Interviews with Scientists

Researchers have tracked down the genetic factors that lead to the onset of Huntington's disease, to deduce at...

Scientists have discovered a trigger for the regeneration of skin, hair or organs in humans. This could be used to...

Could the hormone associated with breast feeding and mother-baby bonding also be responsible for our feelings of...

How do hormones help take you on a path to a gender? And what can disrupt this process?

Testosterone is associated with lust and aggression, but does it deserve its reputation, and what would a world...

How do sex hormones work, and what happens when you start taking supplements?

Extra hammocks are the key to keeping hamsters happy, but how do you ever know how an animal is feeling?

A little digging has revealed there's more to some dinosaurs' teeth than meets the eye...

You might think it’s the weather getting you down, but could bacteria be to blame for some of the symptoms of...

Research implies street lights can come off with no increase in crimes or crashes.

The Philae lander has detected complex, organic molecules on comet 67P, four of which have never been found on comets...

Mosquitoes are becoming an increasing problem with the spread of disease, but in order to tackle them we first need to...

For the egg and sperm to combine their DNA they first both have to be in the same format, but what is the sperm's...

Cancer is caused by gene mutation but how much is too much and could increasing mutations lead to new treatments?

How do some animals navigate the world without maps? A neuron in worms has been discovered that can detect the earth...

One of the seven problems have been solved but the Russian who found the solution refused the money. We hear his story...

If you have to pop the shoe shop, the bank and the grocers, which way is quickest? How do computers work this out and...

If the Navier Stokes equation is solved, it would lead to advances in a huge number of fields, including travel,...

Primes are the atoms of number theory, but we still can't work out how they're distributed on a number line...

The Millennium Maths Problems, if solved, could revolutionise our World but what will it take to crack them? And what...

Screaming is something we're all programmed to do but why and what makes a scream so alarming?

You can pay for your shopping using your iPhone, thanks to Apple Pay! How is this and tech like it changing the way we...

A binge-eating fish in Mexico shares a genetic mutation found in obese people but unlike humans, these fish stay...

The Cambridge University Eco Racing team have unveiled their solar powered car, Evolution ahead of the World Solar...