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Science In Action Episodes

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    What's living under the Arctic ice?

    Mapping biodiversity in the little-explored Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean

  2. What will follow Hurricane Dennis?

    Hurricane Dennis could be sign of more storms ahead

  3. What this Lunar Crash Landing might reveal

    Lunar Prospector is about to be crashed into the Moon

  4. What the 1918 Flu Pandemic can teach us

    How the 1918 flu pandemic virus has been recreated and what it tells us about bird flu now

  5. What should we do with the last stocks of Smallpox?

    Should the two remaining stocks of smallpox be destroyed?

  6. What Men really Want 鈥撀燼nd Why

    Is the popular idea of men's taste in women an evolutionary response or a cultural one?

  7. What makes Desert Locusts Swarm?

    What causes desert locusts to gather together in massive and destructive swarms?

  8. What is the Future now for Science in Iraq?

    The prospects for science in Iraq after the capture of Saddam Hussein

  9. What happened as the Titanic sank?

    Scientists set sail to piece together the final moments of The Titanic

  10. What drives female Chimpanzees to Violence?

    Female chimpanzees can be as violent as males 鈥� but not perhaps for the same reasons

  11. What does it take to Win a Nobel Prize?

    How does the Nobel Prize committee select the winners from so many outstanding candidates?

  12. What does a new President mean for US science?

    What does the election of Barack Obama as US President mean for scientific advancement?

  13. What did the Beginning of the Universe look like?

    Capturing an image of the very earliest days of our Universe.

  14. What did Dinosaurs sound like?

    Cyber paeleontologists reconstruct the roars of dinosaurs using fossil measurements

  15. What causes the Signs of Age?

    Looking for clues to the causes of ageing at a cellular level

  16. What causes Asia's brown cloud?

    The brown cloud over Asia in winter is caused largely by soot from small domestic fires

  17. What are the Consequences of making Eggs?

    Making eggs from stem cells could raise ethical and legal problems

  18. What ancient Astronomers tell us

    Cross-checking our facts with clay tablets written by Babylonian astronomers

  19. West African Chimps on the brink of Extinction

    The west African chimpanzee is on the brink of extinction, says new report

  20. Waves in the Pacific Ocean depths

    Giant temperature waves detected in the Pacific Ocean depths

  21. Water Discovered on the Moon

    Lunar Prospector has detected water-ice on the Moon in significant quantities

  22. Watching Cosmic Events Unfold

    Integral, the most powerful gamma-ray telescope, is launched to observe cosmic events

  23. Watching a Supernova Explode

    'Radio film' catches shockwaves of a supernova explosion

  24. Was the horse first domesticated in Kazakhstan?

    Evidence of the earliest domesticated horses found in Kazakhstan

  25. Warning of Man-made Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels

    Sea levels may rise by up to 4m this century due to climate change

  26. Warning of Global Water Shortage

    Water shortages predicted as wasteful users worldwide compete for supplies

  27. Warning about the health of our Oceans

    One third of seafood species have collapsed already, warns new report

  28. Waiting for Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's Collision with Jupiter

    All telescopes are turned towards Jupiter to watch the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

  29. Volcanoes change Shape 'like a Souffl茅'

    Satellites can measure how a volcano deflates like a souffl茅 when it erupts

  30. Vaccinating Foxes to stop Rabies spreading in Europe

    Campaign to vaccinate foxes in Europe against rabies as Eurotunnel opens

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