Interviews with Scientists

Why didn't we see Zika coming, and how can we try and prepare for what's out there?

Should scientists be allowed to give viruses dangerous properties to study how to combat them?

Polio is closer than ever to being eradicated, but social and political issues are getting in the way.

Smallpox was the first disease ever to be wiped out by science, but how did we do it?

The UK's longest running study turned 70 this week, so what did we learn?

Could skimping on sleep be giving you the equivalent of the marijuana munchies?

Kat dispels the myth that our feline friends are indestructible when it comes to falling...

A new material which could be used to make blushing robots and 3D phone displays has been developed.

Nitrous oxide has been shown to reduce the instance of intrusive memories from a "traumatic" film.

If you're left-brain dominant, are you more organised? And if you're more right-brain, are you more creative?

A new way to find fatty arterial plaques that can rupture and cause a heart attack is unveiled by UK cardiologists...

Superbugs last days on doorhandles. But if we made them from copper they could kill microbes in seconds. How does the...

Living in fear of predators could be as successful as culling when it comes to controlling wildlife populations...

The Great Barrier Reef is in worst state that previously thought and fingers are pointing to ocean acidification...

Einstein predicted gravitational waves a century ago with the publication of his theory of general relativity. But what...

LIGO directly detected gravitational waves for the first time, but how did they do it?

There's been a lot of excitement surrounding the discovery but how does this fit within our wider ideas about...

Back in 2013, BICEP claimed to have detected gravitational waves, but the discovery has since been disputed....

Gravitational waves made a big splash around the world but why has their detection revolutionised astronomy and physics?

A groudbreaking cancer "cure" has been all over the news, but should we be jumping up and down just yet?

All processes give off waste energy and more and more technology is being developed that harnesses that energy in a...

Everyone is talking about how great the discovery is but does it have any applications?

In 2013, BICEP annouced they had found gravitational waves. How are these different to what LIGO have found?

Given that these gravitational waves only distort spacetime by less than the width of a proton, how did were they...