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Science In Action Episodes

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    The Temperature is Rising

    Global warming could be about 3潞C over the next 100 years

  2. The surprising Keystone role of the Kangaroo Rat in Arizona

    Results of 25-year experiment about "keystone species" in Chihuahuan Desert in Arizona

  3. The Super-healing Mouse

    Lab mouse that can re-grow damaged heart tissue without drugs

  4. The state of Stem Cell research

    Special edition on stem cell research 鈥� scientific hopes, achievements and ethical debate

  5. The state of Coral Reefs

    Study of 40,000 years of coral reefs connects their decline to human intervention

  6. The Sound of Quantum Mechanics

    The first sounds of quantum theory recorded in superfluid helium-3

  7. The Secrets of Facial Attraction

    What do we find attractive in the faces of the opposite sex?

  8. The Secret of Long Life?

    Have scientists really identified genes associated with long life?

  9. The Science of the South Asian Tsunami

    The science behind the devastating tsunami of 26 December 2004

  10. The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Culture

    Culturing embryonic stem cells is a medical breakthrough and an ethical minefield

  11. The role of Frog Eggs in Stem Cell Research

    Frog eggs could help scientists facing restrictions on use of human embryonic stem cells

  12. The Risks of Maternal Malaria

    Research into maternal malaria that affects only pregnant women

  13. The Risks for Premature Babies

    A major study on premature babies and the likelihood of their suffering from brain damage

  14. The Red Planet seen from Earth

    Scientists are taking advantage of how close Mars is now to Earth

  15. The race to identify the Sars Virus

    The virus detectives who are on the case of the SARS coronavirus

  16. The Problem with Polio Vaccination

    How the World Health Organisation caused an outbreak of polio in Haiti

  17. The Prehistoric World of Boxgrove Man

    When elephants, lions, panthers and wolves roamed southern England

  18. The Phoenix has landed 鈥� on Mars

    Nasa's Phoenix landed successfully on Mars

  19. The Perils of Prospecting for Gold

    Prospecting for gold after the Bre-X scandal: how not to be fooled by 'salted' samples

  20. The Nuclear Smuggling Business

    Chemical finger-printing of nuclear material can reveal the origin of smuggled plutonium

  21. The new lunar Explorers will be Robots

    Ambitious robotic exploration of the Moon proposed by European Space Agency

  22. The Maths of Forest Fires

    New mathmatical model for predicting forest fires

  23. The largest Science Conference in the World

    A report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science

  24. The Kyoto Protocol starts here

    The Kyoto agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions comes into effect this week

  25. The Indian Ocean's mountainous Ecology

    The ecology of the western Indian Ocean is the focus for international climatologists

  26. The Importance of this super Supernova

    The biggest supernova ever seen allows scientists to test an important theory at last

  27. The Human Cloning Debate

    Debating the worldwide ethics of human cloning

  28. The Geology of Super-cyclones

    What rocks tell us about super-cyclones

  29. The Geologist, the Creationist and Noah's Ark

    A geologist challenges a creationist under consumer law in an Australian court

  30. The future of the Space Shuttle

    There could be another Shuttle flight this year, says Nasa chief. NB Delayed audio start

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