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Destination Mercury

Messenger is about to set off for Mercury, which it will orbit and observe for a year

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How a Salmon can spawn Trout

The salmon that spawns trout is the first animal of one species to give birth to another

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Exoplanets and their 'wobbly' Stars

Discovery of exoplanets, small planets beyond our solar system

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Desert Locusts form deadly Swarms

Why are locusts gathering in vast swarms across the Sahel region of Africa?

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Safer Gene Therapy Techniques

Safer techniques are being developed for delivering human gene therapies

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Marathon Mice

"Marathon mice" have just one gene modified to give them super stamina

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Deaf Nicaraguan Children invent their own Sign Language

Deaf Nicaraguan children invented a sign language by themselves

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The Risks for Premature Babies

A major study on premature babies and the likelihood of their suffering from brain damage

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How contagious is the Bird Flu Virus?

Bird flu may have passed from daughter to mother, raising fears about further contagion

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Will Space Tourism take off?

SpaceShipOne has won the XPrize of $10 million

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Dyslexia is not the same in all Languages

The part of the brain affected by dyslexia depends on culture and language

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Learning another Language early on is good for our Brains

Learning a second language during childhood boosts the language part of the brain

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Human Genome finally complete

The final 10% of the human genome has been sequenced

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Discovery of ancient 'Hobbit' Species in Indonesia

Remains of a possible human-like "Hobbit" species found on island of Flores, Indonesia

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Why Nicotine is Addictive

Researchers identify brain receptors in mice responsible for nicotine addiction

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How Ghana's Fish Stocks affect the land Animals

Why the knock-on effect of over-fishing in Ghana is a reduction in wildlife populations

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HIV Prevention for Women and Girls

Developing methods of preventing HIV infection for women and girls

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Humans caused the 2013 Heatwave

The European heatwave of 2013 was "human-induced" warming, not a random event

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Why send Humans into Space?

The scientific case for human space flight as USA and Europe look to the stars again

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Huygens space probe set to land on Titan

Today, the Huygen's space probe is due to land on Titan, Saturn's largest moon

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Coral Reefs close to collapse

Up to half of the world's coral reefs are close to collapse, say scientists

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Listeners' Questions

Listeners set the agenda with their science questions

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Balancing Food Supply and Wildlife Conservation

How will we balance the competing demands of agriculture and wildlife conservation?

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The Science of the South Asian Tsunami

The science behind the devastating tsunami of 26 December 2004

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Touch-down on Titan for space probe

Successful landing by Huygens probe on Titan and excitement at first pictures and data

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Research into Genetics of our racial Origins

What are the reasons behind research into the genetics of our racial origins?

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Skin Cancers caused by Sunshine

Sunshine causes more cancers than any other agent in the world

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Underwater aftermath of Tsunami Earthquake revealed

Geological consequences of the underwater earthquake seen for the first time

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The Kyoto Protocol starts here

The Kyoto agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions comes into effect this week

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Signs of Life on Mars?

Does the Mars Express data really show us signs of life on the red planet?

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