Science In Action

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

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Magnetic Cloud produces a bigger Northern Lights Show
A huge magnetic cloud produces exceptional displays of the Northern Lights
09 Nov 1995,27 mins
Making an Exhibition out of Chaos
How chaos theory tells us about patterns in the behaviour of bigger systems
02 Nov 1995,27 mins
Supersonic Contender for the Land Speed Record
Test driving a car capable of 0-600mph in 60 seconds and 0 to supersonic in under 20
26 Oct 1995,27 mins
Total Eclipse of the Sun over Asia
How scientists plan to use the eclipse to calculate the exact size of the sun
19 Oct 1995,27 mins
Multiple Winners for three Nobel Prizes
Nobel prize-winners for chemistry, physics and medicine announced
12 Oct 1995,27 mins
Has Hawking changed his Mind about Time Travel?
Stephen Hawking says laws of physics don't exclude the possibility of time travel
05 Oct 1995,27 mins
A Combination Drug Therapy for Aids
Encouraging results in a new trial of combination drug treatment for Aids
28 Sep 1995,28 mins
Microbes from the oily Deep
Sulphur-cycle bacteria have been found living in oil wells 1,700 metres below ground
21 Sep 1995,28 mins
British Association Festival of Science
Events at the the sports-focused BAAS festival of science in Newcastle
18 Sep 1995,28 mins
Did Siberian Volancoes cause prehistoric mass Extinction?
Why did 90% of species die out at the end of the Permian period, 250 million years ago?
08 Sep 1995,28 mins
Enzyme that makes Cancer Cells 'immortal'
How cancer cells keep reproducing because their genes are protected by telomerase enzyme
31 Aug 1995,28 mins
Bipedal Human Ancestor found in Kenya
Scientists find bones of an ancient human bipedal ancestor at Lake Turkana, Kenya
17 Aug 1995,28 mins
Warning of Global Water Shortage
Water shortages predicted as wasteful users worldwide compete for supplies
10 Aug 1995,29 mins
The Effects of the Ozone Hole
Hole in the ozone layer getting 'deeper', report scientists in the Antarctic
03 Aug 1995,28 mins
Human Tissue Culture Centre opens
Growing human cells offers many diverse new research and treatment possibilities
20 Jul 1995,28 mins
Art and Science meet in Map-making
Mapping our changing world view through 3,000 years in a new cartography exhibition
06 Jul 1995,28 mins
Americans and Russians get together in Space
American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian shuttle Mir
29 Jun 1995,28 mins
Hearing in Colour at the Royal Society Science Show
Demonstrating brain activity in synathesia and flexible chocolate; plus sociable mole rats
22 Jun 1995,28 mins
Volcanoes change Shape 'like a Soufflé'
Satellites can measure how a volcano deflates like a soufflé when it erupts
15 Jun 1995,28 mins
Physicists observe a new State of Matter
Physicists observe the Bose-Einstein condensate, a new state of matter
13 Jun 1995,28 mins
How Volcanic Eruptions create Ice
Aircraft at risk from ice as well as rock particles when volcanoes erupt
08 Jun 1995,28 mins
Mobile Phones could go Global by Satellite
Attempts to patent a satellite orbit in the battle for global mobile phone coverage
01 Jun 1995,28 mins
Neanderthal Child had bigger Brain than modern Toddler
Computer reconstruction made with rare fragments of a Neanderthal child's skull
25 May 1995,28 mins
Prehistoric Bacteria Brought back to Life
Scientist extracts 40 million-year-old spores from the stomach of a bee in amber
15 May 1995,28 mins
Ebola Fever Outbreak in Zaire
How infectious is the ebola virus and where did it come from?
11 May 1995,29 mins
Is this the Asteroid that killed the Dinosaurs?
Hidden crater in Mexico might hold the secret of the dinosaur's extinction
04 May 1995,28 mins
Lasting Trauma of Witnesses to War
What we can learn about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from WW2 veterans
27 Apr 1995,28 mins
Benign Bacterial Mats in the Pacific Ocean
The chemical secret of the Thioploca bacteria mats along the south American Pacific coast
20 Apr 1995,28 mins
Is there a Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy?
Discovering whether there is a black hole at the centre of our galaxy
13 Apr 1995,28 mins
New Results for Aids Patient Zero
Controversy over new pathology results for Aids Patient Zero
06 Apr 1995,28 mins