Interviews with Scientists

Eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables as opposed to 5 boosts life expectancy and reduces heart disease and cancer...

How much carbon could we save if we switched to reusable coffee cups?

Does climate change bypass our fear circuits?

What are tipping points, and why should we be worried about them?

How one species is already feeling the pinch of rising temperatures.

Bees have been trained to kick a ball around, displaying their surprising capability to learn.

Cocaine-use has been linked with a build-up of iron in the brain.

Does the Earth's tilt cause seasons?

A team of scientists just discovered seven new planets, 39 light-years away. Could any of them host life?

High levels of alcohol could come back to bite you, even if you cut down.

With PrEP drugs unavailable from National health services for many, some are taking matters into their own hands.

The story of one man's experience of being diagnosed with HIV.

Are psychopaths really super smart?

How does language change throughout time, and how did it begin in the first place?

Climate affects the ability of the Amazon rainforest to store carbon after selective logging...

A bias towards publishing positive results is making it harder to distinguish between true and false claims in science...

Simulations illuminate a tradeoff between speed and precision in the movement of proteins and other molecules around...

Archaeological evidence suggests that a young woman from ancient Troy died from a pregnancy-related infection

Decreased blood flow in the brain is responsible for post-seizure symptoms in rats with epilepsy

Should we fund PrEP on the NHS?

One of America's most hated spiders isn't all bad: its web could teach us to make much tougher materials.

A trial for a passenger drone was announced in Dubai this week, but how would it work?

How does PrEP work, and is it really behind the reduction in HIV cases?

What is HIV, how do you catch the infection, and what could be behind the recent reduction in cases?