Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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More likely, more intense
Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change
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Deadly floods in Derna
Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?
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Returning to the North Pole
Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.
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Drowning coastal ecosystems
Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise
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Brain-computer interfaces
Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.
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The science behind the Hawaii fire
The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.
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Pandemic surveillance system at risk
One of the most useful scientific tools you’ve never heard of is being paywalled
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Bird Flu is back
H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets
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Ocean current collapse
Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?
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On the edge of a new volcano
A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula for the third year
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Europe’s heatwave death toll
Around 62,000 people died in last year's European heatwave - is this the new normal?
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Melting of Greenland ice sheet
Record-breaking global temperatures are accelerating Greenland ice melt
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Preparing for crises
We have entered a state of multiple and entangled crises. How can research help?
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Human embryo models
Scientists have made human embryo models – or “synthetic embryos” - in the lab.
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Oceans in hot water?
A major El Niño is building and heating up the world. What is the forecast?
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The beginnings of us
New molecular fossil records shed evidence on the billion-year-old roots of modern life
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Vaccinating condors against bird flu
Endangered condors are being vaccinated to save them from deadly H5N1 bird flu
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Brightest supernova in a decade
The brightest supernova in a decade springs astronomers around the world into action
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Return of the Wildfires
The record-breaking heat behind the destructive North American wildfires
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Human genome goes global
The Pangenome project captures human diversity with 47 new genomes
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Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms
The exclusion of Darwinism from the curriculum prompts protests in India
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The truth about the Sudan biolab
Khartoum’s National Public Health Laboratory is caught up in the Sudanese conflict.
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Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines
Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines
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Bird flu: The global threat
H5N1 avian flu is racing across the world. What can be done to control it?
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Chasing tornados in the American mid-West
Chasing tornados in the American mid-West – the science behind the current outbreaks.
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Gene editing breakthrough
New technique to correct gene errors in sick patients
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Animals at the Wuhan Market
What does animal DNA from the Wuhan Market reveal about the start of the pandemic?
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Return of Cyclone Freddy
Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy devastates Mozambique for the second time in one month.
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Human Genome Editing - Promise and Peril
Human Genome Editing: curing genetic disease and ensuring it's safe and available to all.
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Drought worsens in East Africa
Why the long rains in East Africa are forecast to fail again.