Science In Action

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

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Particle physics v climate change
Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?
08 Feb 2024,27 mins
Unethical data gathering in China
Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.
01 Feb 2024,29 mins
Drilling into the past
How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past
25 Jan 2024,31 mins
Swine fever in South East Asia
Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations
18 Jan 2024,28 mins
Seeking supernovas
How supernovas – the colossal explosions of stars – can help us decipher the Universe
11 Jan 2024,31 mins
Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa
Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer
04 Jan 2024,29 mins
Following in the footsteps of ancient humans
Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins
28 Dec 2023,28 mins
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland.
21 Dec 2023,31 mins
The science of morning sickness
A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.
14 Dec 2023,30 mins
Can carbon capture live up to its hype?
Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.
07 Dec 2023,26 mins
All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.
30 Nov 2023,31 mins
Fires in the Pantanal wetlands
Brazil’s searing temperatures have scorched the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
23 Nov 2023,29 mins
Volcanic rumblings in Iceland
Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?
16 Nov 2023,29 mins
Sounds of the Cape
Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.
09 Nov 2023,26 mins
Climate emergency
Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world
02 Nov 2023,26 mins
Bird flu reaches Antarctic region
Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.
26 Oct 2023,27 mins
Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy
Naples is wondering about the next volcanic eruption.
19 Oct 2023,27 mins
Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.
12 Oct 2023,26 mins
The best and the worst
From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.
05 Oct 2023,30 mins
Trilobite dinner
What did a 465-million-year-old trilobite eat for dinner? And how can we possibly know?
28 Sep 2023,27 mins
More likely, more intense
Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change
21 Sep 2023,28 mins
Deadly floods in Derna
Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?
14 Sep 2023,26 mins
Returning to the North Pole
Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.
07 Sep 2023,27 mins
Drowning coastal ecosystems
Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise
31 Aug 2023,28 mins
Brain-computer interfaces
Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.
24 Aug 2023,29 mins
The science behind the Hawaii fire
The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.
17 Aug 2023,29 mins
Pandemic surveillance system at risk
One of the most useful scientific tools you’ve never heard of is being paywalled
10 Aug 2023,26 mins
Bird Flu is back
H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets
03 Aug 2023,29 mins
Ocean current collapse
Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?
27 Jul 2023,26 mins
On the edge of a new volcano
A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula for the third year
20 Jul 2023,26 mins