Discovery Episodes Available now
The Galaxy's New Black Hole
The discovery of a new black hole, a collapsed star which can swallow light
Recreating the Earth's magnetic field
How two geophysicists have recreated the Earth's core using a supercomputer
Depression
Depression and attempts to identify the causes of it
The wonder of extremophiles
The wonder of extremophiles, micro organisms which live in extreme conditions
Ants in the city
The rules that run colonies of ants and what they can teach us about cities
Stem cells and the brain
How medical researchers are aiming to create a brain cell bank
Artificial body parts - the six million dollar human
Could bionic limbs emerge from science fiction to science fact?
Repairing the brain
Report on a new centre for brain repair, which has just opened at Cambridge University
Human history - it's all in the genes
Can human history be hidden in the genes?
Nitric oxide - the new wonder drug
How nitric oxide, once considered poisonous, could be a future wonder drug
