Science In Action

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

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Climate Change Missing Target
New figures show an increase in global emissions compared with previous years
06 Dec 2018,26 mins
Gene Editing Controversy
A researcher in China claims to have modified the genes of two baby girls
29 Nov 2018,26 mins
Goodbye Jet Engine?
The futuristic electric aircraft with no motors powered by ‘Ionic Wind’.
22 Nov 2018,26 mins
Science in Trump’s America
Can political changes following the US midterm elections alter US science policy?
15 Nov 2018,26 mins
Our Geological Junk
Changing the planet with our waste.
08 Nov 2018,26 mins
A Milky Way Merger
An impact with another galaxy 10 billion years ago filled the Milky Way with stars
01 Nov 2018,26 mins
Why Free Movement is Crucial for Science
Concerns that Brexit and wider global movement will affect the progress of science
25 Oct 2018,26 mins
Did the Climate Add to the Demise of Angkor?
How did drought and intense monsoons help the demise of the ancient Khmer city of Angkor?
18 Oct 2018,26 mins
Will Earth Run Out Of Food?
Future food production will break planetary boundaries, if we don’t make changes
11 Oct 2018,26 mins
Sulawesi – Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption
The geology that makes Sulawesi a natural disaster hotspot
04 Oct 2018,26 mins
Hayabusa 2’s Rovers Land on Asteroid
Two rovers on the Japanese space mission Hayabusa 2 land safely on the asteroid Ryugu
27 Sep 2018,26 mins
Dickinsonia – The Earliest Known Animal
558-million-year-old fat reveals that Dickinsonia was the earliest known animal
20 Sep 2018,26 mins
The Path of Hurricane Florence
Why Hurricane Florence is headed for the US Eastern seaboard and the impacts of landfall
13 Sep 2018,26 mins
The True Cost of the Brazil Museum Fire
The cost to science of the fire which destroyed Brazil’s National Museum
06 Sep 2018,26 mins
Devastating Floods in Kerala
The monsoon dropped a month’s rain in just two days, causing extreme flooding in SW India
30 Aug 2018,26 mins
Fungal Threat to World’s Favourite Banana
The Cavendish banana is globally threatened by a fungal disease. Can genetics save it?
23 Aug 2018,26 mins
Weed-killer – ‘Roundup’, Science and the Law
US jury rules on herbicide, Roundup’s link to cancer, does the science agree?
16 Aug 2018,26 mins
Nasa's Solar Probe Launch
Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe hopes to ‘touch the Sun’ in 2025
09 Aug 2018,26 mins
Drought and the Mayans
Measuring the extent of the drought that contributed to collapse of Classic Maya Society
02 Aug 2018,26 mins
Water on Mars
Scientists have used radar technology to discover water beneath the surface of Mars
26 Jul 2018,26 mins
Heatwaves and Droughts
How the current Northern hemisphere heatwaves and droughts link to global warming
19 Jul 2018,26 mins
New Neutrino Source Found
Flaring blazar is a new astrophysical source of nature’s ghost particles
12 Jul 2018,26 mins
Bringing Back the Northern White Rhino
Scientists create hybrid embryos of extremely rare northern white rhino
05 Jul 2018,26 mins
Japanese Space Mission Hayabusa 2 Reaches Asteroid
Japanese space mission Hayabusa 2 successfully reaches boulder strewn asteroid - Ryugu
28 Jun 2018,26 mins
Hazard Mapping the Guatemalan Volcano
Understanding the risks and hazards of volcanic eruptions
21 Jun 2018,26 mins
Antarctic Ice Melt and Sea Level Rise
The rate of sea level rise from melting ice sheets in Antarctica has trebled
14 Jun 2018,26 mins
Selling Dinosaurs to Private Collectors
Does the science of palaeontology suffer when dinosaur fossils are sold privately?
07 Jun 2018,26 mins
The Dunes of Pluto
There are dunes on Pluto, but they are grains of frozen methane, not sand
31 May 2018,26 mins
New Pill To Monitor Your Gut
A new device has been developed to detect processes inside your gut in real-time
24 May 2018,26 mins
Human Activity Threatens Conservation
Human activity threatens conservation through roads, urbanisation and grazing
17 May 2018,26 mins