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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists investigate why the world is seeing a surge of measles, look into how Japan prepares for earthquakes, asks if AI glorifies terrorism, and whether space junk is worth recycling. Plus they delve into the microbiome including how a "transpoosion" can reverse antibiotic resistance.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week, Chris Smith and Will Tingle look back on some of 2023?s most important scientific discoveries and ponder what we should expect in 2024.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present a special Christmas

The science of champagne, a look at the light hearted stories from the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal, and the 150 million year old marine reptile with a slot on prime time Christmas TV. Plus a look at some of the best computer games you can play across Christmas.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: Nausea in pregnancy, scientists have solved why it happens and what we can do about it. Also, COP28 is over, but what was actually achieved And what science is revealing about the methods of great artists like Rembrandt.

Plus Titans of Science returns, talking to leading scientists around the world, and today?s relaunch features former astronaut and commander of the International Space station, Chris Hadfield.

James Tytko and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week Boris Johnson gives evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry, the farmers digging up 5000 year old trees on the Fens, a new drug to prevent fentanyl overdose, and how to confront the UK?s activity crisis.

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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... what?s on the agenda for the COP28 climate summit? What do we know about the new strain of swine flu found in North Yorkshire? Samples from the Bennu asteroid arrive in the UK, we talk to the scientist who just got her hands on some. As technology advances, how can we all save time and money by having a digital twin?

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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... a damning indictment of our politician?s grasp of science emerges from the COVID enquiry. We?ll ask who is behind the high-profile cyber attacks on the British Library and how researchers got to the bottom of why some of us get red wine headaches. Plus we find out what it?s like to live with Parkinson?s disease and what is science revealing about why it happens and what we can do to make life more bearable.

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Will Tingle and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week, the decision to give chickenpox vaccines to kids: what changed medics' minds? Also, spinal injuries, the building blocks of life and why the universe has a speed limit.

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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, the drug Anastrozole can prevent thousands of cases of breast cancer among older women, but at what cost? Climate change expert Mark Maslin on what we need to know about the forthcoming COP 28 summit that?s going to kick off soon in Dubai. How the UK?s hedgehogs have been going through something of a rough patch recently. Plus we?ll take a look at what the James Webb space telescope has been teaching us.

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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... Winter flu season hits the northern hemisphere but how are scientists trying to stay one step ahead of the virus, we?ll be unpacking the Artificial Intelligence summit that?s been happening at historic Bletchley Park and we?ll be finding out why the world famous cockney accent is dying out among the young in the Southeast of England. Plus as the ongoing COVID enquiry lays bare the mistakes been made during the pandemic, we speak to experts on how we can be better prepared for the next one.

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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...there?s new analysis on the prevalence of long covid, how widespread is it? Could climate change be making hurricanes in the Atlantic stronger? And as we are in the middle of the spookiest time of year is it time to reappraise the benefits of a few organisms that are considered gross, dangerous and scary.

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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...the mouthguard technology that is helping tackle head knocks in sport. We?ll assess the impact that space junk is having on our atmosphere. It?s that time of year again. As many parts of the world prepare to change their clocks, we?ll examine the case for doing away with the practice altogether.

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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...the rise of the bed bugs, leading bed bug expert James Logan tells us all we need to know, could genetically modified pig kidneys soon be transplanted into the humans? The clinical trial ixs now awaiting approval. And why it might be time for us to reappraise the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.

Plus in our Titans of Science series, we hear from England?s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies on her career in the top job and the antibiotic apocalypse that she?s made it her mission to combat.

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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...Will a new vaccine help to turn the tide against malaria? As Japan releases radioactive water into the sea from Fukushima, should we be worried? What and who have won Nobel prizes this year? And why a lion?s roar isn?t the most feared sound on the South African Savanna.

Plus in our Titans of Science series, we talk to Lord Robert Winston, the pioneer of IVF treatment.

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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 a future proof Covid jab that combats variants that don?t even exist yet, signs that antimatter does obey the rules of gravity and why one doomsday scenario is predicting we?re all going to wiped out in 250 million years? time when plate tectonics give us a new super continent.

Plus in our Titans of Science series, we talk to former Chief Medical Advisor to the White House, Dr Anthony Fauci, about what It was like working with Donald Trump across Covid and his handling of the first cases of HIV in the USA back in the 1980s.

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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... A breakthrough in treating spinal cord injuries, worrying news about red fire ants in Sicily, we look at what it means for us in the UK and NASA is sending a sample of an asteroid back to Earth - it arrives this weekend - find out what scientists are hoping to learn.

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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...After a rise in Covid cases across the country, we try to find out when exactly are people infectious? The potential ban on single use vapes and farewell to Dolly's father, we look at the legacy of Ian Wilmut, who cloned the world's most famous sheep.

Plus in our new Titans of Science series, we continue with part 2 of our interview with Helen Sharman, the first Britain in space, we find out what day to day life was like on the Mir Space Station.

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James Tytko, Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In this week?s episode?.Can civil engineers help rescue UK?s Schools and hospitals? We?ll be hearing about a new initiative that is hoping to improve the treatment of Sepsis, and how the scent of ancient Egypt has been replicated in a Danish museum.

And in our new series Titans of Science, Chris Smith chats to Helen Sharman, the first Britain in space, about her life from her childhood in Sheffield to becoming a the first Western-European to visit space.

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James Tytko, Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

London?s latest ULEZ expansion - will it make much difference to air quality?

The concerning impacts of poaching, and not just to endangered species.

And Dr Chris Smith takes on a summer cooking challenge in the name of eating well without compromising on taste.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: a leading authority on serial killers examines Lucy Letby?s motives and how we prevent a repeat. And DJ Chris Evans reveals he has melanoma, but what exactly is it?

Plus: India becomes only the fourth country in history to land a spacecraft on the Moon. We find out how much we really know about the brightest object in our night sky.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news stories and analysis.

Including how Artificial Intelligence might influence elections in the future and how brain structure affects the likelihood that teens take up smoking

Plus following the release of the Hollywood blockbuster Oppenheimer, an inside look at the reality of the atom bomb.

Chris Smith and the panel are answering the science questions you've been sending in, including: Is the universe mainly empty space, can you really win the lottery every week, and where does curry really come from. Plus our quiz that you can play along with at home.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: Sweltering temperatures wreak havoc across Europe and North America; Have aliens crash landed on Mars; and the Cambridge scientist who wants to create the largest ever DNA and health research programme for children and young people. Plus we look at Artificial Intelligence - what can this emerging technology really do for us?

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today?s programme: a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer?s disease; warnings we might be on the brink of a measles outbreak in London; and why algae might help vegans with their vitamins.

Plus we look at what depression is, and how we can help to manage the condition. For support on topics covered in this programme, you can get details of organisations within the UK by visiting the BBC Actionline website. bbc.co.uk/actionline

Chris Berrow and the Naked Scientist team present the week's science news. In today?s programme we look at the heatwaves sweeping across Europe; how babies in the womb use a ?greedy? gene to get more food from mum; and why do tennis players take so long to choose a ball to serve with?

Plus we look at some of the ways scientists are trying to protect our planet?s oceans.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme - your questions go under the microscope: including why don?t whales and dolphins drown when they go to sleep? Is it true that a fungus from a nuclear reactor can help patients undergoing radiotherapy?And do magnets around your water pipes prevent limescale building up? Plus, when the whistle goes for half time, we?ll have a quiz for you to have a go at too!

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: How an artificial-intelligence technology from Cambridge is helping cut cancer treatment waiting times. We also hear how the James Webb Space Telescope is shedding new light on the chemical building blocks of life, the universe and everything. Plus heat-resistant drones that can fly into burning buildings to track down survivors.

And this week, light pollution goes under our spotlight.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today's programme: The missing Titan sub might have imploded - we look at the conditions that the vehicle - and would be rescuers - were having to work with 4km down. Also, we discuss the telescope heading for space to shed new light on dark energy.

Plus, 40 years on since the identification of HIV we look at where this virus came from, and how far away we are from an effective vaccine.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today's programme: As NASA meet to investigate U-F-O?s and whistle-blowers claim countries have been stashing alien spacecraft for decades, we?ll be asking what do we know about Unidentified Flying Objects?

Plus we ask how solar power stations in space would work? And we find out more about the fish that fight infection by swimming to warmer waters.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: we look at the enquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic, what is it hoping to achieve? and how an AI is writing its own computer code, speeding up the Internet. Plus fossils - why there is so much excitement in this field at the moment?

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: are ecstasy and LSD set to become new treatments for depression? Who?s chattier in their first year of life, boys or girls? and We look at what allergies are, and how we can help fight against them.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: What attracts mosquitoes to some people but not others? Grow not mow: why one Cambridge college has broken hundreds of years of tradition, and decided not to mow their lawn. And we look at the science of memory. What is it, and how can we improve our own memories?

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Chris Smith and the panel are answering the questions you've been sending in over the past few weeks.

New episodes released weekly. If you're in the UK, for more BBC podcasts listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3UjecF5

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: A breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, and the fish that communicate by singing.

Plus we?re looking at improvements that are being made when building batteries, and asking: is the prospect of electric airliners about to take off?

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: What should we make of claims that China is building super weapons to hack and hijack US satellites? We also hear from the couple who have discovered one of the world's most important fossil deposits, almost on our own doorstep!

Plus ... we investigate the link between sport and concussion injuries.

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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 speak to the team that think they?re close to cracking the male contraceptive pill. And the WHO announce their big vaccine catch-up: to protect the millions of children worldwide who?s routine vaccinations have been disrupted by Covid.

Plus, living with obesity is one of the biggest health challenges we face in the future, so we look at what?s being done about the problem.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today?s programme: Scientists test out a new universal flu vaccine that fights all flus and last for several years. And why Pink Floyd?s Dark Side of the Moon might hold the melodic key to the ultimate night's sleep.

Plus, what are black holes and what would happen if you were to fall into one?!

Chris Berrow presents 5 Live Science this week, looking at the future of solar power, why some people are sensitive to magnetic fields, and the scientists studying bird poo! Plus, what exactly is pain, and what happens when you can?t control the amount of pain you're in?

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today?s programme: Nearly 2000 tech experts and scientists are calling for a halt to AI research: we talk to one of them. And ?simply inexcusable?: the words of the World Health Organisation as it condemns China?s failure to share key Covid data from the beginning of the pandemic. Plus we?re asking, ?is there anybody out there?? - how likely it is we?re alone in this Universe?

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: Why we might need to re-draw dinosaur faces: it turns out T Rex had lips - how did we miss that? Also, as the UK government moves to make laughing gas illegal we look at how it works and why they?re doing this.

Plus these days nothing seems to be repairable - it?s almost as if manufacturers don?t want you to fix a broken gadget and instead buy a new one. We find out why that might be.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: how scientists are making measuring animal welfare a top priority on farms, and why superglue might be the key to superior plastic recycling. Plus we dive into the high seas treaty: the ambitious plan to protect 30% of the world?s oceans by 2030.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: How doctors in the US have ?cured? a woman with HIV. Does Venus have volcanoes? Re-examining 30 year old probe footage has got scientists wondering.

Plus we look at the value of national parks to our wellbeing, and the new project to make it easier to recharge not just your mental batteries but also your electric car in remote parts of the country.

Dr Chris Smith is joined by a space scientist, a geologist, a psychologist and a linguist to answer some of the science questions you've been sending to the 5 Live Science team. To ask a question for a future edition, email [email protected]

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In today?s programme we look at how taking a daily brisk walk could take 25% off your mortality rate. The northern - and southern - lights and why they?ve been so pronounced of late? And have scientists discovered the world?s first Roman sex toy?

Plus we look at the science of tectonics and ask, what can the Earth tell us about itself?

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: the likelihood of commercial fusion power by 2040, male contraceptive pills, how shrimp use a trick of the light to disappear, and when our European ancestors first armed themselves with bows and arrows

We explore how the gene therapy worked to save the life of 19 month old MLD victim Teddi Shaw, hear about a new system to make seeds sow themselves, meet the world's biggest fossil penguin, and size up the threat from bird flu...

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

Why Turkey can expect aftershocks for up to a year, as we examine the science behind this week's massive earthquake. Plus encrypted letters from Mary Queen of Scots decoded, efforts to drive up indoor air standards, and the revolutions in farming and food production to make food cheaper.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: Human brain tissue transplants wire themselves into rat brains, signs sugar taxes cut obesity, and the science of satellites, including the company planning to forge new metals in orbit.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In today?s programme: is paying people to switch off their electricity the right strategy? We hear about bacteria that can eat ocean plastic. And find out more about the spiders that can grow back their limbs!

Plus we find out if an AI chatbot is any good as a broadcaster.

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

In this week's programme: How hair follicles might hold the key to reversing scars, but not just in skin: in hearts and other organs too; scientists crack how to grow new brain cells in the laboratory dish; and what a mutant from millions of years ago is revealing about how ancient animals mated.

As many of us are taking part in Dry January, we look at the history of booze.