Interviews with Scientists

Juno rockets to Jupiter and deputy principle investigator of the mission explains how much of a feat this is...

Could clever canines hold the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease?

Dogs have the rare ability to tell emotional expressions apart, and not only for each other, but for humans.

Has our obsession with 'purebreeds' negatively impacted dogs' qualities of life?

New evidence suggests wolves were domesticated twice, but how and why did this occur?

How can we simulate touch in a virtual environment?

How does VR work, and how is it set to change how we play games?

Do women really synchronise their periods when living together?

A gene found in a quarter of the population, especially redheads, can increase the risks of melanoma from sun damage.

Most studies using mice to investigate pain are only using males, which could mean medication is not as effective for...

Once developed, vaccines can be slow to produce. Now new research suggests a way that might help speed up the process.

All plants use light to gain energy through photosynthesis but cyanobacteria does it that bit better...

Are diamonds little more than just a lump of coal?

What is biodiversity and can it survive urbanisation?

When we think of wildlife we don't tend to consider old demolition sites prime habitats, but maybe we should give...

Can we sell biodiversity to policy makers my showing it can make a profit?

What gives you the edge in professional sport?

With so many people living on this planet is it time to think about conservation in terms of them?

How do animals respond when we build on their habitats?

After 277 attempts, Dolly - the world’s first cloned mammal, was born on the 5th July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in...

And finally it’s time for our gene of the month, and this time it’s Roundabout.

Big data is the big thing in science right now, with researchers around the world generating and trawling through...

Jennifer Symonds is discovering how FGFs help to make your mouth water - by building salivary glands during...

Abbie Fearon, a researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, gave me the low-down on cellular...