Science In Action

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

World Service,1472 episodes

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21/08/2009
Artificial life;Buenos Aires waiters' super-memory;subconscious vision;Walking in circles
28 mins
14/08/2009
India groundwater vanishing;fire as human tool;lionfish invasion;science reality in movies
28 mins
07/08/2009
Origins of HIV,Malaria,domestication of dogs;brains of psychopaths,fire on Arctic Tundra
28 mins
31/07/2009
Wildfires - the global future? Cystic Fibrosis gene now;3000 yr old Barley; Giant Redwoods
28 mins
24/07/2009
Orion, Deep Impact, Making Waves, Clouds and Climate, Formula Student.
28 mins
17/07/2009
Asian Eclipse, The Origins of Sex, E Coli, Trees & LEDs
28 mins
10/07/2009
Eat less live longer; test tube sperm; coral reefs at risk; Chimps and videos
28 mins
03/07/2009
A new El Nino? Dinosaur teeth secrets; Baboon & Human DNA; Summer Science
28 mins
26/06/2009
Gender & Science; earliest human food store; computers & crops; mirrors on moon
28 mins
Underground Microbes that feed on Radiation
Bacteria discovered almost 3km under Earth's crust feed on radiation from rocks for energy
18 Oct 2006,26 mins
Seismologists study North Korean nuclear Test
Seismologists turn detectives to study the North Korea underground nuclear test this week
10 Oct 2006,26 mins
How most new Species evolved in the Tropics
Why the tropics are the source of plant and animal biodiversity and have driven evolution
05 Oct 2006,26 mins
How close is a biochemical Weapon against Malaria?
How the malaria parasite "steals" energy from the red blood cells of its host
28 Sep 2006,26 mins
Our oldest Ancestor was a three-year-old Girl
The oldest human ancestor is a three-year-old girl who lived three million years ago
21 Sep 2006,26 mins
Did Neanderthals overlap with modern Man?
Neanderthal man survived thousands of years longer in Malta than previously thought
14 Sep 2006,26 mins
UK Science Festival
A tour of the UK's largest science festival includes ancient ice and telephone telepathy
07 Sep 2006,26 mins
Warning of Man-made Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels
Sea levels may rise by up to 4m this century due to climate change
31 Aug 2006,26 mins
World Water Conference
Spread of schistosomiasis due to damming rivers discussed at World Water Week Conference
24 Aug 2006,26 mins
Why is Man so different to the Chimpanzee?
"Junk DNA" might account for the great differences between humans and chimpanzees
17 Aug 2006,26 mins
Greenland Icecap is melting faster
Greenland icecap is melting faster than ever before and scientists blame climate change
10 Aug 2006,26 mins
How the Malaria bug 'hides' in the Host
How the malaria parasite hides from its host's immune system
03 Aug 2006,26 mins
Mast Cells might help process Venom
Mouse mast cells may be instrumental in breaking down some venoms
27 Jul 2006,26 mins
White Dwarf's Stellar Show
Watching explosions on the surface of a "dying" white dwarf star
20 Jul 2006,26 mins
Brain implant turns Thoughts into Actions
Brain implant turns thoughts into actions for a paralysed man to control a mechanical hand
13 Jul 2006,26 mins
A BSE blood Test for Cattle
Will a new blood test for BSE also lead to a test for the human form, CJD?
06 Jul 2006,26 mins
Bad News about Tropical Crop Yields
Global warming will reduce agricultural crop yields more than predicted in the tropics
29 Jun 2006,26 mins
To Decorate ourselves is Human
Personal decoration might date back 100,000 years, much longer than previously thought
22 Jun 2006,26 mins
'Ever-young' Gene and its Nanog Protein discovered
"Ever-young" gene allows an adult cell to rewind to its embryonic stem cell state
15 Jun 2006,26 mins
Asteroid Itokawa is a Pile of Rubble
Asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rubble and boulders, not solid rock
01 Jun 2006,26 mins
Origin of HIV infection discovered in Cameroon
Chimpanzees in Cameroon identified as the source of the original HIV infection in humans
25 May 2006,26 mins