Putting numbers on how well looked after the animals that end up on our plate are...
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
13 February 2011
Now here’s a question... What colour are dinosaurs? It’s an issue that puzzled palaeontologists since fossils of the...
11 February 2011
Coral reefs have evolved a spectacular solution to the problem of having sex while being rooted firmly to the seabed.
11 February 2011
How do jellyfish find each other to have sex and make more jellyfish? And are these prolific beasties really on the...
11 February 2011
A gender-bending critter reveals what life is like as a male and then female.
06 February 2011
Scientists at the University of Sydney have used a safe electrical technique to boost our problem-solving abilities...
06 February 2011
Documentaries filmed underwater tend to give the impression that it’s a quiet, even, serene environment beneath the...
06 February 2011
What is a computer chip and how does it really work? Meera and Dave investigate...
06 February 2011
ARM Holdings are a world leader in developing digital solutions and two of the projects they're working on at the...
06 February 2011
As the internet and our reliance on computers grows, so does the amount of energy that this industry consumes, which...
03 February 2011
When thousands of Nassau groupers gather to mate on Caribbean coral reefs, fishermen find them an irresistible target.
31 January 2011
Physical sciences director Trevor Rayment looks back at Diamond's highlights and developments in 2010...
31 January 2011
Charles cockell explains how microbes are eating away at out coastline...
31 January 2011
One recent, and fast developing, area of Chemistry is the design and use of Metal-Organic Frameworks. They have...
30 January 2011
Whilst driving on motorways or busy roads at night, many of us will have noticed the small beacons of light in the...
30 January 2011
New research sheds light on how some bacteria are capable of extremely quick genetic change, incorporating whole...
30 January 2011
In today’s world, it can seem as if there were more earthquakes than ever before and scientists at the British...
30 January 2011
Leprosy is caused by an infection of Mycobacterium bacteria, the same family as the pathogens that cause TB. Most...
30 January 2011
To help us understand leprosy, it’s important to look into the past and see what evidence we can find from when and...
25 January 2011
The first stars ended the dark ages of the universe pouring heat, light and heavier elements into an otherwise cold,...
25 January 2011
Gamma ray flashes seemingly coming from thunderstorms have been a mystery since first being identified in 1994. Now,...
25 January 2011
All you need to know about relativity...
23 January 2011
Researchers at Imperial College in London have discovered an unusual process which is happening in a contagious form of...
23 January 2011
Coral reefs are regarded as the rainforest of the sea. They play a vital role in marine ecosystems and now, a new reef...