Science Articles, Interviews & Questions

24 February 2008

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

24 February 2008

Does a strong smell mean a lot of odour in the air, or can we be tricked by small smells?

21 February 2008

When the clipper ship Southern Cross sailed into a living hell off Chile during the night of 2 September 1859, little...

17 February 2008

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

17 February 2008

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

17 February 2008

The older the book, the better it smells, right? But just what is the smell of old books?

17 February 2008

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

15 February 2008

How a diode works, and how this relates to LEDs and white LEDs