Interviews with Scientists

Ed Farnell discusses how the parasitic Schistosoma worm cleverly coats itself with your blood to hide from your immune...

Geoff Smith explains how some viruses are able to spread faster than they should to cover more ground, and infect more...

Native white-clawed British crayfish are in trouble. Weakened by a parasite, this endangered species is being driven...

Full genome sequencing of bacteria could allow researchers and medics to better treat diseases like MRSA, and better...

Interacting drugs, mopping up nuclear waste, treating manic depression by strengthening the body clock and depriving...

Scientists reveal how the intestine distinguishes harmless food items from potentially harmful bacteria or parasites...

Sensors are essential for our understanding of the environment around us. Now, a new project led by the University of...

Scientists have taken the first steps towards interrogating anti-matter and find out more about this mysterious...

Invasive plant species on the Western Antarctic Peninsula, virtual models of the human body, carbon clues to help ants...

British scientists recently used satellites to discover a bulging dome of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean….and it’s...

Rolls Royce engines are regularly inspected to keep them in tiptop condition and running efficiently, but to do so...

Marine biologist Dr Joshua Drew works to help inspire teenagers in Fiji and Chicago about the oceans.

Three marine scientists give their words of wisdom for anyone thinking of following in their footsteps.

A playful inhabitant of British seas features in Critter of the Month.

Dan Cooke from the recycling renewable energy and waste management company Viridor discusses how much energy we can...

Cynthia Carliell-Marquet from the University of Birmingham discusses recycling and sharing out the phosphate resources...

Nitrates in water can harm newborn babies and trigger the rapid growth of algae in rivers, killing fish and choking...

Social Scientist Paul Piff reveals the modern day tale of George Orwell's Animal Farm....

A new drug target to fight memory loss in Alzheimers, the genome of Otzi the iceman, gender selection in pygmy hippos...

David Butler explains how to make the most of our water supply including the best ways to recycle water in the home...

It’s well known that what you eat, drink or smoke during pregnancy can have long term consequences on the developing...

Hear how meat is being made in the lab using stem cells, the flaws identified which could mean those neutrinos weren...