Interviews about History

How science is used to decide if policies really benefit the public

How much can we treat motor neurone disease, and why is there a giant boat outside the building?

Suzanne Kerbavcic introduces James Tytko to the city of science...

Genetic fragments can tell us when, back in history, so called “admixture” - the merging of one population into another...

The skeleton of a young human, dating back 31,000 years, is thought to be the first amputation

From novice to Olympian; Cambridge rowing builds champion athletes...

Observations made by Gregor Mendel about pea plants paved the way for understanding inheritance

Tracing the little cluckers' journey from South East Asia to British shores...

In 1953, two Cambridge scientists announced they'd uncovered the secret of life...

Queen Elizabeth II has seen it all even the hole in the ozone lingering over Antarctica in 1985...

We uncover the latest archaeological ancestor of some of the toughest dinosaurs that used plates like armour.

We fire off as many questions as possible to a panel of diverse expertise...

Could the first stars to grace the universe really still be shining somewhere out there today?

From making coding accessible to manufacturing chips...

Another feathered dino to add to the list, but this one looks like it flew around in style...

Using medicinal plants in the lead up to human sacrifice could have helped keep victims in high spirits...

And the importance of able science communicators...

Welcome to our Easter special...

Our panel of experts are tested on how well they know recent science news stories we've covered.

Familiarity with plant-based diets pre-dates farming in the Balkans...

The story of the lost vessel, which was recently found on the Antarctic sea floor…

We now have a new and more specific time-scale for knowing when the meteor wipes out the dinosaurs.

How well do you know women in science?

We test our scientists on their knowledge of all things new through this nifty quiz...