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Science on the River - A Punt Down the Cam. The river Cam runs through Cambridge, past the colleges that have been home to influential scientists for hundreds of years. This week, we drift down the river, picking up key scientists as we go. We discover how petals attract pollinators, how carbon sequestration could call a halt to climate change and how ketamine could help us find the root of schizophrenic delusions. Also, we explore how evolved enzymes could make chemical reactions billions of times faster, and learn of the ultimate fate of the universe with Astronomer Royal, Professor Martin Rees. Plus, in Kitchen Science we see how sunlight can start a fire and mirrors can cause explosions!

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As Chris & Co are having a well earned summer break, Ben Valsler and Diana O'Carroll are with us this week looking at the science of Space travel. Featuring interviews from the AAAS conference in Boston as well as features from the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, we'll be finding out how planets form, how to spot planets around distant stars, and whether man or machine will be the future of space science.

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It Don’t Necessarily Glow, Bro!

Simpsons fans will know only too well the opening sequence to the cartoon in which Homer discovers, during his commute, that he’s taken some of his work home with him – in the form of a radioactive fuel rod from the nuclear power plant! Unsurprisingly, the lump of material he subsequently throws out of the car window is glowing an ethereal green colou...

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Is it dangerous to feed nuts to babies? Can dogs get hayfever? Where does the static on your radio come from? All these and more are answered this week on Ask the Naked Scientists! We'll also be finding out whether blue-eyed people are more sensitive to the sun and why some people get more drunk than others after a couple of pints down the pub!

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