Interviews with Scientists

When we save something on the cloud where is it actually kept and how much energy is needed to keep it there?

How much of our personal data are we sharing and should we be doing something to keep it more private?

A nap during the day helps with the retention of important memories.

A mathematical model has been used to explore different approaches to minimising antibiotic resistance.

Unconscious perception does not exist.

The elemental carbon in cigarette smoke causes inflammation and, ultimately, chronic lung disease... emphysema in...

Why do the bacteria in deep-sea mussels have so many toxin- like genes?

A forest fire of enormous proportions is devastating the people and biodiversity of Indonesia.

This week scientists have picked apart the qualities needed to make a good leader in both humans and the animal...

Tomorrow's Engineers Week aims to inspire the next generation of engineers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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