Interviews with Scientists

One big area where sequencing technology has made an impact is in our understanding of the genetic faults and...

Since the first human genome was decoded, sequencing technology has sped up almost unimaginably and the cost has...

An Alzheimer's protein relieves paralysis in MS, the mechanism behind sex discrepancy in life expectancy, cuckoos...

In November 2011, one of NASA’s most ambitious missions yet, mounted to explore Mars, blasted off destined for the red...

Professor John Zarnecki discusses the challenges of unknown environments when exploring our solar system...

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia is a parasitic disease that infects more than 200 million people. Adults...

In 2006, scientists discovered that plants produce significant amounts of the greenhouse gas, methane. The research...

Finding Your Own Path - The Seeker Project

When your mind gets stage fright, things can go horribly wrong. Thankfully, sport psychologists are on hand to help as...

As well as biological improvements, many of today’s sporting successes are down to advances to technology, including...

When it comes to technology and the use of technology in sports, there's one sporting event that’s miles ahead....

Kingston University’s exercise physiologist Chris Easton puts Naked Scientist Meera Senthilingam through her paces......

Sometimes, science and technology may take its role in sport a little too far. So far, that it is then banned for...

How is scientific insight applied to improve the performance of team GB? We meet one of the scientists applying...

We’re investigating what it takes to become an elite athlete. As important as innate talent is, it’s not enough to make...

What does it take to win Olympic gold? The right genetics, training, attitude, and technology all combine in an elite...

Military developments have taken the jet engine in a new direction. Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL)...

The conditions in a Jet engine - very high temperatures & incredible forces - are very challenging, requiring...

World War Two saw huge developments in aero engines, from the Merlin that powered the Hurricanes and Spitfires deployed...

From the efforts that preceded the Wright brother's official first sustained heavier-than-air-flight, through to...

Back in time now almost 50,000 years to the final days of the Neanderthals and the rise of modern man. Research has...