Interviews with Scientists

This Week in Science history saw, in 1871, the publication of The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin – perhaps not as...

Often, technology designed for space travel gives us benefits down here on Earth. This is one example of the opposite...

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which is behind the most common form of meningitis, actually wears a disguise to...

We're celebrating the International Year of Astronomy - 400 years since Galileo first made his astronomical...

The universe surprised us recently when NASA's GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) discovered a new dwarf galaxy...

After Dave had built a rudimentary telescope from a pair of magnifying lenses, we asked Dr Carolin Crawford for her...

Researchers have found the genetic root of all teeth, and it may shed some light on the evolution of feathers and fur...

Is monogamy a choice? What makes us stay with that special someone? It could be down to your genes...

Hormones affect our behaviour, but how do they influence how women advertise their fertility? Dr Martie Haselton...

Symmetry is sexy, but just how sensitive to symmetry are we? Using 3D scanning, Dr William brown finds out how Meera...

Why bother having sex at all? Many species merely clone themselves, ensuring that all of their DNA gets into the next...

Tell tale chemical evidence of sponges represents the earliest evidence of complex life - in rocks up to 750 million...

Meera joins Chris Vallance and Mark Ward to discuss the Consumer Electronics Show, and what to expect in home...

New evidence from an old cave could cast light on how our ancestors lived 2 million years ago, as Meera Senthilingam...

Plants make it, bees collect it, and now Propolis could be protecting farmed fish from fungi. Meera spoke to Kelvin...

Building flexible electronics could enable us to make artificial limbs with feelings, or even implant electronics under...

A new way of manufacturing LEDs could see household bills slashed, and even provide clean drinking water wherever it...

How can nanotechnology tell us about antibiotic resistant bacteria? - With tiny diving boards, of course...

A sheet of carbon one atom thick could read the entire human genome in just a few hours. Dr Henk Postma explains more...

Porous Nanospheres could deliver drugs to exactly where they're needed - but we must make sure that the body can...

Metal-Organic Frameworks, or MOFs, are a promising species of molecules which have enormous internal surface areas....

A car which silently repairs scratched paintwork, chipped windscreens or engine faults sounds fantastic, and may not be...

Window cleaners may be forced to join the unemployment line, as new technology lets the windows clean themselves...

Having a material which can tell you when it's cracked is one thing, but integrating it into existing systems is...