Interviews with Scientists

Nature's Micheal Hopkin spoke to Al Jean about how The Simpsons is, perhaps surprisingly, one of the most...

We spoke to Professor Paul Halpern, author of "What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What the Simpsons Can Teach...

We spoke to Professor Paul Halpern, author of "What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What the Simpsons Can Teach...

Jim Olsen and his team from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle have found a way to use scorpion...

This week, Susanne and Bob look into the sex lives of Arctic Foxes and the effect of melting Polar ice sheets.

Bruce Livett tells how he is using the venom of cone shells to cure pain...

We spoke to Gavin Laing, of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicne, about why snake venom is so potent, how we could...

Robyn Williams, from ABC Radio National's 'The Science Show' speaks to Glenn King about finding natural...

Ben finds out how to avoid being stung and make a great cup of tea at the same time.

In the UK, this summer has been the wettest on record so far, so what is going on with the weather?

Coal without the miners and goats fighting chemical weapons - we catch up with Mark Peplow, editor of Chemistry World...

This week, Bob and Chelsea tell us about extreme familily survival.

How deep can you go? Professional free divers can descend hundreds of feet underwater with no scuba gear, but what...

David Thomas is a marine biologist from the University of Wales, Bangor. His work takes him all over the world and he...

Fighter pilots need to undergo extreme conditions and still be able to make life or death decisions. How do they train...

Richard Turner volunteered to have his body tested to extremes of endurance at Everest base camp, all in the name of...

For kitchen science, we sent Azi to find out how to make biodiesel from vegetable oil, and to prove that it really...

This week, Chelsea finds evidence that Mexican food may not have changed much in hundreds of years, while Bob explores...

Biodiesel is one option for powering cars of the future, but another fuel we could use is hydrogen. This has the...

An alternative to growing crops to make biodiesel is to make use of existing biomass. James Dumesic spoke to Chris...

It's all well and good being excited about new fuels, but are the arguments for using them really sound? Can we...

Here’s a puzzle that science has yet to solve; it’s something we all do, it’s contagious and even animals are affected...

This week, Bob and Chelsea talk us through blood based bandages and the benefits of cut-sucking.

Most people are familiar with epilepsy, we may have friends and relatives who suffer from seisures, but the disease it...