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Science In Action Episodes

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    The Nuclear Smuggling Business

    Chemical finger-printing of nuclear material can reveal the origin of smuggled plutonium

  2. The new lunar Explorers will be Robots

    Ambitious robotic exploration of the Moon proposed by European Space Agency

  3. The Maths of Forest Fires

    New mathmatical model for predicting forest fires

  4. The largest Science Conference in the World

    A report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science

  5. The Kyoto Protocol starts here

    The Kyoto agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions comes into effect this week

  6. The Indian Ocean's mountainous Ecology

    The ecology of the western Indian Ocean is the focus for international climatologists

  7. The Importance of this super Supernova

    The biggest supernova ever seen allows scientists to test an important theory at last

  8. The Human Cloning Debate

    Debating the worldwide ethics of human cloning

  9. The Geology of Super-cyclones

    What rocks tell us about super-cyclones

  10. The Geologist, the Creationist and Noah's Ark

    A geologist challenges a creationist under consumer law in an Australian court

  11. The future of the Space Shuttle

    There could be another Shuttle flight this year, says Nasa chief. NB Delayed audio start

  12. The Future of Space Travel after Columbia Shuttle Disaster

    The future of space research after the loss of shuttle Columbia this week

  13. The future of Genetically Modified Trees

    Will "new improved" genetically modified trees help feed the world and fuel industry?

  14. The Future of Biofuels

    Will we be filling our tanks with the new biofuel called dimethylfuran?

  15. The Function of 'junk' DNA revealed

    Encode project's first findings highlight the regulatory function of "junk" DNA

  16. The Family that doesn't feel Pain

    Understanding the genetics involved for a family in Pakistan who feel no physical pain

  17. The Expanding Universe

    We live in a universe that will go on expanding for ever, say scientists

  18. The Effects of the Ozone Hole

    Hole in the ozone layer getting 'deeper', report scientists in the Antarctic

  19. The early Humans who reached Georgia

    Fossilised remains of 1.77 million-year-old early humans are found at Dmanisi, Georgia

  20. The Cost of underestimating Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia research centre opened in Oxford by Prince of Wales

  21. The complex Chemistry of Over-Eating

    The drive to eat more than we need is stronger and more complex than previously thought

  22. The collapse of the Twin Towers

    It was fire from the aircraft impacts that caused the World Trade Center to collapse

  23. The Chinese Earthquake

    How the Chinese earthquake was caused by friction between tectonic plates

  24. The Chemistry between Us

    Is trust all a matter of chemicals?

  25. The Celestial View in 1796

    What have we learned since Laplace formulated his nebular hypothesis?

  26. The biggest Bacteria in the World

    Discovering the biggest bacteria in the world 鈥� so big they are visible with the naked eye

  27. The beginning of the end for Rice Blast Fungus?

    How sequencing the rice blast fungus genome will help develop resistant strains of rice

  28. The 'climate change' Beetle attacking Forests

    The beetle killing North American forests and adding to global warming

  29. Testing for drug-resistant Malaria Parasites

    Identifying drug-resistant strains of the mosquito parasite plasmodium that causes malaria

  30. Testing a new treatment Model for Muscular Dystrophy

    A replacement found for a missing protein in muscular dystrophy in mice

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