Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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What is the Future now for Science in Iraq?
The prospects for science in Iraq after the capture of Saddam Hussein
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What happened as the Titanic sank?
Scientists set sail to piece together the final moments of The Titanic
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What drives female Chimpanzees to Violence?
Female chimpanzees can be as violent as males – but not perhaps for the same reasons
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What does it take to Win a Nobel Prize?
How does the Nobel Prize committee select the winners from so many outstanding candidates?
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What does a new President mean for US science?
What does the election of Barack Obama as US President mean for scientific advancement?
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What did the Beginning of the Universe look like?
Capturing an image of the very earliest days of our Universe.
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What did Dinosaurs sound like?
Cyber paeleontologists reconstruct the roars of dinosaurs using fossil measurements
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What causes the Signs of Age?
Looking for clues to the causes of ageing at a cellular level
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What causes Asia's brown cloud?
The brown cloud over Asia in winter is caused largely by soot from small domestic fires
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What are the Consequences of making Eggs?
Making eggs from stem cells could raise ethical and legal problems
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What ancient Astronomers tell us
Cross-checking our facts with clay tablets written by Babylonian astronomers
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West African Chimps on the brink of Extinction
The west African chimpanzee is on the brink of extinction, says new report
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Waves in the Pacific Ocean depths
Giant temperature waves detected in the Pacific Ocean depths
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Water Discovered on the Moon
Lunar Prospector has detected water-ice on the Moon in significant quantities
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Watching Cosmic Events Unfold
Integral, the most powerful gamma-ray telescope, is launched to observe cosmic events
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Watching a Supernova Explode
'Radio film' catches shockwaves of a supernova explosion
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Was the horse first domesticated in Kazakhstan?
Evidence of the earliest domesticated horses found in Kazakhstan
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Warning of Man-made Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels
Sea levels may rise by up to 4m this century due to climate change
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Warning of Global Water Shortage
Water shortages predicted as wasteful users worldwide compete for supplies
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Warning about the health of our Oceans
One third of seafood species have collapsed already, warns new report
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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
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Volcanoes change Shape 'like a Soufflé'
Satellites can measure how a volcano deflates like a soufflé when it erupts
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Vaccinating Foxes to stop Rabies spreading in Europe
Campaign to vaccinate foxes in Europe against rabies as Eurotunnel opens
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Using the mosquito's immune system to fight Malaria
Using the mosquito's own immune system to fight malaria parasite
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Using artificial Evolution to build Robots
Using artificial evolution to design robots that are then built
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USA to regulate C02 emissions
New USA ruling that carbon dioxide emissions should be regulated
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US President calls to ban all forms of Human Cloning
President Bush wants to ban human cloning in all its forms in all US laboratories
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US Moon Probe launched
US spacecraft 'Clementine' is launched to map the Moon's surface and an asteroid
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Unlocking the deadly secret of Bird Flu
Genetic detectives study the flu virus that caused the 1918 pandemic to save lives today
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Unlocking Secrets of our Sun
Space probe Ulysses reports surprising findings as it orbits the Sun