Science In Action

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

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Starlight challenges Einstein's Theory
Light from distant quasars challenges Einstein's theory of relativity
08 Aug 2002,23 mins
A Collar to prevent Leishmaniasis
Insecticidal dog collar reduces cases of human leishmaniasis
01 Aug 2002,23 mins
Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?
Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth
25 Jul 2002,23 mins
Will Sonar interfer with Whales' hearing?
Will new US anti-submarine sonar threaten whales?
18 Jul 2002,22 mins
In pursuit of Comets
Nasa Contour spacecraft launched to investigate comets
05 Jul 2002,23 mins
Why Birth Weight Matters
The cause of low birth weight in some babies lies in the placenta
27 Jun 2002,23 mins
Adult Stem Cells surprise Scientists
Does a new report about adult stem cell behaviour bring therapeutic cloning closer?
20 Jun 2002,22 mins
Fossil Detective work on the end of the Dinosaurs
Fossil detective work on the mass extinction that included the dinosaurs
13 Jun 2002,23 mins
Cow Kidneys and the Future of Therapeutic Cloning
Cloned cow kidneys bring therapeutic cloning a step closer
07 Jun 2002,22 mins
Is exploring Mars a waste of Money?
Is space travel to search for life on Mars a waste of time and money?
30 May 2002,23 mins
Coral Reefs attacked by Black Band Disease
Coral reefs are under attack from black band disease caused by bacteria
23 May 2002,23 mins
New theory of the Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs
Did one meteor impact cause the rise of large dinosaurs another cause their extinction?
16 May 2002,23 mins
Radiation Damage extends down the Generations
Genetic damage caused by radiation in mice shows up two generations later
14 May 2002,23 mins
Nerica, the New Rice for Africa
Nerica, the new rice for Africa, will improve yields
14 May 2002,24 mins
Targeting the Mosquito in the fight against Malaria
Will the mosquito genome help malaria researchers beat the disease?
25 Apr 2002,23 mins
How Argentine Ants have colonised Europe
Argentine ants have formed a European "super colony"
18 Apr 2002,24 mins
Astronomers hail the Quark Star
The discovery of super-dense quark stars
11 Apr 2002,23 mins
A Breakthrough in Stem-Cell Research?
Research into reprogramming cells may supercede that of stem-cell therapeutic cloning
04 Apr 2002,23 mins
Controversy over teaching Creationism in the UK
Controversy over teaching creationism in schools reaches Newcastle in the UK
29 Mar 2002,26 mins
WHO's list of approved HIV drugs
WHO's list of approved HIV drugs now also includes generic drugs
23 Mar 2002,26 mins
The Problem with Polio Vaccination
How the World Health Organisation caused an outbreak of polio in Haiti
15 Mar 2002,26 mins
Nuclear Fusion in a Beaker?
Controversial claims of desk-top nuclear fusion
08 Mar 2002,26 mins
A double View of Jupiter
Spacecraft rendezvous at Jupiter
01 Mar 2002,26 mins
American Crematorium Scandal
Scandal of crematorium owner who failed to cremate 300 bodies, hiding them instead
22 Feb 2002,26 mins
New Drug in the War against Malaria
A new drug against the parasite that causes malaria
15 Feb 2002,26 mins
Pacific Currents that drive El Niño events
Ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean where El Niño events start
08 Feb 2002,26 mins
New Method to produce Stem Cells
More like a teratoma than an embryo? New method for producing stem cells is tested
02 Feb 2002,25 mins
Saving Limbs with Gene Therapy
Gene therapy encourages growth of blood vessels in diseased limbs
26 Jan 2002,26 mins
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the DRC
Eruption of volcano Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo
18 Jan 2002,26 mins
Engraved Symbols are Key to ancient Thinking
New evidence of how humans might have evolved abstract thought many thousands of years ago
11 Jan 2002,25 mins