Interviews with Scientists

For years, scientists have assumed that the first born of any batch of offspring have a better chance of survival out...

The Cambridge Science Festival lasts just two weeks, with a lot of the action compressed into a very busy weekend, but...

As part of Science Saturday at the Science festival, we sent Meera Senthilingam off to roam around the hands-on...

Fancy a Holiday in Space? If you can afford it, it could be possible very soon...

Is there really any science in Dr Who? What does Spiderman have to do with a gecko? And how are skateboarders...

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...