Interviews with Scientists

When did our relationship with drugs first begin? Think back to the beginning of recorded history... and then some!

What makes a substance a drug, and why are only some illegal?

How does marijuana cause its famous stoner effects?

Science is usually touted as a good thing, but could their be a dark side?

With the invention of social media, the landscape of news is drastically changing and some are worried about what the...

A perspective from biologist Stephen Curry...

Every wondered how we put together a programme? All is revealed...

It may provide a level of quality control but what can be done to improve it?

Classically, an experiment starts with a good question but with the latest science, that's not neccessarily the...

Guardian blogger and biologist Stephen Curry shares the ins and outs of his day...

Most science isn't groundbreaking; it often builds a picture, pixel by pixel, to complete our understanding of the...

New research into what happens when someone becomes addicted suggests that willpower has nothing to with it.

What's so ecstatic about Ecstasy?

The Royal Society for Public Health recently called for drugs to be decriminalised but what were their reasons?

We've all seen the stereotypical hallucinogenic images but what happens to the brain of someone who takes LSD?

How is new research into illegal drugs revealing possible treatments for anxiety?

Top tips to find your own hunk of space metal...

Rosetta has managed to sniff the comet 67P and scientists have reconstructed what it smells like...

Spot the difference: Meteor, meteorite, meteroid, comet, asteroid...

Graihagh made it her mission to find out as much as possible about Connie's winnings. But first, how did Connie...

Our gene of the month is Titin - one of the biggest genes in the genome.

Vardhman Rakyan has discovered that chemical tags on repetitive genes known as rDNA could be bridging the gap between...

Richard Dawkins’ landmark book, The Selfish Gene, was first published in 1976. I caught up with geneticist Steve...

New research shows the possible scale of Zika virus infection.