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Science In Action Episodes

  1. Astronomers who won the Supernova 'lottery'

    US astronomers are the first witnesses to the beginning of a supernova

  2. Astronomers ignite Climate Change Controversy

    Paper on global warming causes academic and political controversy

  3. Astronomers hail the Quark Star

    The discovery of super-dense quark stars

  4. Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

    Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth

  5. Asteroid Itokawa is a Pile of Rubble

    Asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rubble and boulders, not solid rock

  6. Assessing the Danger of the New Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus

    How flu viruses mutuate and why we should always be alert to the possibility of a pandemic

  7. Aspirin is a Life-Saver for Heart and Stroke Patients

    Low-dose aspirin could prevent 100,000 deaths yearly from heart attack and strokes

  8. Asking the big questions about the Universe

    Big questions about the Universe and the new generation of people working on the answers

  9. Artificial Human Muscles and 'Muscle Motors'

    Artificial human muscles could give tiny engines great strength

  10. Art and Science meet in Map-making

    Mapping our changing world view through 3,000 years in a new cartography exhibition

  11. Are Women's superior social Skills in their Genes?

    Might social skills be influenced by a gene that is turned on in girls and off in boys?

  12. Are water Conservation Projects pouring Money down the Drain?

    Are we wasting money and water? NB Audio starts at 22 seconds

  13. Are TSEs all in the Prions?

    All in the prions? Controversial research into transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

  14. Are these the Remains of Microbes from Mars?

    Nasa's claims that fossils of micro-organisms have been found in a meteorite from Mars

  15. Are Aerosols to blame for the drop in Hydroxil Radicals?

    Levels of hydroxil radicals in the atmosphere are falling, and why we should be worried

  16. Arctic Permafrost could disappear in 100 years

    Global warming could cause Arctic permafrost to disappear in 100 years

  17. Antihydrogen 鈥� the first man-made Antimatter

    Why go to so much trouble to make antimatter?

  18. Anti-Cancer Enzymes identified

    Human enzymes can detox some carcinogens and new drugs could boost their protective action

  19. Antarctic Penguins contract Poultry Virus

    Did humans or birds carry a serious poultry virus to the Antarctic?

  20. Antarctic Ocean fertilizer experiment

    A controversial experiment is fertilizing the Antarctic Ocean with iron sulphate

  21. Answers to Listeners' Questions

    Studio guests help answer your science questions

  22. Another way CO2 acts on the global Climate

    Another dangerous side-effect of rising carbon dioxide levels

  23. Another Planet only 50 Light Years away

    Another planet orbiting the star 47 Ursae Majoris is only 50 light years away

  24. Another moon of Jupiter shows traces of Water

    Galileo finds traces of a hidden ocean on a third moon of Jupiter

  25. Ancient Chinese Drug used in Battle against Malaria

    How do artemisinins, known to Chinese medicine, act against malaria?

  26. Ancient ceremonial Site in the Egyptian Desert

    Prehistoric ceremonial stones discovered in the Nabta Playa desert are 7,300 years old

  27. Ancient Ancestors and Modern Science in Nairobi

    Meeting our earliest ancestors and the Aids-immune prostitutes helping doctors in Nairobi

  28. Anatomy of a Meteorite Crater

    An expedition to the Wabar meteroite craters in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia

  29. An Asteroid called Damocles

    Should we worry about Asteroid 5335, Damocles?

  30. An 'ethical' Advance in Stem Cell Research?

    An advance in stem cell research that could help avoid current ethical issues

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