Interviews with Scientists

Brain imaging reveals how we experience someone else’s pain

How humans have migrated around Africa in the last 10,000 years

Is science at risk of losing talented researchers to other professions?

Honeybees adjust the position of their antennae as they fly

A new way to produce a malaria drug using tobacco plants.

The physics behind a healthy chocolate ganache.

More psychology tips for your dinner party, including why a hot bowl makes the world seem a better place...

The science behind frying, and top tips on getting your fish perfect

Can psychology improve your dining experience?

How do various flavours interact when you have a drink?

A wetsuit has been designed which could render the wearer either invisible or repellent to sharks...

Is it true that swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years?

A new supercomputer has been revealed as the fastest in the world...

Levels of unsafe abortions are rising, following public health warnings about Zika virus in Latin America.

The itchier a mosquito bite, the more likely you are to get a disease from it...

Could Tim Peake's mission be responsible for rocketing the next generation to the Moon?

Are we racing to the Moon? Who are the contenders? And why the Moon over Mars?

The Russian's metal ball was propelled into orbit in 1957 and everyone watched with awe and unease...

On the hunt to discover how the patient died, the pathologist turns to the brain...

We've been conducting autopsies for hundreds of years but they weren't commonplace and often used as a...

Dissection of the patient begins...

The first step in a post-mortem is to examine the patient for clues as to the cause of death. What did the pathologist...

Surprising results ensue when dissecting the patient's heart...

Next, the pathologist dissected the lungs to see whether this might hold the key to the cause of death...