Interviews with Scientists

An important resource that we find in deep dark places are the metals and minerals we need for industry and everyday...

Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that's becoming increasingly common; in fact, the incidence of the disease has...

We are looking at life that flourishes in the absence of input from the Sun, in other words, some of the most...

It’s not just rock that can block sunlight: water does too, and you need only descend a few hundred metres to enter the...

Another source of energy for deep sea species is the bodies of whales and other animals that fall to the sea bed. Nick...

Dr Dan Stark explains what we're looking for at the very edge of our observational limits...

How do you communicate the concept of the Cosmic Microwave Background to families and children. Andrew Pontzen...

Katie Birkwood introduces us to Sir Fred Hoyle, through the objects he left with St John's College, Cambridge...

Dominic Ford explains what an Astrolabe is, and how you can make one at home...

Louise Ogden continues her series looking at our large telescopes by introducing the Chandra x-ray observatory...

What goes on at an Institute of Astronomy open day? Carolin Crawford explains what happens once the doors are opened...

Brian Greene, author of "The Hidden Reality" explains the possibility and probability of there being more...

Also this week, a pair of papers in the journal Nature have shed some light on how human sperm cells react to the...

One of the most promising technologies for tackling rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is known as ‘Carbon...

Any hypothesis on multiverses will remain just that, a hypothesis, until experimental physicists can find observations...

Meera and Dave have been out to the Diamond synchrotron, an electron accelerator, based in Didcot, Oxfordshire where...

‘Spear throwers’ are long sticks with hooked ends that are used to hurl spears accurately over long distances. They are...

Dr Papadopoulos takes us through depictions of warriors in ancient Aegean art.

A new study sheds doubt on the long held idea that Homo sapiens evolved from East Africa...

Stone tools and animal remains from 12,000 years ago have been found in the Californian channel islands.

New evidence suggests humans used fire as early as 400,000 years ago. This coincides with the date Neanderthals are...

Scientists at Stanford University in California have discovered how certain changes in our DNA have sculpted the...

If you've ever neglected a houseplant, you'll know this problem - when you finally come to water it, the...

We offer a rundown of some of the top price-tags on marine species we like to eat and wear