Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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The gender bending chemicals
How industrial chemicals are finding their way into our food, drink and bodies
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Parkinson's Disease
The experience of suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
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Global population
The increasing problem of global population rise
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Malaria - the disease that refuses to die out
Is the eradication of malaria possible?
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Lake Vostok
A report on Lake Vostok, Antarctica, the world's most remote area of fresh water
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Nobel causes
Various speakers discuss receiving Nobel awards and the ceremony in Stockholm
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The animals of Belize
A report on how scientists are monitoring animals in Belize
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Samuel Ting of CERN
An interview with Nobel Prize winning physicist Samuel Ting of CERN
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Biomimicry
Biomimicry, the science of using nature to create more efficient man-made objects
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Maths and the small world syndrome
The maths behind how people are linked to one another.
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The origins of agriculture
A report on how agriculture came about
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The science of the Sun
An examination of sun science, and various total solar eclipses
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Embryogenesis
Embryogenesis is the process by which the embryo is formed
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Discovering cortisone
The discovery of cortisone by Philip Showalter Hench
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Gamma Rays
What are gamma rays, what causes them and what do they tell us?
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The moon landings
The 30th anniversary of the moon landings
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Eugene Cernan - the last man on the moon
An interview with Eugene Cernan, the last man on the moon
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Superheavy elements
The hunt for stable superheavy elements
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Friendly fire
An examination of the various incidences of friendly fire in warfare
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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
A visit to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
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World Oceans Day
The programme celebrates World Oceans Day with a look at the life under the waves
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How safe is GM food?
Controversial advances in genetically modified crops
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Ethnic cleansing
Genetic weapons - biology and ethnic cleansing
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The Search for ET
Various speakers give views on whether we are alone in the universe
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Cosmic Questions - Part Two
The second in a series looking at the dawn of time and space
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Cosmic Questions - Part One
A look at the conditions that existed before the dawn of time and space
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Australian mining goes offshore
Australian mining looks to the deep sea.
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The mystery of snakes
Snakes and why they continue to fascinate scientists
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Darwin Debate
A debate on Darwin and evolution
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Life in Antarctica
Various speakers give descriptions of their experiences in Antarctica