Interviews with Scientists

How nitrogen fixation improves soil...

Patients who have heart attacks often report having strange experiences including seeing bright lights. But what causes...

By dating stars and looking at how they're moving, astronomers are trying to work out where the stars of the Milky...

By dating stars and looking at how they're moving, astronomers are trying to work out where the stars of the Milky...

Astronomers are starting to glean some first clues as to what the atmospheres of planets circling around other stars...

Astronomers are starting to glean some first clues as to what the atmospheres of planets circling around other stars...

Flashes of gamma-ray radiation in the sky have puzzled astronomers for decades, but some may be caused by collisions...

Flashes of gamma-ray radiation in the sky have puzzled astronomers for decades, but some may be caused by collisions...

The Gaia spacecraft, scheduled for launch by the European Space Agency this autumn, will make the most detailed map of...

The Gaia spacecraft, scheduled for launch by the European Space Agency this autumn, will make the most detailed map of...

Our gene of the month is Eyeless - a master switch that's used across many different organisms to create eyes.

Differences in genetic makeup has a big effect on childhood susceptibility to infections, as Professor Mike Levin...

Cancer Research UK scientists have announced an ambitious project to track the evolution of lung cancer in more than...

Researchers have published the first results from an ambitious study to knock out, or delete, every gene in mice.

Why do some people fight off infections easily while others become seriously ill? The answer is in our genes, as Dr...

With hundreds of daddy longlegs filling the air in Cambridge we wanted to find out why there are so many around

In order to investigate fake laughter and the contagious power of giggles I visited a yogic laughter clinic!

Building a tickle machine: a robot, holding a feather duster, to find out why people with schizophrenia can tickle...

A five year olds favourite joke and how does humour develop in babies?

As accurate as Haweye can be, will it ever replace officials?

We have recently seen the emergence of technologies to help enforce the rules of various sports. We ask how Hawkeye...

Nutrition plays a key role in physical fitness. But can it really help us run faster or jump higher?

Technological advances have revolutionised tennis since the last british winner of the men's Wimbledon singles...

Dolphins give each other nicknames and have a complex communication skills.