Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Why Some Oceans Could do with a Dose of Iron
Global warming and experiments with carbon dioxide absorption in the ocean
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Why Snakes have forked Tongues
Forked tongues allow snakes to taste double the information
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Why send Humans into Space?
The scientific case for human space flight as USA and Europe look to the stars again
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Why Scientists are sleepless in Seattle
Special edition from the AAAS meeting, the largest general science gathering in the world
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Why re-entry is so dangerous for the Space Shuttle
Why re-entry is even more dangerous than DIY in orbit for the Space Shuttle
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Why Nicotine is Addictive
Researchers identify brain receptors in mice responsible for nicotine addiction
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Why more CO2 means more acidic Oceans
How oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb increased quantities of man-made CO2
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Why is Man so different to the Chimpanzee?
"Junk DNA" might account for the great differences between humans and chimpanzees
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Why Foot-and-Mouth worries European Farmers
How the British outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has spread to Europe
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Why Drug Tests should be Colour Blind
Grouping subjects by genetic markers in drug trials is more accurate than skin colour
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Why Don't Europeans Carry Neanderthal Genes?
Modern humans don't seem to have interbred with Neanderthals, report geneticists
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Why does it rain more at Weekends?
Lower pollution levels at weekends is linked to increased rainfall at the end of the week
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Why do some People lose out on Sleep?
What causes disordered sleep patterns?
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Why Black Holes light up the Universe
Black holes may be producing as much light as all the stars in the universe put together
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Why Birth Weight Matters
The cause of low birth weight in some babies lies in the placenta
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Why are Mosquitoes attracted to pregnant Women?
Research into malaria mosquitos' tastes in the Gambia
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WHO's list of approved HIV drugs
WHO's list of approved HIV drugs now also includes generic drugs
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WHO warning over possible Swine Flu pandemic
Swine flu is spreading around the world. How fast can we have a vaccine?
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Who owns our Genes?
Who owns the human genes in samples held in laboratories worldwide?
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Who owns new Plant Genes?
The debate about regulation of plant gene ownership in Africa and Asia
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Who is your Scientist of the Millennium?
The panel discuss listeners' nominees for scientist of the millennium
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White Dwarf's Stellar Show
Watching explosions on the surface of a "dying" white dwarf star
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Where Our Dreams Happen
What parts of our brains do we use when we are dreaming in our sleep?
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Where does all the Flood Water go?
Why is a flood plain not like a bath? It can contain several different water levels
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When did modern Childhood begin in Evolution?
The jawbone at the centre of renewed debate about the evolution of human childhood
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When did Life on Earth begin?
Traces of possible life have been found in the oldest crystals known on Earth
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When Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided with Jupiter
What astronomers saw when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter
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What's the Speed of the Universe got to do with Everything?
Galaxies are flying apart faster than we thought but why on Earth is this important to us?
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What's the Difference between Man and Chimpanzee?
Humans and chimpanzees are different because human DNA has been rearranged in chunks
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What's that Insect eating Everything in Sight?
Why farmers everywhere need the services of insect taxonomists
