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Dr Karl and Dr Rhod wonder if water is blue, why from some angles glass looks green, & the benefits or otherwise of lightboxes

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod describe whether water is blue, why from some angles glass looks green, and the benefits or otherwise of lightboxes

Sep 27, 201848 min

5 Live Science - Biomimicry

The week’s science news including: a new device to measure your body clock, what chimps can tell us about teamwork, and how red alert signals spread through plants when something starts to eat them. Plus a look at biomimicry, and how scientists borrow from biology to look to the future.

Sep 16, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer more of your science questions. This weeks subjects include wildlife extinctions, tinnitus and hurricanes

Sep 13, 201848 min

Chris Smith and the team have answers to your recent questions

This week Chris Smith and the 5 Live Science team are answering the questions you have been sending in for the past few weeks. Including: why has hay fever been so bad this year, what causes motion sickness, and what's the best way to deal with a jelly fish sting?

Sep 8, 201850 min

5 Live Science

The Naked Scientists investigate an interesting ice cream flavour.

Sep 2, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer more of your science questions.

Aug 30, 201844 min

5 Live Science

Join the Naked Scientists as they take a punt down the river Cam

Aug 26, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Can science stop a hangover? And other listener questions.

Aug 23, 201837 min

5 live Science

Let's join the NAKED SCIENTISTS to see what's been igniting their bunsen burners recently

Aug 18, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl joins Rhod to answer more of your science questions.

Aug 16, 201849 min

5 live Science

Anti-obesity pill, a probe destined for the sun, and the medicinal side of cannabis

Aug 12, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl is back from his break and joins Rhod to answer more of your science questions.

Aug 9, 201848 min

5 live Science

Chris Smith and the team look at growing lungs in a lab, hyperloops and how to keep elephants off farms.

Aug 5, 201849 min

5 live Science

5 live Science meet a woman who made history 40 years ago simply by being born

Jul 29, 201849 min

Dr Karl

While Dr Karl is away, Rhod is joined by science journalist and author Bianca Nogrady and Dr. Alice Williamson from the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney.

Jul 26, 201845 min

5 live Science

The latest science news featuring, a new type of painkiller that lasts 3 months, how cosmic rays can identify radioactive waste and a robot that can teach itself chemistry.

Jul 22, 201851 min

5 live Science

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists explore a surprising new way to fight cancer, a virtual cure for fear of heights and more.

Jul 15, 201849 min

Dr Karl

In Dr Karl's absence Rhod is joined by science journalist and author Bianca Nogrady and Dr. Alice Williamson from the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney.

Jul 12, 201848 min

5 live Science

The Naked Scientists tackle your questions. They're asked if you can train your goldfish? Also, does light weigh anything?

Jul 8, 201848 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers your science questions.

Jul 5, 201848 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers your science questions including biomass, cancer cells and jet fuel.

Jun 28, 201848 min

5 live Science

Does marriage affect your mortality rate and what 800 million tweets reveal about human moods? The 5 live Science Team investigate.

Jun 23, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl answers questions on the universe, plasma, 5G and much more.

Jun 21, 201849 min

5 live Science

This week's science news with Dr Chris Smith and the 5 live Science Team.

Jun 17, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Will we ever find life on other planets? Can Spiders have shells? And a jumping bean mystery. Dr Karl joins Dr Johnny to answer questions from curious callers.

Jun 14, 201847 min

5 live Science

This week's science news with Dr Chris Smith and the 5 live Science Team

Jun 10, 201850 min

Dr Karl science phone-in

Dr Karl answers your science questions and discusses cockroach milk,volcanic activity and coronal mass ejection.

Jun 7, 201849 min

5 live Science

This week's science news, including: How a big circle of friends could help with dementia, an unusual picture of Pluto, and a new hair dye based on blackcurrants. Plus, allergies and how a team of scientists are curing people of previously lethal nut reactions.

Jun 3, 201850 min

Leaving Planet Earth

Izzie Clarke from the Naked Scientists looks into the science of leaving planet Earth. She also experiences some of the g-forces that astronauts go through to get into orbit.

Jun 1, 201849 min

Dr. Karl

How did Newton work out the weight of the Earth? How did Einstein predict that rays of light would be bent by the Sun? And do squirrels spontaneously combust. Dr Karl answers the questions of curious callers.

May 31, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss your science questions, including how does Australia handle water shortages, is time variable, and why can one listener hear his neighbour's ultrasonic cat repellent device?

May 24, 201846 min

Water

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with the week's science news including: a possible cure for the common cold, the latest on the climate crisis, and the science of snuggles. Plus a special look at water and making sure we don't run out.

May 20, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Professor Geordie Williamson, and discuss the Yanny/Laurel audio debate

May 17, 201848 min

The Naked Scientists answer your questions

The Naked Scientists answer your questions, looking at whether nanobots will be able to destroy the world, can food allergies be inherited and are ants telepathic?

May 13, 201848 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss your science questions.

May 10, 201848 min

5 live Science

Georgia Mills & the Naked Scientists with the latest science news.

May 6, 201848 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss your science questions, including understanding plastic clothes pegs, are taller people more intelligent and pixels.

May 3, 201848 min

5 live Science

Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with the latest science news, including 65 years of DNA, what marathon running does to your body, and the science of smell.

Apr 29, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod are joined by Alfonso Ballestas-Barrientos and Tracey Ann-Palmer. This week : producing hydrogen from water, and encouraging youngsters into studying science.

Apr 26, 201848 min

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Chris Smith sinks his teeth into the science of what tickles your tastebuds.

Apr 22, 201850 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss your science questions, including whether the Voyager spacecraft eventually become stationary? And why do red plastic pegs seem to break before other colours?

Apr 19, 201849 min

5 live Science

Georgia Mills and the Naked Scientists with the latest science news, including early human migration, a potential treatment for the common cold, and what do social media companies really know about us?

Apr 15, 201851 min

Dr Karl

Dr Karl explains how people can get sick from smoking marijuana, he also explores computer processing power and find out what is best way to thread a needle? He is joined in the studio by Riti Mann and Alexander Solntsev from University of Technology Sydney.

Apr 12, 201830 min

5 live Science

Georgia MIlls talks blacks holes and genetic testing.

Apr 8, 201851 min

Dr Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions.

Apr 5, 201840 min

5 live Science

Georgia Mills examines the science of sound, and how we hear. Including how the brain processes sound, how a blind person can 'see' with sound, and how science can treat deafness.

Apr 1, 201849 min

Dr Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions. This week; dangerous particles in plastic bottles, anti-biotics and global warming in Australia.

Mar 29, 201848 min

Stephen Hawking

In a special episode, the 5 live Science team remember Stephen Hawking, featuring tributes and memories of his life and work.

Mar 25, 201855 min

Dr Karl

Rhod is joined by Dr. Karl to answer your science questions.

Mar 22, 201846 min

5 live science

Dr Chris Smith and the team discuss the latest science stories with a focus this week on computers.

Mar 18, 201849 min