Science In Action Episodes Available now

Ancient Ancestors and Modern Science in Nairobi
Meeting our earliest ancestors and the Aids-immune prostitutes helping doctors in Nairobi

Sleeping with the Light off is good for our Eyes
Babies who sleep with the light on may be more likely to grow up to be near-sighted

What should we do with the last stocks of Smallpox?
Should the two remaining stocks of smallpox be destroyed?

What did Dinosaurs sound like?
Cyber paeleontologists reconstruct the roars of dinosaurs using fossil measurements

Our first Meat-eating Ancestor?
A 2.5-million-year-old addition to the human family tree has been found in Ethiopia

The biggest Bacteria in the World
Discovering the biggest bacteria in the world – so big they are visible with the naked eye

Policing the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
A new monitor network will be able to detect clandestine nuclear tests

The Human Cloning Debate
Debating the worldwide ethics of human cloning

Who owns new Plant Genes?
The debate about regulation of plant gene ownership in Africa and Asia

A drop of Vinegar could replace the Smear Test
The acetic acid in a drop of vinegar might become the new cervical cancer screening test