Science Articles, Interviews & Questions

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...

Could a plane take off on a 'treadmill' runway?

I’ve been in contact with someone who’s had the flu quite badly but I didn’t catch it. Why would that be?

Just as winter follows summer, the chances are you'll catch a cold this winter - but what is the sticky stuff that...

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...

Who would go faster freewheeling downhill, a fat cyclist of a thin cyclist?