Interviews with Scientists

65 years on from publishing the structure of DNA, scientists are doing some exciting things with this amazing molecule...

Who won this mighty accolade?

Can dogs really smell if you're having a nightmare?

Why do smells bring back the past so vividly?

Could smells be used to break an addiction?

How does smell work, and how did our ancestors smell?

Lithium-based battery technology could revolutionise electric vehicles

We put this slippery myth out with the trash.

Can anyone learn to run a marathon?

How big spleens can help divers stay submerged for longer

Could plastic-eating bacteria be a pollution solution?

AKA - The "swimming tongue"

The Naked Scientists pop some bottles... All in the name of science!

How do companies create the flavours we find in food?

How has our taste developed over evolutionary time?

SPOILER: Taste maps are a lie!

How do insects stop infection from spreading?

How are online companies using our information?

How the space race spawned the selfie…

A new study has shown that an antibiotic kills bacteria AND prevents viruses from growing.

The human history behind a newly discovered middle finger bone.

Is our justice system keeping up with advances in forensic science?

If you've got the DNA, you've solved the crime, right? Wrong.

Is it really possible to create a 'photofit' from genetic data?