Science Interviews

The Science of the Sun

Solar physics is a big priority - but what's so important about our closest star? Dr Lucie Green, from UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, explains more...Dr Lucie Green, Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Forecasting Space Weather

Jim wild describes how we can forecast the weather in space and plan for any extreme events that may be coming up...Dr Jim Wild, Lancaster University

The Wide Angle Search for Planets

Professor Andrew Collier Cameron discusses some surprising discoveries from the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP)...Professor Andrew Collier Cameron, University of St Andrews

Observing Gravitational Waves

In 1916, Albert Einstein predicted that Gravitational Waves, these are ripples in the very fabric of space and time, must exist. We now know that they do, but we still can’t observe them directly. Professor B. S. Sathyaprakash (who prefers to be called Sathya), from Cardiff University, explained more about these mysterious ripples...Professor B. S. Sathyaprakash, Cardiff University

Probing the Origins of the Universe with CMBR

Astronomers and Cosmologists seek to understand the origins of the universe – but as this was billions of years ago, we’re left with very few clues as to what actually happened. One of the big clues is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, as Cambridge University’s Professor George Efstathiou explained...Professor George Efstathiou, Kavil Institute for Cosmology

Building an Alien Biochemistry

William Bains describes a new way to think about the search for extra terrestrial life using biochemistry...William Bains, Cambridge University

Astronomy at Glasgow University

Professor John Brown explains why 2010 is an important year for astronomy at Glasgow University, and gives a brief insight into it's rich history...John Brown, Regis Professor and Astronomer Royal for Scotland

Cosmic Vision from the European Space Agency

Cosmic Vision is ESA's way of setting out the future of space missions. Mark McCaughrean explains more...Professor Mark McCaughrean, ESA

The Royal Astronomical Society

Professor Andy Fabian, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, explains who the RAS are, the important role of astronomy and what people get from the National Astronomy Meeting...Professor Andy Fabian, RAS President

New Peptide to Fight Tumours

Researchers in California have shown how a new drug, called iRGD, can help to fight tumours by boosting levels of chemotherapy agents just in the cancer...Professor Erkki Ruoslahti, University of California, Santa Barbara

Steampunk

Meera Senthilingam explores the online movement of steampunk with our technology expert Chris Vallance...Chris Vallance, BBC Technology Correspondent

Steering Hurricanes Out of Harm's Way

Moshe Alamaro explains how it may be possible to steer hurricanes away from danger...Dr Moshe Alamaro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Forecasts Insure Against Bad Weather

Adverse weather causes billions of pounds worth of damage every year. Eurotempest, a spin off from the University College London’s Climate Extremes group help European insurers to prepare for the billions of pounds of weather damage that may be coming their way...Frank Roberts, Eurotempest

Contrails Creating Clouds

Most of us are familiar with the long trails left behind by airplanes as they pass overhead. But those trails or contrails as they're called can actually give rise to clouds, which can give us cooler days and warmer nights...Dr Jim Haywood, Met Office

How the Heart got its Arteries

Researchers have overturned a 100-year-old misunderstanding about how the arteries that supply the heart with blood first develop, and this could be used to re-grow the damages that give rise to a heart attack...Dr Paul Riley, University College London

Farming in a Changing Climate

The human population is estimated to be about 6.8 billion right now, and it’s set to grow to over 9 billion by 2040. Supporting a population that big is a really big challenge, but it could be made even harder if you factor in the effects of climate change. We find out how a changing climate is likely to affect food production...Professor Brian Thomas, Warwick University

Perfecting the Pea

The humble pea is something of a wonder plant, we all like to think – for one thing, it adds nitrogen back into the soil, and that reduces the amount of fertiliser that you need to add to the next crop that you want to grown on the same soil. But, some scientists think they can make it even better, and Claire Domoney is with us from the John Innes centre, to explain how...Dr Claire Domoney, John Innes centre, Norwich

Domesticating African Fruit Trees

Meera Senthilingam explores how the domestication of African fruits trees is helping meet the nutritional and economical needs of Africas increasing population...Roger Leakey, James Cook University; Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre

Preventing Alzheimers Disease in Fruit Flies

Leila Luheshi explains how a binding protein could be used to prevent the build up of the toxic proteins that cause Alzheimers disease...Dr Leila Luheshi, University of Cambridge

The Cambridge Science Festival

Meera Senthilingam brings us the highlights of this years Cambridge Science Festival...Jim Haseloff, University of Cambridge; Gareth Fabrow, University of Cambridge; Gordron Day, Williams F1, Holly Margerison, MRC