News
The humble aspirin is a bit of a wonder-drug. Not only can it cure aches and pains, but some research has shown that it might help to prevent certain types of cancer, including bowel cancer. Now Cancer Research UK has opened a clinical trial to test whether the dr...
Scientists have found the animal with the world's most powerful tongue. It's not a whale, an elephant or even a cow, it's the giant palm salamander, Bolitoglossa dofleini, which lives on the forest floors of Central America and whose tongue packs an 18 kilowatt pe...
Research presented at a scientific conference in the US has suggested a way that protein analysis could be used to predict premature births. The researchers have been studying inflammatory proteins found in amniotic fluid, the liquid that surrounds a baby in the womb. Signs of inflammation are ...
If you can't take the heat you move into the shade, right? But what about if that means the entire Earth? Well that's the strategy being put forward on a planetary scale by Iowa State University researcher Curtis Struck, who suggests that one way to cool an overheated-Earth would be to mine dust fro...
Kitchen Science
Most people think radiation is a bad thing, but if you take a look inside a humble smoke detector, you'll find that it's radiation that's keeping us alive. However, you should NOT attempt to open the radioactive compartment of a smoke detector as close-up exposure to the radiation could be dangerous...
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Interviews
Anna visited Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station to find out what nuclear energy is and how it is harnessed
Ian Farnan studies how to store nuclear waste for the long term.
Anat is a radiologist and uses radiation to help cure disease
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