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    The UK's Wet Weather and Leonardo's Great Lady

    Geoff Watts reports on a new study linking increased global rainfall to human activity.

  2. Flood Split Europe and Arctic Aquatics

    How did Britain become separated from mainland Europe?

  3. Fossil Findings in China and Corn as a Biofuel

    Geoff Watts reports on new fossil findings in China.

  4. Giant Watery Planet and Robot Physiotherapists

    Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of a distant giant planet.

  5. Royal Society Summer Exhibition

    Geoff Watts visits the Royal Society to see some of the science on display.

  6. Artificial Bacteria and Endangered Parrots

    What might Gordon Brown's leadership might mean for science and research?

  7. Birth Order IQ and Human Susceptibility to HIV

    Scientists have worked out why elder children have a higher IQ than younger siblings.

  8. New Insights into DNA and The Big Bang Recreated

    Jonathan Stewart looks at the Great Barrier Reef's role in the climate change debate.

  9. Climate Change and Our Cities, NASA row and Tracking the Walrus

    Geoff Watts visits Greenland to investigate the migratory habits of the walrus.

  10. On the Origin of the Species

    Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.

  11. Astronomical Discoveries and Future Space Exploration

    Geoff Watts looks back on great astronomical discoveries and future space exploration.

  12. Cooking and Human Evolution

    Geoff Watts dives into underwater archaeology and how cooking transformed human evolution.

  13. Meteorite Hunters and the Comedy of Change

    Geoff Watts meets meteorite hunters tracking down the birth of planets.

  14. Nuclear Weapons Testing

    Geoff Watts finds out how scientists investigate nuclear test ban treaty violations.

  15. Humans and Robots

    Geoff Watts explores the relationship between humans and robots.

  16. The 2009 Science Book Prize Winner and The Evolution of Technology

    Geoff Watts discusses science books, biography, brains and the evolution of technology.

  17. Extreme Polar Environments

    Geoff Watts meets the scientists who study polar life in freezing conditions.

  18. Funding Research

    Geoff Watts investigates the methods and motivations behind basic medical research.

  19. Music and the Mind

    Geoff Watts traces a musical map of the mind.

  20. Anthropology and Environment

    Geoff Watts reveals how anthropology can change the relationship with our environment.

  21. The British Science Association's Festival

    Geoff Watts reports from the British Science Association's Festival in Guildford.

  22. Lord May and Insect Art

    Geoff Watts meets Lord May, President of the British Science Association.

  23. The Future of Gene Sequencing

    Geoff Watts and guests discuss genomic medicine and the future of gene sequencing.

  24. Public Engagement with Science

    Geoff Watts examines progress towards greater public engagement with science.

  25. Lord Martin Rees

    Geoff Watts meets Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society.

  26. The Science of Seasonality

    Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in plants, animals and humans.

  27. Can Science Be Creative?

    Geoff Watts asks if science can be creative.

  28. Attitudes to Darwin

    Geoff Watts investigates attitudes to evolution.

  29. Spaceflight and Weightlessness

    Geoff Watts finds out the use of experiments in weightlessness, similar to being in orbit.

  30. Professor John Beddington

    Geoff Watts is joined by the government's Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof John Beddington.

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