Interviews with Scientists

Is there a certain age or demographic to which alcohol is particularly dangerous?

Where did alcohol originate, and why is it legal compared to similar drugs?

In a gambling setting, apes deploy a similar economic strategy that humans do...

But scientists assure this is only a bump in the road...

A new system that can convert regular plastics and carbon dioxide into usable fuels...

Pairs of dolphins have to increase the volume of their communication during cooperative foraging

A new algorithm creates a fully automated way of monitoring blood glucose levels

Let's meet the fine minds featuring in this Q&A...

How will the panellists fare against our science quiz?

How data collected on marine research vessels fuels the research and policy making of climate modelling?

Whales are so massive, that they can act as a way of storing atmospheric carbon

What kind of data collection and research goes on inside a flagship research vessel?

Nanoparticles harness the infrared radiation from the sun to stop condensation occurring...

The tiny bits of metal polluting the air on London's tube system...

Flowers can alter the chemistry of their cuticle to create UV light that attracts pollinators

A nuclear fusion test in California has created a net gain amount of energy for the first time ever

The arrival of a brother or sister produces a profound long-lasting stress response in bonobo infants...

Seeds bred to grow in a monoculture may not be best suited to growing in an intercrop community...

Plans to bring medicine within easier reach by mobile can only work if enough people can access a smartphone...

Digital palaeontology posits that this fish-eating dinosaur was happier on shore than in the water...

From feng shui to Huawei...

Magnetic signatures imprinted on ancient rocks show the signs of continental drift billions of years ago...

How a new method of harnessing magnets can extend the life of space junk

How bacteria sensitive to magnetic fields could be harnessed to target tumours