Interviews with Scientists

Superconductors are the key to magnetic levitation, from people on platforms to entire trains. But what is a...

Are earthquake-proof buildings possible? Sinan Acikgoz demonstrates how to build tomorrow's structures...

Steel has a huge variety of uses, from armoured cars to and inside jet engines. Do we still have more to learn about...

Could we stop climate change by pumping particles into the ozone? Dr Kirsty Kuo thinks it's a possibility...

New data has been published that suggests reported incidences of domestic violence increase after an England football...

However much you might blame Rooney or Gerrard for England’s recent football disasters, a lot of it comes down to plain...

Some scientists are taking data from the football pitch and analysing it to see how the rest of us interact in the real...

There are millions of fans singing their teams praises across Brazil at the moment, but how does this chanting affect...

One of the pioneers of electric cars, Tesla, has announced it won't prevent other companies using its exclusive...

Electronic cigarette are currently unregulated - so who's using them, do they help people quit smoking, and are...

American scientists warn that sun worshippers risk becoming addicted to the ultra violet rays in sunshine.

This week, 3000 metres up a Chilean mountain, scientists pressed the button to blow up half a million tonnes of rock...

This week marked the 150th birthday of Alois Alzheimer. But what happens in our brains when the disease he discovered...

Scientists have teamed up with games developers to make Cascade - a video game which they hope can explain Alzheimer...

Scientists have grown neurons from arm hair which could help in the battle against Alzheimer's Disease...

How could fruit flies help eliminate Alzheimer's disease?

Amorous beetles stick together underwater while mating, which has given scientists an idea for underwater sticky tape...

A 3D print of the spine of King Richard III has shown that the monarch probably wasn't a hunchback...

One of the biggest dangers of long distance space travel are flares of radiation bursting from the sun. Have scientists...

In the fight to tackle the spread of malaria, could the answer lie in warping the gender balance of the mosquito...

Commercial science publishing is distorting the process, argues eLife Editor in Chief, Randy Schekman...

A protein complex called TSET sheds light on the evolution of trafficking pathways.

How the parasite that causes sleeping sickness keeps one step ahead of its host.

The immune response triggered by eczema may reduce the risk of skin cancer