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Frontiers Episodes

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    Climate Change 30 Years On

    Peter Evans asks why it has taken so long for climate change to be generally recognised.

  2. Brain Scanning

    Peter Evans investigates recent advances in brain scanning technology.

  3. Superconductors

    Peter Evans asks if high-temperature superconductors are delivering what was expected.

  4. Carl Linnaeus

    Peter Evans pays tribute to Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, born 300 years ago.

  5. The Gamma Ray Skies

    What causes the cosmic explosions of gamma rays observed by scientists?

  6. Ageing

    Peter Evans on how the study of the ageing process has opened up a new field of medicine.

  7. Geo-engineering

    Peter Evans meets the scientists devising schemes to rebalance the Earth's climate.

  8. Amusia

    Peter Evans meets people with amusia and finds out what's happening in their brains.

  9. Invisibility Cloaks

    No longer stuck in the realm of fantasy, the invisibility cloak is to become a reality.

  10. Dinosaurs

    Peter Evans meets dinosaur hunters discovering new species of the creatures every week.

  11. Mars Rovers

    Peter Evans looks at the extraordinary success of NASA's Mars Rovers.

  12. Vegetative State

    Peter Evans discusses new research into vegetative state.

  13. Clean Coal

    Peter Evans asks whether coal can ever be a clean fuel.

  14. Stem Cells

    Peter Evans investigates the current state of stem cell research.

  15. Anthropogenic Climate Change

    Peter Evans discusses climate change with climatologist Professor Bill Ruddiman.

  16. The Solar System

    Peter Evans looks at the extraordinary new space missions.

  17. Time Perception

    Could we be losing touch with time as it should be perceived?

  18. The New Antibiotics

    Peter Evans hears from scientists looking for new ways to defeat the super-bugs.

  19. Human Cooperation

    Peter Evans eavesdrops on an experiment involving students and a pot of money.

  20. Carbon in Forests

    Peter Evans looks at the latest research about the greenhouse effect.

  21. SETI

    Frontiers looks to the heavens this week, and asks: are we alone?

  22. Artificial Life

    Peter Evans investigates a new, yet controversial field of synthetic biology.

  23. Cilia

    Peter Evans looks at the microscopic attachments that have suddenly taken centre stage.

  24. The Nature of Frontiers

    Peter Evans explores the nature of a frontier, with the frontier makers themselves.

  25. A Theory of Everything

    Frontiers this week looks at the latest candidates for a 'Theory of Everything'.

  26. Human Evolution

    Peter Evans explores new findings which have implications for evolutionary theory.

  27. Acid Oceans

    Peter Evans investigates the effect greenhouse gases are having on our oceans.

  28. Risky Business

    Peter Evans examines current theories about risk-taking.

  29. Neuroprosthetics

    Peter Evans investigates the developments in neuroprosthetics.

  30. The Earth's Core

    Peter Evans examines new insights into the earth's core.

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