Interviews with Scientists

The science of what we eat featured highly in the Biology Zone at the Cambridge Science Festival. Meera followed her...

You've heard the saying "lies, damned lies and statistics", now Ben Goldacre joins us to talk about how...

Diana O'Carroll meets Dr Chris Cox to find out how a mobile phone compresses data, and why we could soon be...

You may take your telephone for granted, but it all started this week in 1876...

Is sword swallowing an ancient art, or just a magic trick? Dan Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Federation...

Astronomical objects often pass by the Earth. This week saw DD45 pass within the orbit of the Moon, only twice as far...

The Wellcome Trust's Darwin initiatives see the science of Darwin taken into schools. Meera went along for the...

Meera catches up with Kelvin Kemm for the latest news from South Africa, including unmanned aeroplanes transporting...

This week in 1869, Mendeleev proposed the periodic table now adorning chemistry labs the world over...

Nicola Phillips, from the ABC Radio National's Science Show, speaks to John Long from Museum Victoria about the...

Comedian Robin Ince is currently touring the UK wilth 'Bleeding Heart Liberal', a show inspired by science...

What happens in the brain when we hear laughter? Is there a neuronal basis to why we find the giggles so compelling...

As part of the Routes programme from Channel 4 and the Wellcome Trust, Nivea Funny Women award winner Katherine Ryan...

The world's first online music festival - Geek Pop, is dedicated to science inspired music - Vicky West explains...

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...