Interviews with Scientists

Where do winter, spring, summer and autumn come from?

What caused the biggest explosion astronomers have ever seen? The evidence points to the cataclysmic death of a star.

How common really is hibernation and how do animals know when to bed down and when to wake up?

It's often forgotten that plants are also hibernators, but without nerves to sense, how to they know when to...

What can hibernators teach us about neurodegenerative diseases like alzheimers?

Will flexible screens let us have Harry Potter style newspapers?

When it comes to hayfever or any other allergies, you can blame your neanderthal ancestors...

Row seven of the periodic table has been completed with the discovery of four super-heavy metals...

Take a look around you, no two people are alike. Even within ourselves, we're always changing but just how much...

What's the difference between DNA, genes and a chromosone? No, this isn't some terrible science joke...

We share almost all of our genes yet, we are totally different. Even siblings are very different, so what determines...

If genes aren't the only factor in fitness, what other forces might be shaping who we are? Could we therefore...

When it comes to flies, scientists can measure changes in DNA and in theory, we could use the same method to see if...

To answer this question, we turn to horses. Why? Until recently, scientists thought they had reached a genetic limit...

Getting fit can be a bore, but what if cardio was less about fitness and more about friendships?

And finally, it’s time to revisit my favourite gene of the month - one of the first in the series from back in May 2012...

with Commander Tim Peake currently holed up on the international space station, what better query to revisit than this...

For my final interview, I’ve picked this one from July 2012, with Dr Tiffany Taylor from the University of Reading.

We all know the old joke - my dog’s got no nose! How does he smell? Terrible! And it’s time for a whiff of nostalgia...

Although it’s a few years old now, this news chat with Nell Barrie, from back in July 2012, still makes me smile.

With my new year hangover finally fading, this next interview from January 2015 was on my mind.

Another interview that has stuck in my mind is the chat I had with Professor Judith Mank from UCL on her work about the...

My next selection dates from September 2013, but it covers a topic that dates back much further - that of genes and...

The first interview I’m featuring is from October 2012, and it’s one I’ll never forget - Toby Fountain took me to the...