Science In Action

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

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Watching the Earth ‘Breathe’
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) measures how carbon moves around the Earth
12 Oct 2017,26 mins
Nobel Prizes for Science 2017
The excitement, reaction and explanation of the 2017 Nobel Science Prizes
05 Oct 2017,26 mins
Understanding the Natural World
Special discussion at New Scientist Live 2017 on nature and the state of our planet
28 Sep 2017,26 mins
Mexican Earthquake
Why is Mexico so susceptible to Earthquakes?
21 Sep 2017,26 mins
Hurricanes and Global Warming
Does the number and intensity of this year’s hurricanes have any link to global warming?
14 Sep 2017,26 mins
North Korean Nuclear Bombs
What we know and don’t know about North Korea’s nuclear programme
07 Sep 2017,26 mins
Forecasting Hurricane Harvey
How good are we at predicting extreme weather events?
31 Aug 2017,26 mins
Preventing Flood Damage in South Asia
Floods in Asia have killed over 800 people. How can we prevent such casualties in future?
24 Aug 2017,26 mins
The Algae that Changed the Earth
Three billion years ago, life was suddenly transformed and plants and animals took over
17 Aug 2017,26 mins
Risk of Lethal Heat Waves
As Europe endures a heat wave, study predicts future heat-related deaths will increase.
10 Aug 2017,26 mins
Gene Editing Human Embryos
Using gene editing to ‘fix’ gene implicated in heritable heart disease.
03 Aug 2017,26 mins
The Biggest Explosions in the Universe
The biggest explosions in the Universe captured in unprecedented detail
27 Jul 2017,26 mins
Plastic Planet
Quantifying all our plastic waste reveals a large, and growing, environmental problem.
20 Jul 2017,26 mins
Caterpillar Cannibals
Tomato plants can make caterpillars resort to cannibalism
13 Jul 2017,26 mins
Restricting Traffic in Jakarta
Measuring traffic in Jakarta, shows the high occupancy vehicle policy actually worked.
06 Jul 2017,26 mins
Neonicotinoids Harm Bees
Prolonged exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides harms wild bees and honeybees
29 Jun 2017,26 mins
Why Bird Eggs are not all ‘Egg-shaped’
Surprising evolutionary pressures on the shape of bird eggs
22 Jun 2017,26 mins
The Quantum Space Age Takes Off
A Chinese satellite mission brings us one step closer to unbreakable encryption
15 Jun 2017,26 mins
Oldest Homo Sapiens Found
A discovery of the oldest Homo sapiens remains shakes up ideas of human evolution
08 Jun 2017,26 mins
More Gravitational Waves Detected
Gravitational waves detected from two massive black holes colliding 3 billion years ago
01 Jun 2017,26 mins
Giant Hurricanes at Jupiter’s Poles
Unprecedented insights into Jupiter’s atmosphere are provided by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
25 May 2017,26 mins
African Astronomers Recycle Old Telecoms Dishes
Ghana’s first radio telescope, built from an old telecommunication dish, is up and running
18 May 2017,26 mins
A Strangely-Formed Exoplanet
Atmospheric elements in a distant exoplanet hints at an unusual planet formation
11 May 2017,26 mins
Counting Birds from Space
For the first time, individual albatrosses can be monitored from satellites
04 May 2017,26 mins
The Earliest North Americans
Can a few broken bones and some rocks be evidence of North Americans 130,000 years ago?
27 Apr 2017,26 mins
How to Survive Without Air
The naked mole-rat shows off its breath taking super-powers
20 Apr 2017,26 mins
Enceladus: Could this moon harbour life?
The Cassini spacecraft finds hydrogen on Saturn’s most famous moon
13 Apr 2017,26 mins
When Britain First Ripped Away from Europe
Underwater geology reveals how 450,000 years ago Britain tore away from Europe
06 Apr 2017,26 mins
Martian Atmosphere Blew Away
Direct measurement of the Martian atmosphere shows it was lost in space due to solar wind
30 Mar 2017,26 mins
Most Complicated Earthquake Ever Observed
Satellite data reveals the complexity of New Zealand’s November 2016 earthquake
23 Mar 2017,26 mins