Interviews with Scientists

This beast is not only the largest of its kind found to date, but also the oldest, roaming the oceans 460 million years...

Pupils will soon be sending mini-computers up onto the borders of space to collect data for their own analysis...

Students go in search of microrganisms to find out which species grow on what buildings - research that has never been...

Despite the media storm, evidence suggests there may not be a shortage of STEM scientists, so why does the debate...

Aged 10, Amy published her school project in a scientific journal and it changed her entire life...

For most, science is defined by textbook assignments, but this is set to change. Will 15-year olds soon be publishing...

Our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago, but how did this happen?

New Horizons' images of Pluto have reignited debate over the dwarf planet's classification: should Pluto be...

The New Horizons probe has provided vast quantities of data on Pluto, but what has it told us that we didn't...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper belt, an area of space which is proving very tricky to study...

Finding meteors isn't too tricky, but working out where they came from is a different kettle of fish altogether...

Philae touched down on a comet back in 2014 but what has this revealed about the Kuiper Belt?

Should our time and money be going towards projects that are closer to home?

A new cancer treatment, which uses MRI scanners to target tumours, has been unveiled...

A new polymer, which changes colour on impact, could help assess the severity of head injuries for soldiers and...

Australia recently launched its National Science Week, kicking things off with Perth Science Festival...

Google's open-source, modular phone has had to be delayed, but will we see more, similar products in future?

Whistled Turkish is an intriguing both for its unusual form and for its ways of being processed in the brain, new...

Symmetry in faces is often linked with attractiveness, but why is this the case?

Symmetry underpins much of modern physics and maths but what exactly is it?

Symmetry and physics have become completely inseparable over the last century, but how do they fit together?

What is a 'Theory of Everything' and do we have a chance of finding one?

More people have access to a mobile phone than to a proper toilet, but there are researchers working to change this.

Why do some sexual practices, like incest, cause us to feel disgust? And can our views on what is disgusting change...