Interviews about History

Dogs and their owners are being recruited as citizen scientists.

The discovery of a new species of human ancestor, called Homo naledi, has been unveiled by scientists in South Africa...

Students go in search of microrganisms to find out which species grow on what buildings - research that has never been...

Despite the media storm, evidence suggests there may not be a shortage of STEM scientists, so why does the debate...

Aged 10, Amy published her school project in a scientific journal and it changed her entire life...

For most, science is defined by textbook assignments, but this is set to change. Will 15-year olds soon be publishing...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper belt, an area of space which is proving very tricky to study...

Should our time and money be going towards projects that are closer to home?

Symmetry in faces is often linked with attractiveness, but why is this the case?

Symmetry underpins much of modern physics and maths but what exactly is it?

Symmetry and physics have become completely inseparable over the last century, but how do they fit together?

Rock formations can give clues about the climate in the past, but until now, we could only guess at how these...

An organism called Fractofusus, 565 million years ago, is the first fossil example of life reproducing itself.

One of the seven problems have been solved but the Russian who found the solution refused the money. We hear his story...

The Millennium Maths Problems, if solved, could revolutionise our World but what will it take to crack them? And what...

Screaming is something we're all programmed to do but why and what makes a scream so alarming?

EDSAC is one of the mos important computers in British history, and is currently being recreated in a Cambridge garage...

It’s not just embarrassment or blushing that makes a lady redden: women also become subtly redder when they are...

People who inherit the same versions of certain genes from their mum and their dad are likely to be shorter and do less...

The Royal Society in London comes alive with a week-long exhibition showcasing the very latest in cutting edge...

Humans have been measuring time for centuries - but how have we got from sundials to atomic clocks?

Finally, scientists have a complete picture of what one of nature's weirdest creatures looked like...

The Great Fire burned for 4 days and destroyed 13,000 houses. We investigate how it started, why it spread, and how...

In the 16th Century, it was believed that bad smells carried the plague, and this led to some weird and wonderful...