Interviews with Scientists

Nitrous oxide is a commonly-used anaesthetic - and seems to work against treatment-resistant depression...

A thick jelly-like carpet of ‘sea snot’ is spreading off the coastline of Turkey’s Sea of Marmara...

Archaeological digs in Cambridge reveal that the wealthy regularly got bunions from wearing pointy-toed shoes

What can you do if you have a loved one who doesn't want to get the Covid vaccine?

How do social media platforms affect public opinion and trust in vaccines?

Can we learn useful lessons about COVID vaccine hesitancy from historical vaccine hesitancy?

What makes some people less likely to get vaccinated?

How do my ears keep me balanced? Why do I get sick when I'm dizzy

New research shows how the EU1 variant of coronavirus spread through Europe in 2020 - thanks to travel...

Canaries boost their immune system at the mere sight of infected birds.

How the Sun might take out our tech

What can too much Sun do to your skin?

Your brain on sunlight

What has the Sun meant to us over milennia?

Crime goes down when everyone's locked up

There's mercury in glacial meltwater. Is it dangerous?

What's the state of COVID today?

How do all the little bugs in the gut work to help us?

A new study shows that trained dogs are highly accurate at smelling COVID

Combining the super sticky properties of mussels and barnacles has produced a powerful underwater glue

Max Brooks is a disaster preparedness expert - who is also the author of zombie cult classic World War Z...

Deep inside the old power station, monitors have been picking up increasing signs of life...

A new book argues that our minds have their own version of an immune system - one that weeds out bad ideas...

Matt Hancock has blamed COVID hotspots on low vaccine uptake. Is he right?