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Science In Action Episodes

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    Gene Editing Controversy

    A researcher in China claims to have modified the genes of two baby girls

  2. Goodbye Jet Engine?

    The futuristic electric aircraft with no motors powered by 鈥業onic Wind鈥�.

  3. Science in Trump鈥檚 America

    Can political changes following the US midterm elections alter US science policy?

  4. Our Geological Junk

    Changing the planet with our waste.

  5. A Milky Way Merger

    An impact with another galaxy 10 billion years ago filled the Milky Way with stars

  6. Why Free Movement is Crucial for Science

    Concerns that Brexit and wider global movement will affect the progress of science

  7. Did the Climate Add to the Demise of Angkor?

    How did drought and intense monsoons help the demise of the ancient Khmer city of Angkor?

  8. Will Earth Run Out Of Food?

    Future food production will break planetary boundaries, if we don鈥檛 make changes

  9. Sulawesi 鈥� Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption

    The geology that makes Sulawesi a natural disaster hotspot

  10. Hayabusa 2鈥檚 Rovers Land on Asteroid

    Two rovers on the Japanese space mission Hayabusa 2 land safely on the asteroid Ryugu

  11. Dickinsonia 鈥� The Earliest Known Animal

    558-million-year-old fat reveals that Dickinsonia was the earliest known animal

  12. The Path of Hurricane Florence

    Why Hurricane Florence is headed for the US Eastern seaboard and the impacts of landfall

  13. The True Cost of the Brazil Museum Fire

    The cost to science of the fire which destroyed Brazil鈥檚 National Museum

  14. Devastating Floods in Kerala

    The monsoon dropped a month鈥檚 rain in just two days, causing extreme flooding in SW India

  15. Fungal Threat to World鈥檚 Favourite Banana

    The Cavendish banana is globally threatened by a fungal disease. Can genetics save it?

  16. Weed-killer 鈥� 鈥楻oundup鈥�, Science and the Law

    US jury rules on herbicide, Roundup鈥檚 link to cancer, does the science agree?

  17. Nasa's Solar Probe Launch

    Nasa鈥檚 Parker Solar Probe hopes to 鈥榯ouch the Sun鈥� in 2025

  18. Drought and the Mayans

    Measuring the extent of the drought that contributed to collapse of Classic Maya Society

  19. Water on Mars

    Scientists have used radar technology to discover water beneath the surface of Mars

  20. Heatwaves and Droughts

    How the current Northern hemisphere heatwaves and droughts link to global warming

  21. New Neutrino Source Found

    Flaring blazar is a new astrophysical source of nature鈥檚 ghost particles

  22. Bringing Back the Northern White Rhino

    Scientists create hybrid embryos of extremely rare northern white rhino

  23. Japanese Space Mission Hayabusa 2 Reaches Asteroid

    Japanese space mission Hayabusa 2 successfully reaches boulder strewn asteroid - Ryugu

  24. Hazard Mapping the Guatemalan Volcano

    Understanding the risks and hazards of volcanic eruptions

  25. Antarctic Ice Melt and Sea Level Rise

    The rate of sea level rise from melting ice sheets in Antarctica has trebled

  26. Selling Dinosaurs to Private Collectors

    Does the science of palaeontology suffer when dinosaur fossils are sold privately?

  27. The Dunes of Pluto

    There are dunes on Pluto, but they are grains of frozen methane, not sand

  28. New Pill To Monitor Your Gut

    A new device has been developed to detect processes inside your gut in real-time

  29. Human Activity Threatens Conservation

    Human activity threatens conservation through roads, urbanisation and grazing

  30. Origin of Deadly Amphibian Fungus Found

    Traced to the Korean peninsula and spread by trade, over 700 species have been infected

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