Why some scientists are predicting a particularly bad cold and flu season this year
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
To boldly go... just make sure you don't have any hitchhikers.
Lunar Mission One launches a crowdfunding drive on Wednesday, which offers donors a chance to have a digital memory box...
The 5:2 diet, or intermittent fasting, has become an increasingly popular strategy to achieve weight loss. But does it...
A 70 kg man has climbed a glass wall using Spiderman style technology, by mimicking the feet of geckos.
Sneaky seals have learned to listen out for acoustic tags on fish to find their next meal.
Bankers are routinely accused of being dishonest - but is there any science that backs this claim? New research claims...
How will brain findings shape future societies? Will we all become part machine? Is there a dark side to brain research?
How brain findings are being used to help convict, or acquit, individuals in the courts of law.
What has the world response been to Ebola? Was it helpful? Was it proportionate?
Why has Ebola been so hard to contain? Some say too little was done too late...
A third of gorillas worldwide have been wiped out by Ebola. Can a vaccine protect them?
Where is the Ebola vaccine? Several candidate vaccines have now progressed to human trials and may soon be available...
Diseases like malaria are not being treated due to the resource strain caused by Ebola...
We hear from someone in a new treatment clinic in Sierra Leone, lending their hand to the fight against Ebola.
What is Ebola and how is it transmitted? How is it treated and where did the current outbreak come from?
UK University energy bills are more than £400 million per year. Cambridge University is running 'Switch off Week...
Lightning looks set to strike twice as often in future thanks to global warming, a new study predicts...
By monitoring Wikipedia, scientists can predict outbreaks of diseases up to a month before they emerge in waiting rooms...
European space scientists made history when they landed a probe onto the surface of a comet, but not everything went...
Evening relaxation and chats at a jolly good scientific poster session.
Meeting the founder of the International Neuroethics Society, to find out the motivations and history.
Exploring the ethical issues surrounding using robots in warfare, healthcare, and the classroom.
Meet Brian: he encourages those with Dementia to eat. Casper helps with food preparation and Tangi helps get people...
Students taking smart pills to try to improve their school grades. What will be the long terms consequences?