Interviews with Scientists

Are there dunes on Pluto?

Can Ribena help dye your hair?

Why do sharks really attack swimmers?

How big is the impact of farming methods on our carbon footprint?

Can social contact stave off dementia?

A couple discuss their experiences of being scientists and parents.

The shape and exact location of certain brain regions is linked to intelligence, life satisfaction and other...

Aspirin helps to reduce inflammation and the number of strokes associated with tuberculous meningitis.

Pharmaceutical companies are making high-quality chemical probes available to the research community.

The techniques used by bats to navigate space in three dimensions are becoming clearer.

Should we colonise space?

Can we take our plants with us into space?

What will our rockets of the future look like?

What health issues might humanity face in space?

What would a trip into space feel like?

Could we one day take holidays on another planet?

Is there life on the red planet? How can we find out?

How would we find a suitable new planet? Are there any planets with atmospheres like ours?

Would you leave Earth if you had to? Why would we need to leave at all?

What does the space race have to do with better contact lenses and safer eye surgeries? This week's Down to Earth...

How prevalent are allergies in the population?

Why are peanut allergies so dangerous, and what can be done to help?

Are allergies on the rise because we are not getting dirty enough?

What's going on in the body when someone has an allergic reaction?