Interviews with Scientists

What have bees and gladiators got in common? Well, Boris Baer has been looking at their breeding habits and it turns...

Burling (known as "chumming" outside Australia) is the act of allowing the scent of bait into the water to...

They're the biggest fish in the oceans, but how to keep track of the beautiful, illusive whale sharks? With some...

Human waste from 79AD in Pompeii is being analysed by Andrew Fairbairn and colleagues to see what it can tell us about...

What did the Romans eat? Mary White discusses how Roman feasts probably weren't the extravagant occasions imagined...

Iceland was colonised by Vikings as a pristine environment, meaning it is now a rich source of archaeological finds...

A slightly grizzly start to this week as we’re looking at Bronze Age cremations. During the period which spans roughly...

Douglas Adams found a very good way to describe how big space is. He said: “Space is big. You won't believe how...

Sediba - a newly discovered, 2 million year old possible ancestor, had a small brain, but probably walked a bit more...

The UK Space Agency has recently announced a pilot program, inviting companies and academics to device innovative ideas...

It’s not only archaeology that can tell us about the first Australian settlers. DNA evidence has come up with some...

Climate change poses many, varied threats to the oceans. John Bruno gives us a rundown of findings from his recent...

David Barnes from the British Antarctic Survey tells about changes taking place in the Southern Ocean and introduces us...

As well as big animals like polar bears that hunt on top of Arctic sea ice, there is an extraordinary world of life...

Climate change poses many, varied threats to the oceans. John Bruno gives us a rundown of findings from his recent...

David Barnes from the British Antarctic Survey tells about changes taking place in the Southern Ocean and introduces us...

As well as big animals like polar bears that hunt on top of Arctic sea ice, there is an extraordinary world of life...

Nancy Knowlton from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History chooses this month's critter

The Tour de France is an annual cycle race which takes place in July throughout France and its surrounding countries....

With cyclists reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour on descents down mountains, and wanting to preserve their...

Endurance events like the Tour de France rely on strong, sturdy, yet fast equipment to win points, time and stages. So...

Geoff Brown explains how he, and his team of mechanics, maintain and repair bikes on a daily basis throughout the tour...

Andrea Peron takes us on a tour along stage 9 explaining the speeds reached, points to be won and the affects of such...

We meet a mix of fans and cyclists who travel from all over the world to see their cycling heroes in action...