Science In Action

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

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Could there be Life on Europa?
Looking for extra-terrestrial life on Europa
15 Jun 2001,26 mins
Digital Map of the Heavens
First results from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
12 Jun 2001,26 mins
Rising tide of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a global "disease of affluence"
12 Jun 2001,26 mins
H is for Hypersonic air travel
The hypsersonic aircraft designed to travel at many times the speed of sound
27 May 2001,26 mins
Threats to Bio-weapons Protocol
Scientists and medics in London discuss threats to the international bio-weapons protocol
18 May 2001,26 mins
Tracking Human Migration by Goat DNA
What goat genetics tell us about human migration
11 May 2001,26 mins
Are Aerosols to blame for the drop in Hydroxil Radicals?
Levels of hydroxil radicals in the atmosphere are falling, and why we should be worried
02 May 2001,26 mins
Feathered Dinosaur fossil in China
A feathered dinosaur, 130 million years old, discovered in China
01 May 2001,26 mins
Trunk calls – how Elephants know who's calling
How elephant families know who's calling and how to react
20 Apr 2001,26 mins
Could a Brain Implant stop Alzheimer's?
Could implants in the brains of monkeys hold the key to a cure for Alzheimer's?
13 Apr 2001,26 mins
The surprising Keystone role of the Kangaroo Rat in Arizona
Results of 25-year experiment about "keystone species" in Chihuahuan Desert in Arizona
09 Apr 2001,26 mins
Promising new Cell Transplant Technique to treat Diabetes
Promising new treatment for diabetes involves transplanting islet cells that make insulin
30 Mar 2001,26 mins
Foot-and-mouth Disease is still Spreading
Foot-and-mouth disease is still spreading in Europe, despite the slaughter of farm animals
23 Mar 2001,26 mins
President Bush declares CO2 not a pollutant
President says carbon dioxide – the main greenhouse gas – is not a pollutant
19 Mar 2001,26 mins
Why Foot-and-Mouth worries European Farmers
How the British outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has spread to Europe
03 Mar 2001,26 mins
Did an Asteroid cause this Extintion Event?
Did an asteroid cause the Permian-Triassic extinction event 250 million years ago?
23 Feb 2001,26 mins
Setting a Herpes Virus to attack a malignant Cancer
Modified coldsore virus that selectively attacks malignant melanoma cells on the skin
16 Feb 2001,25 mins
Working towards an HIV vaccine for Nigeria and Africa
Researchers are working to formulate an oral HIV vaccine especially for Nigeria and Africa
13 Feb 2001,26 mins
Testing for drug-resistant Malaria Parasites
Identifying drug-resistant strains of the mosquito parasite plasmodium that causes malaria
02 Feb 2001,26 mins
Mighty Clash we call an Earthquake
The geology behind the powerful earthquake that has hit India and Pakistan
30 Jan 2001,26 mins
How to keep Light still
Harvard scientists report bringing pulses of light to a standstill in a cold sodium cloud
23 Jan 2001,26 mins
Scientists create deadly Mouse Virus by mistake
Australian geneticists create a deadly mousepox by mistake and raise international concern
12 Jan 2001,26 mins
Functional Genomics – a new Science
New science of functional genomics is about discovering what genes are active when
09 Jan 2001,26 mins
Top Science Stories of the Year 2000
Special edition of programme looking back at the scientific highlights of the year 2000
30 Dec 2000,26 mins
Why Black Holes light up the Universe
Black holes may be producing as much light as all the stars in the universe put together
24 Dec 2000,25 mins
Another moon of Jupiter shows traces of Water
Galileo finds traces of a hidden ocean on a third moon of Jupiter
22 Dec 2000,26 mins
Is the Chinese Microraptor the missing link?
Is the Chinese microraptor the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds?
08 Dec 2000,25 mins
No change at UN Climate Change talks
Disappointment over failure of Europe and the USA to agree at UN climate change conference
01 Dec 2000,26 mins
Towards a Blood Test for BSE and CJD
Have Swiss scientists discovered the basis for a simple blood test for BSE and CJD?
24 Nov 2000,26 mins
How Neural Impulses can move a Robot Arm
ReHarnessing monkeys' neural impulses to make simple movements with a robot arm
17 Nov 2000,26 mins