Science In Action Episodes Available now

Microbes from the oily Deep
Sulphur-cycle bacteria have been found living in oil wells 1,700 metres below ground

British Association Festival of Science
Events at the the sports-focused BAAS festival of science in Newcastle

Did Siberian Volancoes cause prehistoric mass Extinction?
Why did 90% of species die out at the end of the Permian period, 250 million years ago?

Enzyme that makes Cancer Cells 'immortal'
How cancer cells keep reproducing because their genes are protected by telomerase enzyme

Bipedal Human Ancestor found in Kenya
Scientists find bones of an ancient human bipedal ancestor at Lake Turkana, Kenya

Warning of Global Water Shortage
Water shortages predicted as wasteful users worldwide compete for supplies

The Effects of the Ozone Hole
Hole in the ozone layer getting 'deeper', report scientists in the Antarctic

Human Tissue Culture Centre opens
Growing human cells offers many diverse new research and treatment possibilities

Art and Science meet in Map-making
Mapping our changing world view through 3,000 years in a new cartography exhibition

Americans and Russians get together in Space
American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian shuttle Mir