5 Live Science Podcast

Join Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team as they find out how hawkmoths can slow down their brains to focus on flowers, and how blood and sinews can be extracted from dinosaur fossils. Plus a special look at old and new science on our own, human blood.

Dr Karl joins Rhod Sharp to answer listeners scientific questions.

Naked Scientist Chris Smith looks at headline grabbing science including a test for every virus you've ever had, the LHC fires up again, and going to the dark side with dark matter.

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the brightness of computer screens; the amount of gold left in the world; and paper towels.

Put on some safety goggles as Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs on 5 live Science.

Dr Karl joins Dr Rhod to answer listeners' questions about the International Space Station and how to avoid getting an electric shock from an umbrella.

Which is the most amazing animal? Ginny Smith and the panel decide between a colour-changing fish, moles, caterpillars, brainy birds, geckos, snakes and bats. Recorded at the Cambridge Science Centre.

Dr Karl joins Dr Dotun to answer listeners' questions about shaving, static electricity and singing in foreign accents.

How dressing in red may make a difference around the office, how our ears work and the science behind the airline industry among the topics discussed by the Naked Scientists, Dr Chris Smith and Kat Arney.

Dr Karl is joined by Dr Alice and Dr Matt to discuss antibiotics, the fight against malaria, and why Venus spins the wrong way.