Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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AAAS meeting – Special Edition
Report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference
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A Step forward in the search for an HIV Treatment?
Will the TRIM5 alpha protein help scientists find a treatment for HIV-Aids?
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A Refit for the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronauts will install new instruments to enable Hubble to see more and deeper into space
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A Possible Common Vertebrate Ancestor
Could a tiny eel-like fossil creature be the ancestor of all vertebrates?
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A Plant Gene to overcome salty Soil
A gene for salt tolerance could enable crops to grow on irrigated land with salt build-up
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A New Star Bursts into our Skies
A massive burst of radiation in space has revealed the existence of a magnetar
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A Meeting of Thousands of Scientific Minds in Maryland
More than 5,000 gather for the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting
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A Mate for 'Lucy'? Australopithecus male discovered
First ancient Australopithecus male homonid found in Ethiopia
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A head-count for the next Century
What does a new world population prediction mean for the planet?
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A genetic Check-up at Birth?
Genetic screening for new-borns could be a reality within 10 years
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A fresh Start in the GM food Debate
A conference to make a fresh start in the debate about genetically modified foods
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A drop of Vinegar could replace the Smear Test
The acetic acid in a drop of vinegar might become the new cervical cancer screening test
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A Drink with Dinner might be Good for Us
Clot-breaking protein in the blood is reported to increase after a couple of drinks
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A double View of Jupiter
Spacecraft rendezvous at Jupiter
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A Dinosaur with four Feathery Legs
A chicken-size dinosaur from China had feathers on all four legs
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A Crystal Future for nuclear Fusion?
New developments in nuclear fusion
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A Combination Drug Therapy for Aids
Encouraging results in a new trial of combination drug treatment for Aids
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A Collar to prevent Leishmaniasis
Insecticidal dog collar reduces cases of human leishmaniasis
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A Cloud over the Future of Cloning?
Scientists are concerned by abnormalities in cloned mice
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A BSE blood Test for Cattle
Will a new blood test for BSE also lead to a test for the human form, CJD?
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A Breakthrough in Stem-Cell Research?
Research into reprogramming cells may supercede that of stem-cell therapeutic cloning
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A bit of good news about Ozone
High destruction rates of ozone and methane at low altitutes might be good news
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A Better View of the Birth of a Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope's new pictures show how galaxies might form
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28/03/2013
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ brings you all the week's science news.
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23/08/2012
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ brings you all the week's science news.
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1,500th Edition of Science in Action
Creating elusive W particles at CERN to test particle theories
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'The world is a miracle' – interview with Neil Turok
Neil Turok talks about the beauty of mathematical physics, the universe and nature
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'Junk Food is more dangerous than GM Food'
Two scientists review what we really know about genetically modified crops and foods
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'Fat' Gene commands fat Fee
American biotechnology company pays $20 million for the patent of the ob 'fat' gene
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'Exercise in a pill' – for mice
Drugs that deliver the health benefits of exercise are tested on mice