BBC World Service - Science In Action

Meteor strike “a one in 50 year event”

What scientists have learnt from the Russian meteor strike.

An implant in rats’ brains allows them to ‘feel’ guidance from infrared light

How the leaf rust fungus epidemic is devastating coffee crops in Central America

Natural global warming causes different rainfall patterns than warming by greenhouse gases

Strong geological evidence for liquid water on Mars in the past

Evidence that crustaceans feel and learn from pain, rather than just a reflex response

Study on the personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy

Astronomical highpoints and developments in space for 2013

Top science stories from 2012 on the BBC World Service

How science can improve the use of phosphorus in growing soybeans in Amazonia