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Discovery Episodes

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    The Priomordial Slime

    A look back to 400 million years ago when algae learnt to reproduce out of water

  2. Beeches Pit

    A discussion with Dr. John Gowlett and archaeologists working at Beeches Pit in England

  3. Tsetse flies

    Tsetse flies and how scientists are hoping to eradicate them

  4. The end of Syphilis?

    A report on syphilis and the tinnitus which is one of its major symptoms

  5. The inner ear clue to deafness

    Research into deafness and its genetic causes

  6. Hydrates under the sea

    Hidden treasures under the sea, gas hydrates which form a solid under water

  7. Fertility

    A report on IVF and fertility

  8. Treating Thalassaemia

    A report on the progress being made to treat thalassaemia

  9. Atom smashing

    A brief history of atom smashing

  10. Dark matter

    Dark matter - have astronomers witnessed its existence?

  11. Sickle-cell disease in Ghana

    Report from a children's ward in Ghana and sickle cell disease

  12. Montserrat's volcano

    The Montserrat volcano eruption

  13. The Infrared Space Observatory

    The Infrared Space Observatory or ISO, an astronomer's dream

  14. The dangers of fruit sugars

    Too much fruit sugar could be damaging vital body proteins such as collagen

  15. TRACE - Chasing the Sun

    A new US solar observing satellite which will explore the Sun's outer rim

  16. The brains of astronauts

    Inside the brains of astronauts and dolphins

  17. Total eclipse of the Sun

    An eclipse of the sun viewed from Aruba in the Caribbean

  18. Antarctic research

    Oceanographer Dr Tim Jickells on an Antarctic research expedition

  19. Expanding the Milky Way

    A journey to the centre of our galaxy using infrared light

  20. Sagittarius - the hidden dwarf galaxy

    The discovery of a dwarf galaxy at the middle of our own Milky Way

  21. AAAS anniversary

    The 150th anniversary meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

  22. Ancient Roman letters home

    How some letters to home from Roman soldiers are finally being read

  23. The nerves of mummies

    A look at the study of the nerves of ancient mummies

  24. Bush babies

    The discovery of 17 species of bush babies in Africa

  25. Disposable electronics

    Why electronics may no-longer be just silicon based

  26. The fish with fingers

    New evolutionary theories on finger and toe development

  27. Brazil - the rainforest

    The programme follows a biological survey of the Brazilian rainforest

  28. Princeton University

    Report from Princeton University, New Jersey

  29. The shrinking transistor

    The shrinking of the transistor, or Moore's Law

  30. Ancient dung and the key to life on Earth

    Droppings of fossilised faeces in Scotland point to the first signs of life on Earth

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