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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: What do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies that have been used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Plus the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the female brain, and how scientists in Israel have grown a 1,000-year-old seed that might fill in a missing link in the Bible.
We also take an in-depth look at the work of engineers who are finding fresh solutions to the problem of climate change.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
In this week's episode….how COVID -19 lockdowns affected the brain development of teenagers. Also, how best to dispose of dangerous nuclear waste and why the UK's puffin population is thriving, despite a rise in avian flu. Plus, why the appendix might be a lot more useful than we previously thought.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees to toughen up their skin in order to make prostheses more comfortable. COVID MRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their attention to vaccines for Mpox. Plus the astronomer Royle Martin Rees on whether ET is really out there.
And we're going underground to find out how disused mines are now being used to solve some of science's greatest mysteries, and to help keep the lights on by storing electricity as 'gravity batteries'.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's episode: How the UK looks set to take the world’s toughest line on smoking, and why are those astronauts still stranded on the International Space Station?Plus, we’ll be putting Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, under the microscope. How is it treated, and what threat might it pose for us here in the UK?
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: The regulator says the Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab is safe, but NICE say we can't afford it. The UK Ministry Of Defence launches its first Earth imaging satellite. And the BBC's Frank Gardner on why the UK's butterflies need our help.
Plus is there a link between some cosmetics and cosmetic trends and cancer? We examine this in more detail in the second part of the programme.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: we discuss the spread of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, after the WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern. How a laser has unlocked the secret of the origin of Stonehenge's famous altar stone, and why researchers think horses might be cleverer than we've previously given them credit for.
Plus our summer series of Titans of Science concludes with circadian rhythm Russell Foster, who has helped to transform our knowledge of the body's internal clock, and he reckons he's got a cure for jet lag.
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The Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: scientists think they've revealed what makes ketamine an effective antidepressant, the astonishing navigational capabilities of bees, and a brief guide to aliens with astronomer Adam Frank.
And Titans of Science continues with the renowned astrophysicist discoverer of the accelerating expansion of the universe and the man who gave us dark energy, Brian Schmidt.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
In this week's episode…. Scientists show that when two people talk, their brains really do sync up. Bird flu is now spreading among cattle via their milk. So what are the implications of that? A new scientific twist for better, more efficient fog harvesting to keep arid areas better watered.
Plus our Titan of Science this week explains dark matter and how we know it's out there.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: New muscles on a chip technology goes into orbit to find new drugs to block the ravages of weightlessness and ageing, how artificial intelligence looks set to revolutionise how we forecast the weather, and scientists track down the brain pathway that controls the placebo effect.
Plus an in-depth look at how athletes compete at the highest level as the Olympic Games get underway.
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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.
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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 UKWe 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 the cognitive behaviour of birds.
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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.
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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 festival?
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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.
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.
This week: could lab-grown mini-guts help us to crack the problem of Crohn's disease? Is the universe organised like a bagel? And how did a 115 year old cricketing contraption bowl out an Australian cricket legend?
Plus an in-depth look into what causes gambling addiction, and how can we help to treat it.
If you’ve been affected by addiction, and for support on topics within this programme, you can get details of organisations within the UK by visiting the BBC Actionline website: https://bbc.co.uk/actionline
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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.
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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?
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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news, stories & analysis.
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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.
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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.
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