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 …
Does red really make bulls angry? | Science Questions
Sep 9, 2007 · Bulls eyes are dichromatic - they have two colour-detecting pigments in their retinae. That means they can see red, but they can also see many other colours too. But, because they are …
Why don't red blood cells have DNA? - The Naked Scientists
May 15, 2018 · Chris Smith put this question to molecular biologist Diana Alexander... Diana - Yes, it is, exactly. Mature red blood cells have no nucleus which is the compartment that houses the DNA. …
How fungi shape our world | Podcasts - The Naked Scientists
May 6, 2025 · This episode of The Naked Scientists was brought to you in partnership with the health foundation Wellcome. This week, the first in a two-part series on the hidden world of fungi. What we …
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 …
The origin of Europe's MS disease, and South Pole sequencing
Jan 19, 2024 · It's not red. So it doesn't have the haemoglobin molecule, the red molecule that we all have in our body that carries oxygen around. And so these fish survive without haemoglobin. They …
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Apr 10, 2017 · ©The Naked Scientists® 2000–2020 | The Naked Scientists® and Naked Science® are registered trademarks created by Dr Chris Smith. Information presented on this website is the …
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What colour is a mirror? | Podcasts - The Naked Scientists
Mar 28, 2026 · Why some people can't say their Rs; why is perception of time so context dependent; what's the nutritional value of long life milk; what determines how tall we are; why do some mirrors …
QotW: Do hairs grow grey or turn grey? - The Naked Scientists
Dec 10, 2019 · The result? Fully coloured hair - be it blonde, brown, black or red. presenter - But, as some of us may well have experienced, hair doesn’t stay colourful for ever! Why?