Interviews with Scientists

Can renewable energy be stored in undersea rock, for us to access when we need it?

What science goes into making new pigments?

How do we use science to find forgeries?

How do we learn about old masterpieces without damaging them?

How important were scientific illustrations?

Can we make a timeline for the Moon's craters?

Is there a dark side of the Moon?

Why do we run a fever when we get infected?

Our favourite beverage may be under threat of extinction.

A new technique uses existing drugs to transform cancer cells.

How can stress impact on kids' health behaviours, and what can be done to help?

Could the shape of your pint glass influence the speed at which you drink your pint?

What does stress do to our decision of whether to choice a healthy, or not so healthy, snack?

How distracting are you as a car passenger? The answer could lie in your own driving skills....

How can two very different cheeses be made from the same milk?!

It’s not just us humans that take advantage of fermentation to enhance food. This biochemical process also happens in...

We can use other microbes to unlock flavours and energy locked up chemically in harvested food.

Soil isn’t just a source of water and minerals for plants; it’s a whole ecosystem teeming with microscopic life.

Scientists had overlooked the unlikely hero that helps the ecosystem to defend itself.

The pesky virus invades cells and there are unfortunately no vaccines or drug treatments that can stop it... Yet!

Mitochondrial inheritance has spun the scientific community on its head...

What are these strange messages, and should we be using the A- Word!?

A chemically intelligent repair material supplies wounds with just what they need.

We put the panel to the test with our own cunning questions...