Interviews with Scientists

The UK’s weather-forecasting service have announced that it will monitor the Sun’s activity. But what are researchers...

How can we form long-term predictions of how the Sun is going to behave in years to come?

Storms on the Sun’s surface can affect spacecraft and power distribution grids. But can they also change the weather on...

Blindness-causing diseases have for a long time been regarded as irreversible. But can gene therapy slow down or...

Why are conservation groups supporting the sale of licenses to hunt the endangered Black Rhino?

With Christmas behind us, many people will be ruing the amount they ate over the festive period. But why do we crave...

New activities slowly become automatic with repetition, but how long does this take?

Barry Everitt believes getting 'hooked' is as much about the environment triggering our habitual behaviour as...

What's happening in the brain when we form habits?

A light-activated, blood-resistant glue has been developed to use in minimally invasive cardiac procedures...

Researchers have discovered variations in how lab mice respond to drugs, highlighting problems with lab-bred strains

Our gene of the month is Headbobber - a gene defect in mice linked to hearing and balance problems

Prof Maria Bitner-Glindzicz and her team are searching for genes involved in childhood deafness

Australian scientists have discovered a key genetic variation that makes people respond to flu in different ways

Researchers have discovered an unexpected connection between the sleep disorder narcolepsy and the flu virus

Prof Karen Steel discusses what we know about the genetics of hearing loss, and how it could help people at risk of...

What happens if you delete the gene encoding an essential transfer RNA in yeast?

Can mathematics model the evolution of altruistic microbes that make molecules benefiting other bugs?

Why does the brain prefer sucrose over sweeteners? The neuronal cell population that gives sugar its appealing...

The sedating medication "zolpidem" has the paradoxical effect of waking up some patients with severe brain...

Contrary to prevailing wisdom, antibiotic-resitant typhoid bugs grow better than their unmutated counterparts...

Whoosh! Money to burn, or not. Why an alcohol-soaked ten Pound note won't actually singe...

Tired of pathetic party poppers lacking propulsive power? We create a much better bang, using hydrogen...

Blown fairy lights are a thing of the past since the strings of incandescent bulbs used to bedeck Christmas trees have...