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  1. Plastics in the Oceans

    How much plastic waste is entering the worlds' oceans?

  2. Cosmic Renaissance

    Scientists say the first stars lit up the Universe later than was previously thought

  3. Perovskite solar panels

    New developments in materials mean that cheaper photovoltaic cells may be on the horizon

  4. Rosetta Latest

    What have we learned so far from data sent back from the instruments on-board Rosetta?

  5. Lost Beagle2 probe found 'intact' on Mars

    Solution to the mystery of the missing Mars robot Beagle2

  6. New Planets

    The most recent Earth-like exoplanet spotted by Kepler

  7. Trauma medicine

    In a special programme, Dr Kevin Fong explores the evolution of trauma medicine.

  8. The Ebola Story

    Claudia Hammond looks back at the Ebola epidemic to see why it spiralled out of control.

  9. Microplastics in our Oceans

    Scientists find microplastics in deep sea sediments are higher than sea-surface waters

  10. Results from Rosetta

    Rosetta鈥檚 ROSINA instrument measures what water in Comet 67P鈥檚 atmosphere looks like

  11. Orion Test Launch Successful

    Nasa鈥檚 new Orion crew capsule took to the sky and completed its maiden, unmanned voyage

  12. Experimental Vaccine to Protect Against Ebola

    The first results of a human trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Ebola

  13. Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P

    Monica Grady from the Open University discusses the latest news from the comet mission.

  14. Rosetta Comet Mission

    History was made this week as Rosetta鈥檚 probe, Philae, landed on comet 67P.

  15. Hepatitis-C vaccine

    The results of a new Hepatitis-C vaccine show great promise

  16. Antibiotics in agriculture

    We have been warned that we have been abusing antibiotics

  17. Paralysed man walks again

    Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

  18. Bushmeat, Ebola Outbreak, Sniffer Flies

    The risks of huunting and eating bushmeat

  19. Nobel Prize, Ebola predictions, Genetics and Diabetes

    This year鈥檚 Nobel Prize winners have been announced.

  20. Ebola update

    The latest on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

  21. India Mars, Exoplanets, Ebola Update

    India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars

  22. Rosetta Spacecraft Landing

    Scientists have chosen where they aim to land the Philae space probe on comet 67P

  23. CO2 Levels Reach Record Highs

    CO2 levels just don鈥檛 seem to stop rising, despite efforts to reduce emmissions

  24. Ebola Genomes, Memory Editing,Google Drones

    The sequencing of 99 Ebola virus genomes from patients in West Africa helping scientists

  25. Ebola Challenges

    Health systems struggling with cholera and malaria stretched further by Ebola

  26. Ebola Repercussions

    As hospitals shut and cases continue rising we look at wider consequences of the outbreak

  27. Breast milk and HIV, an internet router for Africa and rising water levels in India

    Factors identified in breast milk could convey anti-viral HIV protection

  28. Ebola, Paracetamol, Michael Rutter.

    Ebola's effect on small communities

  29. Decline in Antarctic Fur Seals; Face recognition; Amnesty鈥檚 Video Validation

    Changes in the Antarctic climate are having an impact on the fur seal population

  30. Ebola Virus; Azolla in Britain; One Million Deaths Study

    The current Ebola outbreak - the world鈥檚 worst to date - shows no signs of slowing down.

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