Why some scientists are predicting a particularly bad cold and flu season this year
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
如果你保证之间的选择d reward or taking a risk, what would you go for? Most people will choose the...
Some bacteria live inside us, some live in freezing cold environments, others near the blistering heat of volcanoes in...
TB has been virtually eradicated from the UK and a whole generation have had hardly any contact from it so it’s easy...
Could satellite images of the surface of the sea tell us when and where to expect deadly outbreaks of Cholera?
For years, scientists have assumed that the first born of any batch of offspring have a better chance of survival out...
The Cambridge Science Festival lasts just two weeks, with a lot of the action compressed into a very busy weekend, but...
As part of Science Saturday at the Science festival, we sent Meera Senthilingam off to roam around the hands-on...
Fancy a Holiday in Space? If you can afford it, it could be possible very soon...
Is there really any science in Dr Who? What does Spiderman have to do with a gecko? And how are skateboarders...
With the latest news from the world of Chemistry, Mark Peplow joins us once again...
The Ig Nobel prizes honour achievements that make people first laugh and then think. They celebrate the unusual,...
We're joined by Rick Fienburg from Sky and Telescope magazine, with news about the night sky...
The human voice is a versatile tool, and changes dramatically throughout life. David Howard studies the voice...
How does your brain respond to music? Meera spoke to Professor Daniel Levitin...
Is music just there for pleasure, or does it have a role to fulfil? We spoke to Dr Ian Cross...
Is that file you deleted really gone? Could someone retrieve your passwords from an old hard disk? We ask Graham Henley...
Organ Rejection is a big problem, overcome by immuno-suppressant drugs. But these drugs are quite toxic and leaves...
Donated organs need to be transported to the recipient as quickly as possible, and won't survive for long. Now,...
A few weeks ago, we reported on the breakthrough where scientists in America had been able to build a beating heart in...
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men in the UK, and now researchers at the Institute of Cancer...
Could we generate electricity from the energy we waste while walking? Professor Max Donelan has developed a way to...