Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
The power of sound and how we use acoustic energy
24 Mar 2004,·22 mins
Gannet colonies bear similarities to human congregations, so can they teach us anything?
17 Mar 2004,·22 mins
How ants live together - the social skills of leaf cutter ants
10 Mar 2004,·22 mins
Why the science of climate change is subject to enormous political pressure
25 Feb 2004,·23 mins
The UN framework convention on climate change, and the consensus needed to enforce it
24 Feb 2004,·23 mins
The astrological traditions and myths from India and China
11 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Throughout history different societies have found different truths in the stars
04 Feb 2004,·22 mins
New anti-tumour biological agents being researched around the world
26 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Prospects for new and better drugs to treat cancer
20 Jan 2004,·22 mins
New ideas for catching cancers early in their development
13 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Report on new treatments and drugs being developed in the fight against cancer
06 Jan 2004,·22 mins
The history of human musical development, discovered through archaeology
01 Jan 2004,·22 mins
The story of the Wright brothers' first flight in North Carolina
16 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Change, drama, evolution and surprise in the galaxy-strewn cosmos
10 Dec 2003,·22 mins
A report on the Beale 2 Mars lander project
03 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Is there a super volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park?
A report on the search for an Aids vaccine
24 Nov 2003,·22 mins
The development of drugs to combat HIV became one of the 1980s great medical causes
10 Nov 2003,·22 mins
Allan Little explores the origins of HIV and Aids
03 Nov 2003,·22 mins
Report on nanoscience from the California Institute of Technology
29 Oct 2003,·22 mins
A series of programmes on Aids, how a strange new disease emerged in the 1970s
23 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Report on the advancements in nano technology
21 Oct 2003,·22 mins
The science and truth behind molecular engineering
15 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Understanding the science behind molecular engineering and nanotechnology
08 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Report on robots and sociable robotic technology - robots that talk back
01 Oct 2003,·22 mins
From the Loch Ness creature to Big Foot, a look at present day monsters, fact or myth?
23 Sep 2003,·22 mins
The most famous extinct monster, the giant meat-eating dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex
17 Sep 2003,·22 mins
Monsters, part two, a look at the giant squid
10 Sep 2003,·22 mins
Giants, fact and fiction-dinosaurs, giant squids, Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster
03 Sep 2003,·22 mins
The science and techniques behind forensic dentistry
27 Aug 2003,·22 mins
