1253 - Chernobyl 40 years on, and countering ash dieback disease
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1253 - Chernobyl 40 years on, and countering ash dieback disease
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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.
Episodes
1253-
Chernobyl 40 years on, and countering ash dieback disease
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Fri, 01 May 2026
1252-
Giant leaps in astronomy: the telescopes taking us further
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026
1251-
Microbiome links to Parkinson's, and a massive laser boost
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026
1250-
What is flooding? And how do we tackle it?
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Tue, 21 Apr 2026
1249-
Alzheimer's drugs & tackling HIV
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Fri, 17 Apr 2026
1248-
Oil, gas & what comes next
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Tue, 14 Apr 2026
1247-
Space travel alters the body, and chronic pain on the mind
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026
1246-
What is time?
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Tue, 07 Apr 2026
1245-
Artemis II launch, and tackling physical inactivity
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Fri, 03 Apr 2026
1244-
Nature frozen in time
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026
1243-
Social media addiction, and the famous honeybee dance
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
1242-
Return to the Moon
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026
1241-
Meningitis in Kent, and sonic hedgehogs
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Fri, 20 Mar 2026
1240-
Understanding endometriosis
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026
1239-
War and the environment, and Neanderthal-human interbreeding
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
1238-
Eradicating polio
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Tue, 10 Mar 2026
1237-
Immune reprogramming for cancer, and squeaky shoe science
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026
1236-
Titans of Science: Mike Wooldridge
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Tue, 03 Mar 2026
1235-
Brain fats cleared during sleep, and bird poo powered Peru
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
1234-
Titans of Science: Jane Carlton
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
1233-
Navalny's dart frog poisoning, and cat cancer genomics
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
1232-
Heart failure: can you mend a broken heart?
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Tue, 17 Feb 2026
1231-
A nasal spray for flu, and is this how life began on Earth?
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
1230-
The mosquito: the world's deadliest animal
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Tue, 10 Feb 2026
1229-
Shingles vaccine delays dementia, and chatting AI bots
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026
1228-
Motor neurone disease: what does the science say?
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Tue, 03 Feb 2026
1227-
Cracking cancer's code, and the cow that scratches its back
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
1226-
Titans of Science: John Zarnecki
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026
1225-
Alzheimer's fingerprick test, and space debris sonic booms
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
1224-
Generation New Era: The UK's new birth cohort study
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026
1223-
China's new London embassy, and screen-time retards speech
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Sun, 18 Jan 2026
1222-
Science leads the way at Davos
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026
1221-
Chickenpox jab UK rollout, and how the US grabbed Maduro
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
1220-
Titans of Science: Ed Wild & Sarah Tabrizi
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
1219-
Best Science Stories of 2025
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Mon, 22 Dec 2025
1218-
MI6 pushes cyber security, and WHO warns of fat jab shortage
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025
1217-
What's a white Christmas, and will we get one this year?
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025
1216-
New monkeypox virus strain, and Chernobyl's dome damaged
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025
1215-
Titans of Science: Paul Davies
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Tue, 09 Dec 2025
1214-
Facial recognition tech, and Russia destroys launchpad
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025
1213-
Titans of Science: Georgina Long
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Tue, 02 Dec 2025
1212-
Prostate cancer screening, and DNA building blocks in Bennu
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025
1211-
New ways to combat the Antibiotic Apocalypse
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Tue, 25 Nov 2025
1210-
Small modular reactors for Wales, and moss survives in space
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025
1209-
A climate COP out?
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025
1208-
Flu season starts early, and staving off hungry seagulls
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025
1207-
80 years of nuclear weapons
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Tue, 11 Nov 2025
1206-
Vaping rates surge, and space race to deliver economic boon
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025
1205-
The National Physical Laboratory at 125
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Tue, 04 Nov 2025
1204-
Hurricane Melissa's wake, and alcohol-free beer with a buzz