5 Live Science Podcast

As Chinese communist party prepares to unveil its new leaders Dr Karl discusses the discovery of the new roaming planet with no star of its own to orbit, and we find out if gravity travels at the speed of light.

Dr Chris and colleagues with weeks science news, a close look at ash dieback disease and the truth about autophagia.

Dr Karl takes questions on bacterial infections, trauma medicine and HIV.

In this edition: in 2010, the USA used 98 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy - about 20% of the world's total. About 40% of that went into buildings. How this could be easily and hugely improved without loss of comfort. Why both men and women, wearing revealing attire are perceived as more sensitive, but less competent . And Brain freeze finally explained - almost

The Naked Scientists join Dotun to explain the new theories on the formation of the Moon and we meet the stand up mathematician who's currently on tour around the UK.

Dr Chris Smith and colleagues with science news. This week; fighting bacterial fire with fire and the plans to help the British Oyster make a comeback.

Dr Chris and colleagues share the latest science news with Dotun Adebayo. This week; the shiniest fruit in nature and how your online life affects the way you vote.

Are the seas getting saltier and where does soap come from. Dr Karl explains.

Dr Rhod and Dr Karl discuss the health effects on the body of ‘the man who fell to earth’ and the mystery of one callers evaporating fish tank water.

On this week's edition of the Naked Scientist: a Nobel prize for a Cambridge cloning pioneer, and an analysis of a meteorite landing in Morocco from Mars shows it contains samples from the red planet's interior, surface and even atmosphere