Interviews about History

How do animals in the deep blue sea manage to disappear?

Scientists are proposing a radical reshuffle of the dinosaur family tree.

Archaeological evidence suggests that a young woman from ancient Troy died from a pregnancy-related infection

Why is there so much fake news out there, and how do we fight it?

A look back at Gene Cernan's achievements and hopes for space exploration.

We find out why science can be a laughing matter.

Does it matter when the movies get the science wrong?

Why laughing is good for your mind, body and soul.

The team celebrated their 15th birthday this year, but what happens in their newsroom?

Graihagh investigates why we might be spooked by a little bit of darkness...

Why do we enjoy conspiracy theories and where did they come from?

What constitutes a "good" dance?

A hoard of science-hungry academic luminaries join the Naked Scientists to celebrate Christmas

We round off Christmas 2016 with a final rendition of A Partridge in a Pear Tree...

How can we ensure that minority backgrounds are fairly represented in science?

Fossil footprints reveal that some of our human-like ancestors could have been taller than we thought.

Would aliens necessarily have DNA, like we do?

Driverless cars could change the world- but what legal and ethical challenges do they bring with them?

Indira Raman offers her perspective on being a scientist who is a woman...

What do you study when researching skeletons that span millions of years?

The earliest stone tools were assumed to have been intentionally made by our pre-human ancestors but maybe there's...

Could the discovery of fire have been the cause of man's big brain?

Is the ability to believe in ritual and religion proof of a higher form of intelligence? Possibly not if Lee's...

Is our obsession with social networks and relationships the one thing that makes us special?