Discovery Episodes Available now
Natural selection and healing
How the theory of natural selection is becoming important in healing
Allergies
A new strategy for tackling all allergies
European space mapping
The European Space Agency approves a satellite to map cosmic microwaves
Ultrasound scanning
The insights afforded by the use of ultrasound scans on an unborn foetus
Chernobyl - ten years on
A report on the effects of radiation on people's DNA, 10 years after Chernobyl
Life in a box versus life in space
Can life be made to survive in a box, the programme looks at the Ecotron project
Traditional and non-traditional materials
From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable
Domestic duties in Space
Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle
Prion Proteins
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
Building Stonehenge
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
