Interviews about History

How did Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his father construct the first under-river tunnel?

Chris speaks to scientist and eLife Deputy Editor, Fiona Watt,about the free journal.

James Harrison from the EPSRC explains how modern scanning techniques have allowed us to read parchment too delicate to...

Oliver Caroe of St Paul's Cathedral discusses how he looks after one of London's most famous landmarks.

We visit the Malpa site in South Africa where fossils from some of our earliest human ancestors are found...

Medical Historian Richard Barnett tells the story of the epidemiologist John Snow and asks whether we've...

We discuss the ethical and social implications of 'Smart Drugs'

This week, scientists have uncovered residues of 7,000-year-old cheese. Chemist Professor Richard Evershed from the...

A new scientific journal is being launched this week in Cambridge. We hear how it differs to existing journals and why...

Humans enter our story of the history of the oceans

Giant reptiles cruised the oceans in the Mesozoic

3 billion years later, signs of complex life in the oceans begins to emerge

The story of the oceans begins 3.5 billion years ago with living rocks that made the earth habitable.

Cows milk is a remarkable food – not only for drinking, but for cheese and butter, yoghurt and cream. So when did we...

Kate Britton at the University of Aberdeen, has been investigating an abandoned Arctic settlement in West Alaska called...

Low-level exposure to chemicals that are the byproduct of industrial and household processes could be damaging our...

We delve into the history of Mars exploration, finding out why the Red Planet has captured our imagination, and...

World War Two saw huge developments in aero engines, from the Merlin that powered the Hurricanes and Spitfires deployed...

Back in time now almost 50,000 years to the final days of the Neanderthals and the rise of modern man. Research has...

Is science education up to scratch? Universities have complained that the A-Level curriculum doesn't prepare...

One of the most fundamental questions about how life began in the first place must be answered here on Earth. We...