Interviews about History

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...

Researchers have discovered the first example of reproduction in complex life, in an organism called Fractofusus,...

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...

Before we started transfusion, we had rather a different approach to blood based treatment...

Robots are being given 'simulated childhoods' so they become 'unbreakable' when out on a mission.

What does a study of 50 years of rock and pop reveal about the way music has evolved in half a Century?

Millions of people live close to volcanoes, but what danger are they in, and are there any long term health effects...

The panelists talk about their favourite games, whether games can change your brain, and the dawn of eSports.

Can technology from video games be used outside the entertainment industry?

Running a marathon anytime soon? The length of your fingers could predict how fast you'll be able to complete it...

Palaeo-anthropologists in South Africa are inviting tourists to watch them at work excavating a new species of human...

Cryonics is the preservation of people at low temperatures, with the aim of resuscitating them in the future. So how...

Different parts of the UK harbour their own distinctive genetic flavour and revealing where some of these groups...