Interviews with Scientists

Forensic scientists have announced a major breakthrough in crime detection which could lead to hundreds of cold cases...

Most of us have heard the tales of ancient Greece and the majority of the time we just think of these tales as another...

These days when searching for ancient remains and hidden treasures you don’t need to have the magical map where X marks...

Last week's show was all about Mars, just hours before the Phoenix mission was due to land. So did it touch down...

Airlines often get a lot of criticism from the green movement for the amount of greenhouse gases they emit. But could...

Mark Peplow joins us once again from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World...

Knowing that aeroplanes could self-repair would be extremely reassuring to those who are scared of flying, and Ian Bond...

When the Phoenix lander arrives on Mars, what can it expect to see? And what processes shaped the face of Mars as we...

Meera goes to visit Martin Towner at the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at the Open University to...

We talk with William Boynton, in charge of Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyser aboard Phoenix, about the imminent landing...

We talk to a scientist who thinks he has found some parts of the asteroid, still in orbit, which killed the dinosaurs.

Your mouth is home to millions of bacteria - some of them cause bad breath, or could lead to infections elsewhere in...

We've heard about 'good bacteria' but what role do they really play in our intestines

Campylobacter is the most likely cause of food poisoning in the UK, but how does it make us ill? And can flatulence...

Good bacteria help us with our digestion, and maybe even help to prevent infection. They could also protect us from...

Why do mosquitoes find people so attractive? What can we learn from those that never seem to get bitten?

How can we use a plants natural defence chemicals to ward off pests, such as insects and weeds?

Are mosquitoes attracted to some people more than others? We find out by exposing ourselves to a box of biting mozzies...

Pheromones are chemicals used for communication - but can they be used to trap pests?

The link between plants, pathogens, diseases and remedies...

Meet Probo the robot designed to keep sick children occupied in hospital.

Meera looks into the latest internet phenomenon, Twitter.

Just what is so special about gemstones? We spoke to Ian Mercer of the Gemological Association...

How can we be sure that when we buy jewellery it is the real deal? To find out, Meera went to pay a visit to the...