Science In Action

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

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Tsetse Fly Genome
Scientists decode the genome of the fly that spreads sleeping sickness
24 Apr 2014,28 mins
Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
Protein receptor discovered that enables egg to be 'unlocked' by sperm to fertilise
17 Apr 2014,28 mins
Japanese Whaling Ban
Japanese whaling ban; A robotic clam; Africa Engineering Prize; Computational psychiatry
10 Apr 2014,28 mins
Chile Earthquake
The causes of major natural disasters such as mudslides and earthquakes
03 Apr 2014,28 mins
First Designer Chromosome
Scientists have synthesised the first designer chromosome in yeast
27 Mar 2014,17 mins
Waves from the Big Bang
New evidence to support the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe
20 Mar 2014,17 mins
Stem Cell Breakthrough Questions
Research paper on cheap stem cell production withdrawn by scientists
13 Mar 2014,17 mins
Bering Land Bridge Refuge
Early American settlers may have used the Bering land bridge as a 10,000 year stopover
06 Mar 2014,17 mins
Autism Causes Explained
New research may begin to explain why more boys than girls have autism
27 Feb 2014,17 mins
Preventing Lemur Extinction
A three year emergency plan to save Madagascar’s threatened lemurs
20 Feb 2014,17 mins
Nuclear Fusion Heating Up
Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion
13 Feb 2014,17 mins
Mount Sinabung
Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly?
06 Feb 2014,17 mins
New Type of Stem Cell
A cheap and simple way to make stem cells
30 Jan 2014,17 mins
Rosetta Probe Awakes
The Rosetta deep space probe wakes after a deep slumber
23 Jan 2014,17 mins
Understanding Cyber Attacks
The mathematical formula that could aid defence of online systems and help policy makers
16 Jan 2014,17 mins
Colour of Ancient Reptiles
How the pigments of ancient marine reptiles are giving clues to their behaviour
09 Jan 2014,17 mins
Space: 2013 and Beyond
With the confirmation of water on the Red Planet, what next in the hunt for Martian life?
02 Jan 2014,17 mins
Best of 2013: The Natural World
Coffee and bananas in peril, and electric bees and wild pollinators
26 Dec 2013,17 mins
Music and Intelligence
Do music lessons make children more intelligent? We question the scientific evidence
19 Dec 2013,17 mins
Earth and Planetary Science
Highlights from the American Geophysical Union’s science meeting
12 Dec 2013,17 mins
Ancient Human DNA Recovered
Human DNA from 400,000 years ago is recovered from ancient remains
05 Dec 2013,17 mins
Bananas in Peril
Could the deadly Panama disease affecting banana crops worldwide create a shortage?
28 Nov 2013,17 mins
Extra-terrestrial Neutrinos
Antarctic detector buried two kilometres under ice has captured 28 'intergalactic events'
21 Nov 2013,17 mins
Typhoon Haiyan: Victim Identification
Forensic DNA matching could help identify victims of Typhoon Haiyan
14 Nov 2013,17 mins
Asteroid Hit Rate Underestimated
Meteors of similar size to the Chelyabinsk event may strike Earth more frequently
07 Nov 2013,17 mins
Origins of SARS
Researchers have found strong evidence that the SARS virus originated in bats
31 Oct 2013,17 mins
Australian Bush Fires
Why are the Australian bush fires so intense?
24 Oct 2013,17 mins
Primate Communication
New understanding in primate communication
17 Oct 2013,17 mins
Elements for Life in a Faraway Solar System
Astronomers find water and rock present in a dying solar system 150 light years away
10 Oct 2013,17 mins
Supervolcanoes on Mars
Could the Eden Patera structure found on Mars indicate supervolcanic activity?
03 Oct 2013,17 mins