5 Live Science Podcast

Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Kat Arney ignite your bunsen burners with the hottest science news stories, analysis and breakthroughs.

What would happen if the earth stopped spinning and should you complete your course of antibiotics?

The week's science news and an in-depth look at the treatment of HIV.

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss how to convert renewable energy to hydrogen power. Can you really fit the world's population onto the Isle of Wight, and what's the science behind multitasking?

Dr Chris Smith and team present 5 live Science.

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss why hair goes grey and whether it can be stopped, what is inertia and why is so little understood about it, and are we trying too hard to discover a unifying theory when the answer is really simple?

Optogenetics - how scientists are using light to control the brain.

Rhod and Dr Karl are joined by Clare Collins, Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, to discuss the science stories of the week.

Grayha Jackson and the Naked Scientists with this week's science news, and they also ask, "Are we alone in the Universe?"

Dr Rhod and Dr Karl answer your questions on photographic memory, the biology of snoring, and whether animals' ears and noses get bigger as they age.