Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this week's episode…. we discuss self test kits to help doctors bear down on cervical cancer - We find out how successful they are. The jelly batteries that could be used in wearable tech devices, including implanted in your own brain and why seagulls keep trying to steal your chips and how to stop them. Plus Titans of Science continues this week with Susan Solomon who is one of the first people to respond to reports that the ozone layer had an Australia sized hole in it. Get the podcast ..read more

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week we discover what the Covid app has told us about how diseases spread across the UK We look at what the appointment of Sir Patrick Vallance as Minister for Science means for the scientific community. And whilst generative AI can boost productivity for writers, it can also produce very similar stories. So are we willing to trade boring for productive? Plus in our Titans of Science series we continue with Cambridge University psychologist and bird fanatic Nicky Clayton, as we discuss ..read more

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs, In this week's episode…. body scans give us new insights into long Covid. Scientists discover the switch that triggers a mosquito's bloodlust, but can we turn it off? And we'll take you on a whistlestop tour of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition. Plus... as the British Grand Prix prepares to get underway, one of the best in the business tells us what makes a Formula One car purr. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app ..read more

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. And our series Titans of Science returns, as we speak with the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. In this week's news: Edward Stone, the man who led the Voyager probe missions, which are still working half a century on, has died at the age of 88. We reflect on his legacy. Also, scientists discover what they think is the first Neanderthal with Down’s Syndrome, clearly cared for by his community. And what should be in your first aid kit if you’re heading to a major music festiva ..read more

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: how scientists are getting to grips with the UK's E. coli outbreak. Lettuce leaves look likely to be the source, but how? We find out how atomic bomb tests have helped us to build a better picture of how much carbon plants can actually lock away. And why are scientists near Norwich sniffing the air for DNA? Plus we get to the root of how our changing climate is affecting trees ..read more

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs, In this week's episode….are we getting closer to tackling the neurological disease that claimed the life of Rugby League legend Rob Burrow? How a small carbon sponge could play a big part in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and we’ll be finding out how a rare condition can cause some teetotallers to get drunk. Plus we take a deep look at what a new experiment is revealing about dark matter and dark energy out in space. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app ..read more

This week: The genetically engineered mosquitoes released to fight malaria in Africa, how fake news skews public opinion, and what is it like to own an extra thumb? We're also looking at generative artificial intelligence and asking: is the AI bubble about to burst? Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app ..read more

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team discover why children born by caesarean section are less likely to respond to their measles jabs, how ancient trees revealed that last summer was the hottest for over 200 years, plus take an in-depth look at the science of language ..read more

The hottest science news, stories and analysis from Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists. In this episode a new vaccine to build immunity and scientists have found their first rocky planet with an atmosphere, around a nearby star ..read more