Science In Action

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

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First List of Threatened Plant Species
Plants at risk list declares one in eight of the world's plants to be under threat
10 Apr 1998,29 mins
Ancient ceremonial Site in the Egyptian Desert
Prehistoric ceremonial stones discovered in the Nabta Playa desert are 7,300 years old
03 Apr 1998,29 mins
Italy's Baby Dinosaur is a double First
This dinosaur is a new species and the first dinosaur ever to be found in Italy
27 Mar 1998,28 mins
Looking back in Time 820 million Years
A glimmer of light from the dark age of the universe observed from Hawaii
20 Mar 1998,28 mins
Signals from our Armpits
Women's armpits give off pheronomes, odourless messages about their menstrual cycle
13 Mar 1998,28 mins
Water Discovered on the Moon
Lunar Prospector has detected water-ice on the Moon in significant quantities
09 Mar 1998,29 mins
Lasting deadly Impact of Iraqi Chemical Weapon Attack 10 Years Ago
Increases in cancers and genetic damage evident 10 years after chemical attack on Halabja
27 Feb 1998,28 mins
How Insect Pests can be Good for Plants
A bite from an insect pest can induce resistance and protect plants from further attacks
20 Feb 1998,29 mins
Cloning Could save Endangered Species
How cloning techniques using cow eggs could be used to save endangered mammal species
13 Feb 1998,29 mins
Earliest Animal Embryo Fossils found in China
Fossils from China that pre-date the Cambrian explosion are exciting palaeontologists
06 Feb 1998,29 mins
Lone Stars shine between Galaxies
Lone intergalactic stars are detected for the first time, by the Hubble space telescope
30 Jan 1998,29 mins
So you want to be a Weapons Inspector
What qualifications do weapons inspectors need?
23 Jan 1998,29 mins
Dispute over Amino Acids in Martian Meteorite
New report claims amino acids in a Martian meteorite are of earthly origin
16 Jan 1998,29 mins
Ethical Debates fired by Human Cloning Project Proposed in USA
If human cloning becomes possible, could it be regulated effectively?
09 Jan 1998,28 mins
Where Our Dreams Happen
What parts of our brains do we use when we are dreaming in our sleep?
02 Jan 1998,28 mins
Science in Action Review of the Year 1997
Cloning, Mars Pathfinder probe, Comet Hale-Bopp – and a look back over the year 1997
22 Dec 1997,29 mins
Dolly, Polly, Molly and Beyond
First there was Dolly; now there are Polly and Molly, sheep with a human gene. What next?
19 Dec 1997,29 mins
Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus claims another Victim
More cases of chicken influenza virus in Hong Kong set off international alarm bells
10 Dec 1997,28 mins
Starving Mosquito Larvae to stop Malaria
One of the mosquito's own digestive hormones could be used against it
05 Dec 1997,29 mins
How to 'starve' Tumours in Mice
Endostatin stops blood vessel growth and starves tumours without causing drug resistance
28 Nov 1997,29 mins
Australian Fossil could rewrite mammalian Evolution
A tiny fossil jawbone could rewrite the evolutionary story of mammals in Australia
21 Nov 1997,29 mins
Getting Tumours to Self-Destruct
Every cell has a self-destruct mechanism, now we have to work out how to operate it
14 Nov 1997,28 mins
Unesco Declaration bans Human Cloning
Not everyone agrees with the Unesco's bioethical stand against human cloning
07 Nov 1997,29 mins
Cancer Research could lead to the Prevention of Menopause
Protecting women's ovaries during cancer treatment could show how to prevent menopause
31 Oct 1997,28 mins
Simple Test Kit for Genital Herpes
Simple blood test kit shows if you have been exposed to genital herpes infection
24 Oct 1997,28 mins
Caterpillar Drug Factories
Farming drug proteins in caterpillars can produce more and cheaper pharmaceuticals
17 Oct 1997,29 mins
Assessing the Danger of the New Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus
How flu viruses mutuate and why we should always be alert to the possibility of a pandemic
10 Oct 1997,28 mins
New artificial Finger Joints point the Way for Arthritis Sufferers
New artificial finger joints for arthritis sufferers allow full range of movement
03 Oct 1997,28 mins
Digital Compass will show you the Way Home
Computerised compass uses light to register magnetic readings and record them
26 Sep 1997,28 mins
Did the Building Blocks of Life arrive by Meteorite?
New analysis of the Murchison meteorite and its amino-acids
19 Sep 1997,28 mins