Interviews about History

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...

Most science isn't groundbreaking; it often builds a picture, pixel by pixel, to complete our understanding of the...

Kat Arney is back with her mythconception and this week she’s been busy researching in the pub...

The story behind a mysterious super material and the man that refused to give it away.

The UK's leading academies have issued a joint statement on the key priorities for UK science after the referendum.

How humans have migrated around Africa in the last 10,000 years

Are we racing to the Moon? Who are the contenders? And why the Moon over Mars?

The Russian's metal ball was propelled into orbit in 1957 and everyone watched with awe and unease...

We've been conducting autopsies for hundreds of years but they weren't commonplace and often used as a...

Why is there no Nobel Prize for Maths and what happens when you finally achieve your life's goal?

University students gain hands-on experience of a new DNA sequencing technology

One woman's mission to find happiness in Denmark...

The mid-1800s saw East Anglia's own 'gold' rush but instead of prevcious metals, they were hunting...