Science In Action Episodes Available now

Amazonian fires likely to worsen
Is it going to be a particularly bad burning season for Brazil’s rainforest?

Cracking the case of the Krakatoa volcano collapse
Scientists investigate the precise physical events around last year’s lethal eruption.

Keeping tabs on nuclear weapons
Can science overcome the political impasse in nuclear proliferation policy?

The snowball effect of Arctic fires
The long term consequences of the intense burning across the region

The human danger – for sharks
A global appetite for shark meat and fins threatens these iconic predators

The moon landing and another big space anniversary
The comet Shoemaker – Levy 9 spectacularly crashed into Jupiter 25 years ago.

'Free' water and electricity for the world?
The solar panel which simultaneously produces electricity and purifies water

Analysing the European heatwave
An analysis of weather and climate variables shows global warming had a role

Is climate change driving Europe’s current heatwave?
Scientists are unpicking the influence of anthropogenic forces on this event as it happens

Iran’s nuclear plans
What the threat to increase stockpiles of uranium really means