Interviews with Scientists

This week in science history saw, in 1852, the publication of a paper by Edward Frankland describing the valence theory...

Alan Titchmarsh gives his recommendations on the perfect pond and Jeremy Biggs extolls the virtues of pond making on a...

Thursday 14th May, all being well, we are going to see the launch of the European Space Agency’s Herschel and Planck...

The Great Cam Cleanup is a volunteer project to help keep the river Cam clean by picking out the litter, bikes and...

How foreign species are coming here and taking all our niches...

This week in science history saw, in 1952, the inventor Geoffrey Dummer present his idea of the integrated circuit, now...

People are concerned about swine influenza from Mexico but surely more answers than any can be obtained by sequencing...

Stephan Zielinski has made his own viral music from swine flu using a simple sequence of amino acids found in swine flu...

Dr. Howard Stone is looking for ways to get the most out of metals as we use them to make jet engine blades. Advances...

Formula 1's a fast paced world where cars can race at up to 220 mph in certain conditions but for these cars to...

How can we solve the problem of steering articulated trailers independently? Andrew Odhams believes he has the answer.

This week in science history saw, in 1878, Louis Pasteur give his important lecture on his evidence in support of ‘germ...

A new strain of swine flu seems to be spreading across the world - originating in Mexico. Paul Digard explains how pig...

Ben Valsler met up with Jo Dicks, Principal Scientific Officer for Cambridge Council, to find out how urban air quality...

Hand-held environmental monitors would allow people to track their own exposure to pollutants - Professor Rod Jones has...

We sent Meera out and about in Cambridge to find out how to monitor the atmosphere on the move...

What happens on the sea shore can impact on the atmosphere across the country, as Stephen Ashworth explained to Chris...

This week in science history saw, in 1990, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the largest and most advanced...

On the 19th April 1943, Dr Albert Hoffman tested a substance he had derived from Ergot, and discovered it's strong...

This month's technology update looks at 'home-brew' technology and a step towards interactive, hands...

This week in science history saw, in 1923, purified extracts of the hormone insulin being made widely available for the...

On the 7th of April 2001, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched to orbit and survey Mars. It has supplied vital...

Meera took the opportunity to visit Shamwari Game Reserve, to see the animals there and discover the changing role of...

The Born Free Foundation rescues abused animals, and allows them to live out the rest of their lives in natural...