Interviews about History

Roswell High, Area 51 and Redndlesham Forest - all are places were aliens have been reported...

...but if we can't travel to them, will the discovery be all that profound?

We face our fears and head into the dark to find out when it all began...

There are many reasons to be reducing excess lighting. But is it feasible to roll out over large areas?

Could a bunch of computer programmers be the answer to the illegal wildlife trade?

How did the hospital become an integral part of society?

Fragments of ancient proteins are preserved in ostrich eggshells...

A new genetic test may allow us to start treating heart disease years before any symptoms emerge.

Think you know what the dinosaurs looked like? Think again!

Is it nature or nuture that determines our grades?

When it comes to exams, who decides what needs to be tested and how?

How much scientific research actually gets in to education policy?

A large scale study reveals how human height has changed in the last 100 years...

This is where the press office steps in but how do they ensure their story gets good coverage?

Should scientists be judged only on where they published rather than what they publish?

To assure a level of research quality, science is put to the test using the peer review process...

When did our relationship with drugs first begin? Think back to the beginning of recorded history... and then some!

Science is usually touted as a good thing, but could their be a dark side?

With the invention of social media, the landscape of news is drastically changing and some are worried about what the...

A perspective from biologist Stephen Curry...

Every wondered how we put together a programme? All is revealed...

It may provide a level of quality control but what can be done to improve it?

Classically, an experiment starts with a good question but with the latest science, that's not neccessarily the...

Guardian blogger and biologist Stephen Curry shares the ins and outs of his day...