Interviews with Scientists

Can smart plastics grab salt from water in a cheap, sustainable way?

With fresh water in short supply in many countries, can we take the salt out of the sea without breaking the energy...

Some plants can grow on salty soils, but most crops, like rice, can't. Can we use genetics to make salt-loving...

How much salt is safe to eat, and what does too much do to your body?

In the past, salt was so valuable it could change the course of history: now it provides a window into the Earth...

Mars was once home to enormous tidal waves, new evidence suggests.

How close are we to understanding and treating dementia?

Is it true that bumblebees defy physics when they fly?

A contagious cancer affecting dogs has been traced back through history. Remarkably, it adopts DNA from its hosts, to...

ADHD might affect up to 1 in 8 adults according to new research.

Have you ever looked at the sky on a sunny day and seen tiny white dots wiggling in your vision?

And finally it’s time for our gene of the month, and this time it’s Alhambra.

Researchers have analysed the entire genomes of more than 500 breast tumours, revealing exciting new clues about the...

Dan Davis, a Professor of immunology at the University of Manchester, is delving into the molecular mysteries of...

Party drug ketamine has been villainized by the media but a new study has revealed how it treats symptoms of depression...

Scientists have demostrated how to hide a secret message using everyday liquids, like cola, wine or coffee. We went...

It’s been described as the ‘hormone of love’ and is said to be responsible for keeping couples loved up but is that...

Can you imagine a robot that’s one hundred thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair?

Watching planets cross the sun was hugely important in understanding the scale of our universe but why do scientists...

The mid-1800s saw East Anglia's own 'gold' rush but instead of prevcious metals, they were hunting...

You need phosphorus to live and we're running out. When will we start to see supplies dwindle and is there...

Phosphorus is needed for crops to grow, so could we breed plants that don't need it? Or use bactieria to unlock...

Poo as fertiliser - why we're flushing away a valuable source of phosphorus...

In 2050, we'll hit 'peak phosphorus' just when our population is at its highest and demand for food will...