Interviews with Scientists

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...

Last September, LIGO found a blip on their radars, which they later verified were gravitational waves, but where did...

Scientists annouced the detection of these elusive ripples in spacetime but what are they? And why has it taken so long...

Are human big brains the equivalent of the peacock's tail?

Do men really have more partners than women, and why are we having less sex than ever?

When women come off birth control there can be a drop in marital satisfaction, according to research...

Is kissing really seen as romantic the world over? It's less common than you might think...

What happens to the chemistry in your brain when you fall in love?

How has dating changed through time, and is technology having an impact?

Top psychology dating tips on how to find the one, and how to try and make sure they like you back?

Find out how they do it on the discovery channel, with a journey through the dating habits of the animal kingdom.

Why does it take "two to tango" when you need to make babies?

And finally it’s time for our Gene of the Month, and this time it’s the cute and cuddly Panda.

Suzi Gage and her colleagues at Bristol University are unpicking how lifestyle factors interact with genes to...

Professor Azim Surani discusses the recent global summit on genome editing held in Washington in December.