Interviews with Scientists

The climate’s been changing for millions of years. How do we know, and why should we worry now?

We humans are wired for laziness! Unconsciously, we alter the way that we move to minimise the number of calories...

Scientists are preparing to launch a helium balloon with a telescope attached to detect Dark Matter.

Fakes cost economies billions, but this could be about to change with the development of a 3D bar code.

The discovery of a new species of human ancestor, called Homo naledi, has been unveiled by scientists in South Africa...

And finally, it’s time for our gene of the month, and this time - Oh my God, they killed Kenny!

Professor Robert Plomin from Kings College London explains why twins are so interesting to geneticists, and what they...

Meaghan Jones is studying a group of Canadian children looking at the genetic, epigenetic and environmental triggers of...

David Van Heel has been studying the Born in Bradford cohort to search for so-called ‘human knockouts’.

One man who’s been digging into the Born in Bradford data is Eamonn Sheridan from Leeds University.

Professor John Wright leads the Born in Bradford study, involving thousands of families across the city, aiming to...

The iridescent wings of a tropical butterfly could hold the key to developing new highly, selective gas detection...

In the 1960s, only 5% of seabirds where found to have eaten plastic; now that figure has reached 90%.

Headlines claim 'bad' fats, like butter, may not be so bad after all, but what does the science say?

A prototype, 3D-printed robotic hand that can be made faster and cheaper than current prosethetics has won the UK leg...

This beast is not only the largest of its kind found to date, but also the oldest, roaming the oceans 460 million years...

Pupils will soon be sending mini-computers up onto the borders of space to collect data for their own analysis...

Students go in search of microrganisms to find out which species grow on what buildings - research that has never been...

Despite the media storm, evidence suggests there may not be a shortage of STEM scientists, so why does the debate...

Aged 10, Amy published her school project in a scientific journal and it changed her entire life...

For most, science is defined by textbook assignments, but this is set to change. Will 15-year olds soon be publishing...

Our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago, but how did this happen?

New Horizons' images of Pluto have reignited debate over the dwarf planet's classification: should Pluto be...

The New Horizons probe has provided vast quantities of data on Pluto, but what has it told us that we didn't...