Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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International science at sea
International research collaborations feel the pinch of UK cap on development spending
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A shooting star parked on your driveway
A rare type of meteorite lands next to a rural UK house, and is now in professional hands
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Uncovering history with Little Foot's skull
Neanderthal hearing, CO2 emissions in 2020, the Brazilian variant and scanning Little Foot
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Waste not, want not
Novel recycling to make new products
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Weird weather
Why is there snow in Texas?
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Perseverance approaches Mars
How Perseverance will land on Mars
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Mixing Covid vaccines
Can Covid vaccines be mixed?
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New Covid vaccine
Next-generation of RNA vaccine
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Saving the Northern White Rhino
Bringing back the Northern White Rhino from extinction
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Gravitational waves and black holes
Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
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New variants of SARS-Cov2
SARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants
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Coping with Covid
Making sense of a year of confusion
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A year with Covid -19
Looking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
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Covid -19 鈥� Mutations are normal
Viral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.
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The unchecked spread of Covid-19 in Manaus
Around three-quarters of the Brazilian city鈥檚 population are thought to have been infected
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Freak weather getting even freakier
This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
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Vaccines 鈥� the Covid confusion
The problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.
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Covid- 19 鈥� Good news on immunity
After infection or vaccination immunity to the virus may be long lasting
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Covid-19 defeats US Marines
The virus spread amongst recruits despite a range of thorough precautions
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Coronavirus spreads from mink to humans
What does transmission of coronavirus from mink to humans mean for the future vaccine?
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Osiris Rex stows asteroid material
Successful closure of lid on Osiris Rex spacecraft
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Nasa probe Osiris Rex lands on asteroid
Osiris Rex probe touches asteroid Bennu to sample secrets of the early solar system
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Covid-19 mortality
Why is there such a range in the number of deaths from Covid -19 between countries?
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Do Covid鈥�19 mutations matter?
Results from the most detailed investigation to date into SARS 鈥揅oV-2 virus mutations
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Are children the biggest Covid-19 spreaders?
The world鈥檚 largest study of Covid-19 transmission shows children have a major role.
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Why Covid -19 vaccines may not stop transmission
They are only designed to prevent disease developing, none have been tested against spread
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Malaria resistance breakthrough
Discovered in East Africa, the finding holds promise for completely new treatments.
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Covid -19 science versus politics
Are the politicians finally coming round to the scientist鈥檚 views on the way forward?
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Nyiragongo - is Goma under threat?
More than 2 million people live around this volcano, which has become more active
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Covid-19 therapy controversy
Is convalescent plasma really a 鈥榯remendous鈥� treatment for Covid-19?
