Interviews with Scientists

Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...

20 October 2014

An ebola-like virus is wiping out frogs and other amphibians in Spain...

20 October 2014

Invaders are on their way to the UK - setting up home in our waterways, altering ecosystems and smothering other...

14 October 2014

Computers account for between 2-6% of global CO2 emissions, but can energy-efficient microchips help?

14 October 2014

Tackling climate change is a difficult task, especially on an individual level. Perhaps all we need is empathy...

14 October 2014

There will be many financial costs (and benefits) associated with tackling climate change, but how can these be...

14 October 2014

What are the signs and the evidence for climate change, and what will be the consequences? Emily Shuckburgh answers....

14 October 2014

The latest Nobel prizes have been announced, but who won them and what for?

14 October 2014

A younger galaxy might hold the key to solving the mystery of light in the universe.

14 October 2014

A Swedish truck driver has become the first person to receive a new design of prosthetic arm that is mounted directly...

14 October 2014

Yeast expends precious energy to give beer its delicious flavours, but why? Kevin Verstrepen gets his mouth around...

14 October 2014

How much of a threat is Ebola, and what can we do to stop it? We put your questions to Dr. Chris Smith.

12 October 2014

Our gene of the month is looking a bit scruffy - it's Unkempt

12 October 2014

I spoke to co-organiser Matt Jones about the upcoming Genetics Society Autumn Meeting, focusing on genetics and...

12 October 2014

Tweaking some of the genes involved in metabolic signalling could help to prolong healthy lifespan - but could it...

12 October 2014

Researchers have published results from the biggest ever study looking at how genetic variation in people affects...

12 October 2014

Dr Jennifer Tullett is studying the links between metabolism - how animals create and use energy - and ageing.

02 October 2014

Bacteria and fungal cells join forces to cause rice seedling blight.

02 October 2014

A set of 149 papers that were retracted due to misconduct had been funded to the tune of $58m by the NIH.

02 October 2014

A suppression hierarchy determines the order in which a fly cleans the different parts of its body.

02 October 2014

Changes in lifestyle mean that new outbreaks of Ebola virus disease are likely to be very different to previous...

02 October 2014

Why do some yeast cells grow old whereas others do not?

01 October 2014

Tiny sensors that harvest energy from passing cars, people or even the flow of your blood may one day be powering...

01 October 2014

Plants are hugely efficient at creating energy from sunlight. Now researchers are trying to capture sunlight to make...

01 October 2014

Scientists promise us a future where solar cells can be sprayed onto surfaces, so cars, buildings and streets could...