Interviews with Scientists

A Chinese man looks like he has a nose growing on his forehead after surgeons worked to replace his nose damaged in an...

How does disturbing our sleep patterns by working shifts affect us?

How can we probe what’s going on in the brain of someone who has a sleep disorder? Jason Rihel uses zebrafish to learn...

One serious sleep disorder is narcolepsy; sufferers regularly fall asleep because they can’t regulate their sleep...

Some animals spend over 80% of their lives asleep. But why? What’s the purpose of sleep and why does it become a...

Researchers at the Universities of Aberystwyth and Cambridge have discovered a marine animal that has a tidal clock as...

Australian radio astronomers are asking volunteers at home to donate computer power to help process their data.

In recent years, its become clear that the Moon has much more water beneath its surface than previously thought. Where...

As our closest celestial neighbour, the Moon is an ideal place for testing new technologies in space.

Robert Massey from the Royal Astronomical Society gave me a round-up of the latest astronomy news.

As spiders crawl into houses in the Autumn, the Society of Biology has designed an app to find out more about their...

When a team set out to map the UK's happiness they didn't expect that users would report their mood improving...

Andy Whiteley mapped the microbes hidden in the soil across the UK but when he moved to WA he knew it wouldn't be...

We find out how 'splatter spotters' are helping map UK roadkill in the hope of conserving animals...

We speak to the team behind one of the oldest citizen science projects - Galaxy Zoo

The parasite toxoplasma stops mice being afraid of cats, but what happens when the parasite is removed?

Are emotions a key part of what defines us as individuals, and subjective and conscious beings? And if so, could...

Kevin Warwick, Cybernetics Professor at Reading University has delved deep into his nervous system to become one of the...

What have studies to date shown us about the effects of technology on the human brain?

Children, as young as four, are receiving treatment for technology addiction. Dr Richard Graham set up the UK's...

Some theorists think life could have started on Mars, and have come to Earth on a meteorite. But is that feasible?

If life on Mars died out billions of years ago, what chemical tracers might still survive?

A technique called optogenetics allows nerves to be controlled with light.

How are ion channels related to diabetes? and how did the Greeks use honey as the first chemical weapon?