Science Articles, Interviews & Questions

How come a banana always looks yellow, whether in sunlight or artificial light?

What are the pros, and cons, of deep sea mining?

How to avoid any graph gotchas...

The Space Boffins spoke to Mike back in January 2020

Why are dogs so cute? We ask an expert...

Turns out cats can embed a cry within their purr...

A 2018 review looked at the relationship between having a pet and managing a mental health condition...

Let's take a look at a few neuroscience studies with the help of some local experts...

Genetics and body measurements reveal that four species of penguin have been masquerading as one...

Functional genomics data is vulnerable to de-anonymising attacks...

Oddjob and Nicknack are genes that are prone to evolve and change. How is it they play a critical role?

How does an RNA vaccine work, and what are the risks?

Understanding where and how the stars of the Milky Way formed

Different efforts to unify quantum mechanics and relativity have led to vastly different concepts of the meaning of...

Why do females produce eggs inside the body, but males have to produce sperm outside the body?

Computers create music differently to humans. Here's one project using tech to perform for many lifetimes...

AIVA are using machine learning to compose what they call artificial soundtrack music...

Are computers starting to turn the tables on us and become creative themselves?

We asked legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman whether Beethoven would have used a Moog...

Statistical physicists have been breaking down creativity into "novelty" and "influence"...

Listener Luke sent us a concern he's been hearing about the vaccine, so Chris Smith weighed in...

How much carbon is in a crisp? Thanks to new fertiliser technology, it could be a lot less...

Who do people turn to when they need support?