Interviews with Scientists

This week's Rising Star, Yvonna Reekie, explores the neurological basis of emotions, and how the brain reacts to...

We suss out the facts of flu with Cambridge university researcher Ed Hutchinson...

We find out about a revolutionary new way to diagnose our winter bugs in two hours rather than two weeks. It’s going to...

We’ve already heard about how flu actually causes disease, how it invades us, how it hijacks our cells and makes us...

Do ants look tasty to you? These ones might do! Dr Steve Yanoviak and his team have found a species of ant which,...

Could the ocean provide a good 'sink' for carbon dioxide? We invited Margaret Leinen, from Climos, and Dr...

Could we trap carbon in dis-used coal mines? Meera spoke to Prof. Peter Styles about how not only could we lock away...

Volcanic lava could offer a solution to storing excess carbon - by turning it into rock! We spoke to Dr Pete McGrail,...

Each week we bring you one of Cambridge University's 'Rising Stars' - young researchers bringing you the...

Rising Star Ben Collie on his work in solitons, important in superconductors and the motors of the future...

This month, we explore a surface that becomes non-stick at the flip of a switch, visit the Paris of 55 million years...

Technology correspondent Chris Vallance takes us through the new technology on show at the Consumer Electronics Show in...

One of the most common addictions on Earth is the addiction to cigarettes, so tobacco and nicotine addiction. A very...

Professor Barry Everitt tells us about the basis of addiction - What happens in the brain to get people hooked?

How does addiction change the brain? Professor Julie Kauer has found that the changes involved in becoming addicted...

Each term Cambridge University’s Rising Stars project helps young researchers to tell the world about their work. We...

It’s that time of the year when everyone is thinking, ‘how many inches extra, feet, pounds, stone have I gained over...

Now, we all know what snowflakes are, but have you ever gone out and looked at them properly? They’ve got extremely...

Are Christmas cracker jokes really funny? What does your choice of Christmas card say about you? We've got...

Which way of cooking do you think will have the best outcome for the healthiness of your sprouts? We sent out Ben to...

In the East of England recently we’ve had a big outbreak of a problem caused by Norovirus, a virus that causes vomiting...

The internet has revolutionised the way we purchase and use music, but just what is the future for books?

Each month we catch up with Mark Peplow, editor of the Royal Society of Chemisty's magazine, Chemistry World.

Alzheimer's disease affects 1 person in 5 over the age of 80, and can have devastating effect on the families of...