Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what... more
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As the famous frog once said, it's not easy being green. And when it comes to decarbonising industry, indeed, reducing... more
Rosalie David is a pioneer in the study of ancient Egypt. In the early 1970s, she launched a unique project... more
In the summer of 2003, Europe experienced its most intense heatwave on record - one that saw more than 70,000... more
Imagine a nanoparticle, less that a thousandth of the width of a human hair, that is so precise that it... more
Darren Croft studies one of the ocean’s most charismatic and spectacular animals – the killer whale. Orca are... more
Bill Gates is one of the world's best-known billionaires - but after years at the corporate coalface building a software... more
The final episode in this series of The Life Scientific is a journey through space and time, via black holes... more
It's summer - no really - and although the weather might have been mixed, the sporting line-up has been undeniably... more
The engineering industry, like many other STEM sectors, has a problem with diversity: one that Dawn Bonfield believes we can... more
In recent decades, we've taken huge steps forward in treating formerly fatal viruses: with pharmacological breakthroughs revolutionising treatment for conditions... more
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