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Interview'The Russians were the problem in the end': Sailor Matt Rutherford on being intercepted by the FSB while attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean soloLive Science spoke with Matt Rutherford, a sailor and founder of the environmental nonprofit Ocean Research Project, about his attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean and why he'll have to try again next year.
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Planet Earth'We used to go to the climate conferences together. We are not anymore': ESA official Simonetta Cheli tells us how the political landscape for Earth observation is changingLive Science sat down with the European Space Agency's Simonetta Cheli to discuss the importance of Earth observation, how NASA budget cuts have changed the picture, and how the proliferation of private satellites could hinder our ability to view the planet.
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Interview'It gives us a glimpse of a different kind of Viking life': Archaeologist Neil Price on the sea-kings, sorcerers and Sámi who lived during the Viking AgeArchaeologist Neil Price delves into the lives and deaths of Viking Age people, including warriors, traders, thralls, sorcerers and children.
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InterviewPhotojournalist Steve Winter on his iconic Hollywood puma image, the illegal tiger trade and having a black panther knock on his doorLive Science spoke with Steve Winter ahead of the release of "Big Cats."
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InterviewCould psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma careLive Science spoke with neuroscientist Argel Aguilar-Valles about recent research exploring psychedelics as a treatment for mild head trauma.
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InterviewArchaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going'Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments.
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INTERVIEW'The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full': A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universeRadio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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INTERVIEW'We can identify these really early, before the clinical diagnosis': Epigenetic markers may help explain why Native Hawaiians are aging fasterLive Science spoke with Alika Maunakea, an Native Hawaiian epigeneticist, about how epigenetics underpins health disparities between Native Hawaiians and others in Hawaii.
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Interview'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist saysLive Science spoke with a leading epidemiologist from Emory University about her impressions of how the hantavirus outbreak is being managed in the U.S.
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INTERVIEW'Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries': Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brinkAs a U.N. report warns that extreme temperature swings are disrupting crops and endangering agricultural workers, we spoke with environmental economist Shouro Dasgupta about farming in an overheating world.
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INTERVIEW'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter recordsNathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record.
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INTERVIEW'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton saysLive Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive, self-propelling changes in nature.
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Interview'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are the ultimate survivorsIn a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs.
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INTERVIEW'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it worksLive Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them.
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