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World Ocean's day

A report on the sea to mark World Ocean's day. The programme looks at how the colour of the sea is dictated by plankton and how bacteria plays a part in the tropical oceans where nutrients are scarce, often they can absorb nitrogen and make their own food.

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成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

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