Interviews with Scientists

What are memories? And where are they stored?

What chemicals can we find on the planets outside our solar system?

Late summer is typically hurricane season in the tropics, but what's the science behind these extreme systems?

How have rocket fuel pumps helped those with heart failure?

Cassini's 20-year mission exploring Saturn comes to an end, but what did it find?

Could bacteria be conspiring with cancer to block the action of chemotherapy drugs?

What are the ethical issues facing human gene editing?

Could you help unearth hidden antibiotics?

Would you donate your genome for medical research?

A new type of treatment has just been approved.

What does the future hold for medicine?

A new type of antibiotic which could turn the tide on resistance.

Why don't we have enough antibiotics, and what can we do about it?

How do drugs get from the bench to your bedside?

About half of all drugs owe their origins to plants

A look back at the telescope that changed our way of seeing the Universe.

Cuckoos are impersonating birds of prey to get their wicked way.

Jupiter has its own version of our Northern Lights, but they have an unexpected power source.

Fat gets a bad rap, but could it be key to staying healthier for longer?

An over-emphasis on novelty is having detrimental effects on science.

Early changes in the brain indicate how severe epilepsy will be.

Female Lygus bugs use an anti-anti aphrodisiac to signal that they are ready for mating.

Mekada fish can recognise each other – but only if their faces are the right way up.

Chris Smith gets to know our guests...