5 Live Science Podcast

Dr Karl answers listeners’ questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.

Dr Chris Smith and Kat Arney discuss

Dr Karl answers listeners’ questions about the weird and wonderful world of science.

Dr Karl answers listeners’ questions about the weird and wonderful world of science – including special guest Stephen Novello.

New evidence shows that fasting might be the best way to lose weight. With the help of geckos we're hot on the heels of Spiderman. How scientists are inadvertently helping seals catch fish. We have a study into the honesty of bankers. And we'll be going back to basics as we take a longer look at the Ebola outbreak.

The latest discoveries from the scientific and technological community with Chris Smith and Kat Arney from the Naked Scientists team. This week: Its travelled 4 billion miles. Its taken ten years. History is made as the Rosetta lander touches down on a comet. Closer to home we have news about our biological clocks. We find out how internet searches are predicting the outbreak of diseases. A study shows global warming is triggering more lightning strikes. We find out about cat genes. And we take a longer look at cancer research.

Dr Karl answers listeners' questions about the weird and wonderful world of science which includes the Rosetta probe landing 320 million miles from earth; the bending of light by distorted space time and what coffee does to you, with special guest Lynn Do who helped phase out the selling of incandescent light bulbs in Australia.

Some of the latest discoveries from the scientific and technological community with Chris Smith, Kat Arney and the Naked Scientists team. This week. News for night shift workers. A "scrubber" that may have some of the answers to global warming. How computer generated tunes could change the way music is taught in schools. And we take our hands OFF the steering wheel as we look at the future of travel.

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

Dr Chris Smith investigates the supernatural including ghosts and out of body experiences.