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Discovery Episodes

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    The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two

    Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?

  2. The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part One

    Join polar scientists on an expedition to part of Antarctica last explored 100 years ago

  3. Self-Healing Materials

    The new materials that can self-mend, from concrete cracks to car paint scratches

  4. The Power of the Unconscious

    The crucial role of our unconscious, and how scientists are harnessing its powers

  5. Gut Microbiota

    The important relationship between microbes that live in our gut and our health

  6. Nirvana by Numbers

    Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?

  7. Jenny Graves

    Prof Jenny Graves on the evolution of sex genes from fauna to the male Y chromosome

  8. Mike Benton

    Jim al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Professor Mike Benton

  9. Joanna Haigh

    The professor who studies the sun and the impact of its radiation on the Earth's climate

  10. Russell Foster

    Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing

  11. Ashes to Ashes

    Could an emerald coloured beetle wipe out ash trees in Europe?

  12. Ashes to Ashes

    Can ash trees be saved from the deadly ash dieback fungus?

  13. 01/10/2013 GMT

    Explorations in the world of science.

  14. Fracking for Shale Gas

    What does fracking involve and what impact does it have on the environment?

  15. Alan Watson

    Professor Alan Watson has spent 40 years trying to unravel the mysteries of cosmic rays

  16. The Future of Navigation

    How robust is GPS and what are the consequences of the system's weaknesses?

  17. Noel Sharkey

    Professor Noel Sharkey on the strengths and limititations of robots and AI

  18. Deep Down Inside

    How deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression

  19. E-cigarettes

    Do e-cigarettes really help smokers quit and are they safe?

  20. Raising Allosaurus

    Can scientists bring extinct animals back from the dead?

  21. CERN and Science in Africa

    The impact of the search for the Higgs boson on science teaching in Africa

  22. The Story of SARS, Part Two

    Kevin Fong explores the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on

  23. The Story of SARS, Part One

    Meet the medical staff who fought to contain the spread of this pandemic

  24. Crossrail: Tunnelling under London

    How 26 miles of precision engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology

  25. Oxytocin

    Can taking the hormone oxytocin make people more sociable, trusting and loving?

  26. Forecasting Earthquakes

    Can we ever reliably predict earthquakes to justify the cost of forecasting them?

  27. Plate Tectonics and Life

    Plate tectonics: the force that shaped the Earth - and shaped the life on it

  28. Quorum Sensing

    Can we beat bacteria by stopping the bugs from talking to each other?

  29. Build Me a Brain

    Scientists connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to see how the brain works

  30. Solar Max

    Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth

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