity star
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Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists answer your questions about pointy mountains and herds of dinosaurs.
Dr Karl
In Dr Karl's absence, Rhod is joined by Jessica Bloom and Bianca Nogrady.
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The Naked Scientists are looking at the latest ageing research
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Chris Smith investigates the rise of antibiotic resistance.
Dr Karl
Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science, including does a white cricket ball behave differently when thrown? Should we be cautious about fad gluten-free diets? As well as more on the opening of freezer doors.
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Chris Smith asks why do food allergies clear up after a course of antibiotics and can protein meals stave off the munchies?
Dr Karl
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. This week they discuss core body temperature, reverse swing in cricket and space elevators.
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Naked Scientists, Chris Smith and Georgia Mills reveal why bacteria in your gut might control whether you recover from cancer. Plus we model the aftermath of the meteor that finished off the dinosaurs and get under the skin of electronic tattoos.
Dr Karl
Dr Karl and Dr Rhod answer your science questions. This week they explore how a Moonbow is made and why fridge doors sometimes refuse to open.