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  1. Why are there no lobsters in the Pacific? - The Naked Scientists

    Mar 14, 2010 · But there are some spiny lobsters, including the California or red rock lobster, Panulirus interruptus, and there's also one called the green spiny lobster, and they do live on the Pacific, from …

  2. Why is blood red? | Science Questions - The Naked Scientists

    Oct 1, 2006 · Haemoglobin's a protein - in fact it's four proteins stuck together - and in the centres of each of those four proteins there is an iron (Fe) atom, which gives haemoglobin its red hue. But …

  3. What is a Nebula? | Science Questions - The Naked Scientists

    Sep 11, 2018 · We received this question from listener, Francesca. Chris Smith put it to Astrophysicist Matt Bothwell... Matt - So a nebula is just the name we give for a cloud of gas and dust in space. The …

  4. Why is gooseberry jam red when gooseberries are green?

    Sep 22, 2015 · Charis Lestrange put this thorny question to Dr Sarka Tumova, a food scientist at the University of Leeds.Sarka - This question also really intrigued me. My mother often makes jam from …

  5. Why isn’t beetroot dye broken down by digestion?

    Nov 29, 2009 · Chris - Well, in some people it is, but in some people it isn't. The chemical that's in beetroot that makes them red and makes some people wee red and also pass red faeces, which is …

  6. Genetic cancer sensors, and why crabs walk sideways

    May 21, 2026 · This month, a genetic sensor to self-destruct cancer cells, what fish with a gene mutation are revealing about brain blood vessel disease, evidence that hallucinogens like psilocybin put brain …

  7. Why do you go red when sunburnt? | Science Questions

    Jan 6, 2008 · I’ve heard on one of your podcasts about sunburn and the damage it imparts but I was wondering what’s the actual cause of the redness in sunburn. What specific damage to the skin …

  8. Login | Naked Science Forum

    Login Owing to excessive bot scraping activity, we are currently restricting access to the forum to registered members only. If you are not currently a member, it is easy to join, however, via the …

  9. How we hear | Interviews - The Naked Scientists

    Dec 8, 2014 · Our ears allow us to hear a huge range of sounds, but how do they turn sound waves into brain waves?

  10. What are axions? | Interviews | Naked Scientists

    May 14, 2019 · Axions are one of the most promising dark matter candidates. The Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) claims to be the most sensitive axion detector on Earth Chris - So Gray, first of …