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  • Why do leaves change colour at different rates?

    Why do leaves change colour at different rates?
    Sep 19 2025
    Trent wants to know why trees of the same species, in the same geography, seem to change the colour of their leaves at different rates. He's even noticed differences on branches of the same tree! James Tytko sought to provide an answer, with help from Charles Shi, botanical horticulturalist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    6 min
  • Are snakes tamed by breast milk?

    Are snakes tamed by breast milk?
    Sep 12 2025
    Sva writes in, asking whether stories of snakes being tamed by human milk have any grounding in science. James Tytko took on the question with the help of herpetologist Fortunate Mafeta Phaka, and Angela Julian of the Amphibian and Reptiles Group of the UK. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 min
  • What happens to celebratory bullets?

    What happens to celebratory bullets?
    Sep 5 2025
    In some parts of the world, some groups will fire guns directly into the air in celebration. Mike wants to know what happens to these bullets, and if they have the potential to be dangerous. To help answer this question, James Tytko spoke with neurologists Yousef Hayder and Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 min
  • What would you find at the centre of Saturn or Jupiter?

    What would you find at the centre of Saturn or Jupiter?
    Aug 29 2025
    Maddie wants to know what a daring adventurer might find if they journeyed to the centre of one of our Solar System's gas giants: Juptier and Saturn. James Tytko took on her question, with the help of University of Cambridge astrophysicist, Xander Byrne. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    5 min
  • Do recent experiments prove a quantum interpretation?

    Do recent experiments prove a quantum interpretation?
    Aug 22 2025
    Iain wants to know whether recent experiments have gotten us any closer to deciding which interpretation of quantum mechanics is most likely. This branch of physics describes the as yet unexplained interactions of very small particles. Here to help Rowan Berkley explore Iain's question is Maria Violaris, quantum research scientist and science communicator... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    6 min
  • Can a dog and a fox produce viable offspring?

    Can a dog and a fox produce viable offspring?
    Aug 15 2025
    Girts sends a question about which animals can mate to produce viable offspring. How is it that different breeds of dogs can come together to produce puppies, but add a different animal into the equation and you don't get the same result? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    7 min
  • How are our cells different at the genetic level?

    How are our cells different at the genetic level?
    Aug 1 2025
    Jon wants to know, how do the cells in the human body, in all their variety, differ at the genetic level? James Tytko took his query on... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    4 min
  • Will AI help to reduce environmental harms?

    Will AI help to reduce environmental harms?
    Jul 25 2025
    Geoff has written in asking whether AI will offset its vast energy appetite by facilitating environmentally conscious initiatives. James Tytko took on the challenge of finding out, with help from researchers at the University of Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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    8 min