Interviews with Scientists

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?

Could seagrass hold the key to cleaning up our oceans?

Do the neurons in our bodies really behave like a sushi conveyor belt?

What's it like to be able to hear again with a 'bionic ear'?

Sequencing the genome of quinoa improves our understanding of why the plant is able to grow in such harsh conditions.

Vaping seems to be safer than smoking, but is it causing more teenagers to take up the habit?

Top tips on how to get your very own space rock...

Desert Fireball need your help to find meteorites and track their origins back to outer space.

What have we found out so far from the Rosetta-Philae mission? And what does a comet smell like?

What's the difference between a meteorite, an asteroid and a comet?

Naked Scientist Connie Orbach won a meteorite and Graihagh Jackson made it her mission to find out more...

Chocolate contains antioxidants but can we really call it a health food?

Our cells are constantly communicating with each other.

Take part in a new survey about genetic knowledge