Interviews with Scientists

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...

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus- when it comes to disgust that might just be true- at least in the...

We all know the feeling that disgust brings with it, but what exactly is disgust, and why have we evolved it?

Zebras' stripes make it difficult for predators to catch them- or that's what we thought before new...

Jumping on water is a difficult feat, but by copying pond skaters, researchers have developed a robot that can manage...

Rock formations can give clues about the climate in the past, but until now, we could only guess at how these...

Regrowing nerves is vital if limbs that have been reattached are to be fully functional.

A new approach to combating all forms of the flu has been discovered.

Our gene of the month is Lava lamp, named after the hypnotic novelty lamp.

Adrian Bird is studying the proteins that bind DNA methylation, with the hope of finding a treatment for the genetic...

Mark Zylka has discovered how an overactive version of a molecule called UBE3A may cause a type of autism.

Robert Plomin at King’s College London has discovered that genetics makes an unexpectedly large contribution to...

To get the low-down on the mysteries of methylation I spoke to one of the leading experts in the field - Professor...

Graphene has some truly exceptional properties. The real killer application will be in something totally novel, but...

We have heard all the hype, but what is graphene actually doing for us right now? What are the current uses of this...

Graphene has some impressive properties, but how do we actually make it commercially? What happens in a graphene-...

Graphene was first isolated in 2004. Since then we have heard the hype, but what actually IS graphene? And why is...

Bonobos can communicate just like human babies, by using sounds with different meaning depending on the context.

Carnivores have vertical-shaped pupils, but herbivores have horizontal pupils. Scientists have now discovered why.

An organism called Fractofusus, 565 million years ago, is the first fossil example of life reproducing itself.