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  1. Perovskite solar panels

    New developments in materials mean that cheaper photovoltaic cells may be on the horizon

  2. Rosetta Latest

    What have we learned so far from data sent back from the instruments on-board Rosetta?

  3. Lost Beagle2 probe found 'intact' on Mars

    Solution to the mystery of the missing Mars robot Beagle2

  4. New Planets

    The most recent Earth-like exoplanet spotted by Kepler

  5. Trauma medicine

    In a special programme, Dr Kevin Fong explores the evolution of trauma medicine.

  6. The Ebola Story

    Claudia Hammond looks back at the Ebola epidemic to see why it spiralled out of control.

  7. Microplastics in our Oceans

    Scientists find microplastics in deep sea sediments are higher than sea-surface waters

  8. Results from Rosetta

    Rosetta鈥檚 ROSINA instrument measures what water in Comet 67P鈥檚 atmosphere looks like

  9. Orion Test Launch Successful

    Nasa鈥檚 new Orion crew capsule took to the sky and completed its maiden, unmanned voyage

  10. Experimental Vaccine to Protect Against Ebola

    The first results of a human trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Ebola

  11. Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P

    Monica Grady from the Open University discusses the latest news from the comet mission.

  12. Rosetta Comet Mission

    History was made this week as Rosetta鈥檚 probe, Philae, landed on comet 67P.

  13. Hepatitis-C vaccine

    The results of a new Hepatitis-C vaccine show great promise

  14. Antibiotics in agriculture

    We have been warned that we have been abusing antibiotics

  15. Paralysed man walks again

    Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

  16. Bushmeat, Ebola Outbreak, Sniffer Flies

    The risks of huunting and eating bushmeat

  17. Nobel Prize, Ebola predictions, Genetics and Diabetes

    This year鈥檚 Nobel Prize winners have been announced.

  18. Ebola update

    The latest on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

  19. India Mars, Exoplanets, Ebola Update

    India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars

  20. Rosetta Spacecraft Landing

    Scientists have chosen where they aim to land the Philae space probe on comet 67P

  21. CO2 Levels Reach Record Highs

    CO2 levels just don鈥檛 seem to stop rising, despite efforts to reduce emmissions

  22. Ebola Genomes, Memory Editing,Google Drones

    The sequencing of 99 Ebola virus genomes from patients in West Africa helping scientists

  23. Ebola Challenges

    Health systems struggling with cholera and malaria stretched further by Ebola

  24. Ebola Repercussions

    As hospitals shut and cases continue rising we look at wider consequences of the outbreak

  25. Breast milk and HIV, an internet router for Africa and rising water levels in India

    Factors identified in breast milk could convey anti-viral HIV protection

  26. Ebola, Paracetamol, Michael Rutter.

    Ebola's effect on small communities

  27. Decline in Antarctic Fur Seals; Face recognition; Amnesty鈥檚 Video Validation

    Changes in the Antarctic climate are having an impact on the fur seal population

  28. Ebola Virus; Azolla in Britain; One Million Deaths Study

    The current Ebola outbreak - the world鈥檚 worst to date - shows no signs of slowing down.

  29. Behavioural profiling at airports; Babies Laughing; Cosmic Dust

    How effective is behavioural profiling in spotting potential terrorist?

  30. STAP Retraction, Informed Consent, Earthquakes in Oklahoma

    A paper claiming to make stem cells by adding acid to adult cells has been retracted

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