Interviews with Scientists

Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...

07 November 2015

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

07 November 2015

I caught up with JBS Haldane lecturer Alison Woollard to find out more about Haldane himself, and her revolutionary...

07 November 2015

osh Schiffman, a children’s cancer doctor working at the University of Utah, has found out why elephants don't...

07 November 2015

Another researcher who’s trying to solve Peto’s Paradox by taking an evolutionary view is Athena Aktipis from Arizona...

07 November 2015

Professor Mel Greaves, to solve cancer we need to take a wider look at cancer across species, including taking an...

02 November 2015

A way of moving objects from a distance with the use of sound waves has been revealed...

02 November 2015

Scientists use to think genetic mutations were random but new data suggests that's not the case and it could have...

02 November 2015

Using clinical records and genetic data, scientists can now reveal a wealth of new things about a person's...

02 November 2015

Modelling of Saturn's moon Enceladus has revealed that there could be hydrogen - a vital food source for microbes...

02 November 2015

The loss of megafauna and their poo are starving the world's oceans of nutrients like phosphorus...

02 November 2015

London is facing fines of £300 million per year for illegally polluting the air. What are the authorities doing to...

02 November 2015

Just how safe is the air we breath? With a pollution montior, we hit the streets to see what we're inhaling and...

02 November 2015

When you take into account everything, from construction to battery recycling, are electric cars any greener?

02 November 2015

Pit an electric Tesla against a petrol car in a time trial and who will win? The bets are on...

02 November 2015

A chemical breakthough could enable batteries to store five times more energy than today's models, transforming...

02 November 2015

Electrifying vehicles may be one way to clean up our act but what can we do about our current stock of cars? Turn them...

27 October 2015

Human space travel is dangerous and expensive but its ability to inspire justifies the costs...

27 October 2015

What did the moon landings teach us about why humans go to space?

27 October 2015

Should we travel to Mars to establish another base for humanity and give ourselves more chances for survival?

27 October 2015

Is science a good enough reason to send humans to Mars? Or are robots safer and cheaper?

27 October 2015

All month The Naked Scientists have been on a mission to Mars but what have we learnt?

27 October 2015

Howler monkeys make a huge sound for their proportions, but what they gain in intimidation, they lose in testis size...

27 October 2015

October 21 2015 is the day Marty McFly returns to in Back To The Future. But how much has this and other sci-fi...

27 October 2015

Why is it that some people in persistent vegetative states can be conscious but unable to move?