Science In Action

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

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Origin of Deadly Amphibian Fungus Found
Traced to the Korean peninsula and spread by trade, over 700 species have been infected
10 May 2018,26 mins
The ‘Greatest Glasshouse’ in the World
Re-opening of Kew glasshouse provides a home for thousands of endangered plants.
03 May 2018,26 mins
Geothermal Activity and Earthquakes
Could a geothermal project have caused an earthquake in South Korea?
26 Apr 2018,26 mins
Smelly Socks in Malaria Fight
Kenyan childrens’ socks give clues to mosquito biting
19 Apr 2018,26 mins
New Planet Hunting Mission
NASA's new planet hunting mission is about to launch
12 Apr 2018,26 mins
Tracing the Novichok Trail
How scientists are tracing the novichok trail in the UK using “hotzone” forensics
05 Apr 2018,26 mins
The Rise of Novichok Agents
A history of chemical weapons and the rise of novichok agents
29 Mar 2018,26 mins
Can Science Save the Northern White Rhino?
IVF and stem cell treatments could help save the northern white rhino. Only two remain.
22 Mar 2018,26 mins
Physicist Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)
Celebrating Cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s work
15 Mar 2018,26 mins
Russia’s New Nuclear Age
How credible is Putin’s claim that Russia has developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile?
08 Mar 2018,26 mins
Cold Winter, Warm Climate
A warming Arctic is causing extremely cold winters in North America and Western Europe
01 Mar 2018,26 mins
Will Cape Town Run Out of Water?
Cape Town is warning that taps will be turned off in July if rains don’t come soon
22 Feb 2018,26 mins
Reversing Systemic Bias Against Women Scientists in the Media
Addressing the bias against women quoted in popular science articles
15 Feb 2018,26 mins
The Secrets of Hummingbird Flight Revealed
Slow motion videos of hundreds of hummingbirds reveal their remarkable manoeuvrability
08 Feb 2018,26 mins
The Birth of Space Science
60 years ago, the pioneering US Explorer 1 satellite launched the age of space science
01 Feb 2018,26 mins
The Earliest Modern Humans Outside Africa
The earliest Early Modern Human (Homo sapiens) fossil found outside Africa
25 Jan 2018,26 mins
African Swine Fever
The viral African swine fever is spreading through Europe, threatening pork production
18 Jan 2018,26 mins
Oil Spill in East China Sea
The potential environmental disaster of the oil tanker accident in the East China Sea
11 Jan 2018,26 mins
The Galaxy's Most Peculiar Flickering Star
Oddly flickering Tabby’s star not caused by alien technology, but more likely to be dust
04 Jan 2018,26 mins
The Best Science of 2017
Roland looks back through some of the best science stories of 2017
28 Dec 2017,26 mins
Early Warning for Landslides
Plans to develop an early warning system for landslides in the Western Ghats in India
21 Dec 2017,26 mins
California Forest Fires
What are the conditions causing the catastrophic wildfires in Southern California?
14 Dec 2017,26 mins
Nuclear Fallout in the Pacific
Radioactivity lingers in the Marshall Islands 65 years after the US tested nuclear bombs
07 Dec 2017,26 mins
Semi-synthetic Life
Scientists add man-made molecules to DNA of bacteria, creating a semi-synthetic organism
30 Nov 2017,26 mins
Interstellar Asteroid
The first asteroid from outside the Solar System has been detected
23 Nov 2017,26 mins
Predictable Patterns in Earthquake Activity
A new hypothesis has linked earthquake occurrence to cycles in Earth’s rotation
16 Nov 2017,26 mins
Science on Trial
What is the danger to scientific discourse when scientists sue other scientists?
09 Nov 2017,26 mins
Hidden Secrets of the Great Pyramid
Particle physics has helped reveal a tantalising void in the Great Pyramid in Giza
02 Nov 2017,26 mins
Catastrophic Decline in Flying Insects
Research in Germany suggests flying insects have declined by 75% over the past 30 years
26 Oct 2017,26 mins
Detecting a ‘Bling Nova’
Gravity waves, gamma rays and light detected from two neutron stars merging 130 mya
19 Oct 2017,26 mins