Interviews with Scientists

Some of the templates used for coronavirus tests no longer match sequences of the virus itself...

NASA have blasted a laser cooling lab to the International Space Station. What are they planning?

Condensate researcher Lindsay LeBlanc is looking into quantum computer memory...

Physicist Rob Nyman is turning photons of light into a single super-photon. How does it work?

Wieman won a Nobel prize for making a Bose-Einstein condensate - seventy years after they were predicted...

What is the fifth state of matter? Two physicists tackle the subject...

A key study covered in last week’s show has been retracted by the authors, who couldn't verify the data...

A private company has launched humans into orbit for the first time. What does this mean for space travel?

The largest ever all-electric aeroplane has recently been on its maiden voyage...

Scientists have developed a material that stops fungi from growing on surfaces...

It's best to go shopping when the stores are quietest. We test out an app that helps you find out...

An in-depth review of the science so far suggests physical distancing, facemasks, and eye protection help...

Why is it so hard to make a coronavirus vaccine?

How do you distribute vaccines to a global population?

Why are there so many vaccine projects at once?

What's lurking inside cancer cells?

What role might genes play in COVID-19?

World Health Organisation has suspended clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine

What chemical fingerprints does COVID-19 leave in the bloodstream?

Using insects as a marker for soil biodiversity

Combining treatments to increase sensitivity to anti-fungal drugs

Some asymptomatic hospital staff are carrying coronavirus...

How long did it take cave fish to optimise to their environment?

Genetic plasticity of sparrows may help them survive and adapt