Interviews with Scientists

Kitchen science: slime behaving strangely...

Bob and Chelsea look at two ways you can lower your risk of cancer.

Sabina Michnowicz speaks to Jason Wray, John Stingl and Brian Huntley on the role that stem cells have to play in cancer

Fiona Watt explains how stem cells are a major player in cancer growth, and may be the key to finding new cures.

Dr Andrew Futreal tell us about identifying faulty genes in tumours, and how these could be used for targeted therapy.

Chelsea and Bob look into Puberty and Death - expolring why teenagers are moody and using computers to predict how you...

What is heart disease, what is a cardiac arrest, Niall Campbell explains.

Anthony has been investigating injecting stem cells into the heart to help it recover.

Kitchen science: DIY hot air balloon

Rising carbon dioxide levels usually make us think about the atmosphere, but new research shows that carbon dioxide...

Bob and Chelsea hear about the music of the ocean, including scientists that listen to whale communication, and how the...

If you thought Concorde was fast, think again. Scientists are looking to make hypersonic engines that could travel from...

Bird and insect flight is still not fully understood. So scientists are now using video backpacks for eagles and...

An object has been discovered in the Kuiper Belt which was smashed into by something half the size of Pluto, the...

The Cambridge Science Festival - highlights from the opening

A trio of co-dependent creatures that like it really hot and how the warming world is causing corals and their algae...

Insect viruses are indestructible thanks to their crystal structure - why is this important? Find out here.

The Naked Scientists spoke to Chelsea Ward and Bob Hirshon from AAAS

We discuss why cars have been failing all over the UK recently, and what was in their petrol to cause the problem.

The life of ancient Peruvian settlers as revealed by archaeological excavations

Keith Dobney studies how animals were domesticated thousands of years ago

Mark talks about some of the more unpleasent creatures that could be sharing your body with you.

Mark looks at snakes, artificial kidneys and how LSD works.

The Naked Scientists spoke to Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon from AAAS, the Science Society