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Oxygen from the Primeval Slime

Cyanobacteria were at work 2.5 billion years ago, making oxygen

• 23 mins

Total Eclipse visible from UK to Bay of Bengal

Excitement in the eclipse's zone of totality

• 23 mins

A Plant Gene to overcome salty Soil

A gene for salt tolerance could enable crops to grow on irrigated land with salt build-up

• 24 mins

What's that Insect eating Everything in Sight?

Why farmers everywhere need the services of insect taxonomists

• 23 mins

Why do some People lose out on Sleep?

What causes disordered sleep patterns?

• 23 mins

British Association's Festival of Science in Sheffield

Sampling the offerings at the British Association's Festival of Science

• 23 mins

Who owns our Genes?

Who owns the human genes in samples held in laboratories worldwide?

• 23 mins

Engineering lessons from Earthquakes

Engineers will visit Taiwan to study the aftermath of this week's earthquake

• 24 mins

How do Animals reach the right Size?

Discovery of a gene that regulates cell size and growth rate in animals

• 23 mins

Outbreak of Parasitic Liver Disease in China

Devising new strategies to diagnose and predict alveolar echinococcosis (AE)

• 23 mins

Claims and Counter Claims over Crop Genes

Disputes about ownership of crop genes continue despite Monsanto's climb-down

• 23 mins

Inserting new Brain Cells to combat Disease

Will adding new brain cells be the answer to Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's?

• 23 mins

Eavesdropping on Elephants

Eavesdropping on elephant conversations in the wild

• 23 mins

Saving Lives and Livelihoods in natural Disasters

How successful are attempts at "natural disaster reduction"?

• 24 mins

Malaria Researchers offer new Hope with Genome Maps

The malaria parasite's genome has been mapped – twice

• 23 mins

Understanding different Pain Responses

Separating chronic pain from the ordinary pain response that protects us

• 23 mins

New Clue in the study of Auto-immune Diseases

The protein causing joint arthritis in mice is identifed

• 23 mins

Keeping one step ahead of the Flu Virus

How vaccine developers keep one step ahead of the ever-mutating influenza virus

• 23 mins

How many genes does an Organism Need?

Counting the vital genes in tiny organisms refined by two billion years of evolution

• 23 mins

Who is your Scientist of the Millennium?

The panel discuss listeners' nominees for scientist of the millennium

• 24 mins

Predicting Future Science

Looking forward into a new millennium, possible scientific breakthroughs of the future

• 23 mins

Shaking Hands with an ancient Ancestor

Three-million-year-old arm and hand bones are discovered in South Africa

• 23 mins

Predicting Rainfall using the Stars

The farmers in Peru who consult the stars before planting their potatoes

• 23 mins

Face to face with a Roman lady in London

The forensically reconstructed head of a Roman lady discovered in London goes on show

• 23 mins

Interview with Ian Wilmut, creator of Dolly the cloned Sheep

Interview with Professor Ian Wilmut, creator of Dolly the cloned sheep

• 23 mins

Locating the gene for Testicular Cancer

The gene associated with testicular cancer has been located on the X chromosome

• 23 mins

Looking for an Aids vaccine in Africa

Update on research into an Aids vaccine in Africa

• 23 mins

Looking forward to sustainable Space Travel

Sustainable space travel will have to be safe and much cheaper than today

• 23 mins

Super-fast Microchip that uses Magnetic Fields

A super-fast microchip that uses magnetic fields to power its processing

• 23 mins

A fresh Start in the GM food Debate

A conference to make a fresh start in the debate about genetically modified foods

• 25 mins