BBC World Service - Science In Action

Listeners' Questions Answered

Special programme dedicated to answering questions from listeners

Basic nerve cells grown from patients' own bone marrow cells offer new hope

What scientific developments can we expect in the next 70 years?

The origins of life, its evolution on earth, and the search for extra-terrestrial life

Rising death toll from Aids highlighted in UN report

Impact of the massive oil spill off Spain's northern coast

DNA recovered from fossil bison bones

Forest fires produce greenhouse gases linked to climate change

Will US security legislation damage science research?

Integral, the most powerful gamma-ray telescope, is launched to observe cosmic events