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SETI
Frontiers looks to the heavens this week, and asks: are we alone?
Carbon in Forests
Peter Evans looks at the latest research about the greenhouse effect.
Human Cooperation
Peter Evans eavesdrops on an experiment involving students and a pot of money.
The New Antibiotics
Peter Evans hears from scientists looking for new ways to defeat the super-bugs.
Time Perception
Could we be losing touch with time as it should be perceived?
The Solar System
Peter Evans looks at the extraordinary new space missions.
Anthropogenic Climate Change
Peter Evans discusses climate change with climatologist Professor Bill Ruddiman.
Stem Cells
Peter Evans investigates the current state of stem cell research.
Clean Coal
Peter Evans asks whether coal can ever be a clean fuel.
Vegetative State
Peter Evans discusses new research into vegetative state.
Mars Rovers
Peter Evans looks at the extraordinary success of NASA's Mars Rovers.
Dinosaurs
Peter Evans meets dinosaur hunters discovering new species of the creatures every week.
Invisibility Cloaks
No longer stuck in the realm of fantasy, the invisibility cloak is to become a reality.
Amusia
Peter Evans meets people with amusia and finds out what's happening in their brains.
Geo-engineering
Peter Evans meets the scientists devising schemes to rebalance the Earth's climate.
Neanderthal DNA
Andrew Luck-Baker describes scientists' efforts to sequence Neanderthal DNA.
Digital Medicine
Philip Ball takes a look at a new wave of medical inventions.
Hubble Space Telescope
Andrew Luck-Baker meets the astronauts preparing to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Green Ships
Gareth Mitchell examines attempts to introduce green technology to the shipping industry.
Scientific Evidence
Serious criminal cases seem to increasingly hinge on scientific evidence.
Disgust
Claudia Hammond investigates new research connecting moral revulsion with physiology.
Mission to Mars
Next year, Russian cosmonauts will simulate a mission to Mars. Richard Hollingham reports.
Energy Harvesting
Gareth Mitchell meets the scientists trying to harvest energy from unlikely sources.
Antarctica
Gabrielle Walker joins scientists to look at the effects of climate change.
Coral Reefs
Andrew Luck-Baker visits the Pacific islands of Palau to witness a mass spawning.
Medicines for Children
Graham Easton reveals why medicines for children lag behind adults.
Amphibian Collapse?
One third of amphibians globally are threatened with extinction. Sue Broom investigates.
Nanofoods
Sue Broom talks to the food industry who are manipulating foods at the nano scale.
The First Forests
How the first forests transformed the planet 380 million years ago.
Lunar Transient Phenomena
Andrew Luck-Baker explores the mystery of patches of bright light over areas on the Moon.
X-Rays for Peace
Adam Hart-Davis visits the SESAME X-ray project in Jordan.