Interviews with Scientists

Find out how our ancestors first evolved to walk on land.

Could a common technique to prevent premature birth actually cause it?

Poor sleep habits, including shift work and jet lag, make you more prone to illness, and now we might know why.

Hear one man's story of how addiction took hold of his life, and his path to recovery.

How does heroin work its dangerous changes in the brain?

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...