Interviews with Scientists

The end, perhaps, of chickenpox parties...

How can comets be slowed down?

Could it leave weather presenters feeling gloomy...

How to keep small populations genetically diverse enough to survive

When does inbreeding become a problem?

Where did it come from, and what kicked it off?

The lengths some organisms will go to mate successfully...

And why aren't Neanderthals still around...

And other genetics news of the past month

Why are we so profligate with a precious resource?

What do we need to do to get a grip on the scale of the problem, and clean up our act?

Despite legal requirements to the contrary, banned substances are still cropping up in kitchen utensils and food...

How can we keep people operating at their best?

How climate change is affecting our prickly friends

And what the future may hold for the ISS

In a year of such extreme weather...

But at what cost?

These bacteria killing viruses can target specific, harmful microbes, leaving helpful ones untouched...

Clinical trial results from the 'trans-poo-sion' are in...

Paving the way for medically moulding the microbiome...

The trillions of bacteria who call your large intestine home...

Patients with personal experinece of coping with mental ill health can share valuable insights...

But little in the way of concrete commitments for its regulation..

Spotting the prevailing mutations in the flu virus is crucial for producing vaccines ahead of time...