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Mexico suffered its second earthquake in less than 14 days. Why has there been two events in such a short space of time?

Scientists have found a gene that could be critical in deciding if a newly fertilised egg gets established. This could have implications for IVF treatment.

People seeking tattoos might know to check for clean needles, but what about the ink? The German government has set up a group to study how the inks could impact on our health.

It鈥檚 been suggested that the acoustics of a cave correlates with the location paintings on the walls. Scientists are testing this theory by listening.

Children in Italy must have all of their vaccinations before they can start school. The steps were taken after an estimated 4,000 cases of measles last year and three deaths.

Congratulations to Cordelia Fine, who won the Royal Society Book Prize. Claudia Hammond was of the judges and discusses why Testosterone Rex won.

Is it fair to kill invasive species which humans have introduced? We travel to New Zealand to see if poisoning rats could save the kiwi bird.

Two years ago, a new species of hominin was discovered. We hear from one of the archaeologists who took extraordinary measures to excavate the bones.

(Photo caption: Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City 漏 Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

The Science Hour was presented by Claudia Hammond with comments from 大象传媒 Science Correspondent Helen Briggs

Producer Graihagh Jackson and Katy Takatsuki

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