Interviews with Scientists

With the latest news from the world of Chemistry, Mark Peplow joins us once again...

The Ig Nobel prizes honour achievements that make people first laugh and then think. They celebrate the unusual,...

We're joined by Rick Fienburg from Sky and Telescope magazine, with news about the night sky...

The human voice is a versatile tool, and changes dramatically throughout life. David Howard studies the voice...

How does your brain respond to music? Meera spoke to Professor Daniel Levitin...

Is music just there for pleasure, or does it have a role to fulfil? We spoke to Dr Ian Cross...

Is that file you deleted really gone? Could someone retrieve your passwords from an old hard disk? We ask Graham Henley...

Organ Rejection is a big problem, overcome by immuno-suppressant drugs. But these drugs are quite toxic and leaves...

Donated organs need to be transported to the recipient as quickly as possible, and won't survive for long. Now,...

A few weeks ago, we reported on the breakthrough where scientists in America had been able to build a beating heart in...

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men in the UK, and now researchers at the Institute of Cancer...

Could we generate electricity from the energy we waste while walking? Professor Max Donelan has developed a way to...

Heating and cooling the average house takes a lot of energy - but filling your walls with tiny wax capsules could keep...

This week, Mark Peplow comes in to tell us about the moves towards holographic 3D TV, how it could take years to pay...

In the world of technology this week, copyright infringement on the "virtual" high seas as Pirate Bay goes to...

Could something in your diet affect your emotions? Rising Star Caroline Stokes explains how you could eat your way out...

The Barnes wetlands site in London lays claim to be the 'best urban site in Europe to watch wildlife, and is home...

The Louisiana wetlands are the largest in the USA and amongst the largest wetlands in the world, playing a vital role...

despite being expanses of waterlogged land, wetlands actually offer great protection against flooding. So good, in...

Wetlands are disappearing faster than rainforests, and support a huge number of species as well as offering protection...

The new standard in black has been discovered! Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic have developed a material using...