Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
The first programme looks outward into space and looks at what we know about the universe
08 Jan 2003,·23 mins
Exploring the world of the atom and the history behind its discovery
03 Dec 2002,·23 mins
The rise of the mobile phone and its role in the revolution of personal communication
03 Dec 2002,·24 mins
The chemical ingredients included in household bleaches and detergents
26 Nov 2002,·23 mins
The technology that makes the study of the unseen possible
21 Nov 2002,·23 mins
A look at the ingredients of toothpaste and how they encourage good oral hygiene
19 Nov 2002,·22 mins
The chemical ingredients of face and skin creams, how do they work?
12 Nov 2002,·23 mins
The chemical ingredients of household soap
05 Nov 2002,·23 mins
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is the world's best-known carnivorous plant
30 Oct 2002,·23 mins
Botulinic toxin is one of the most powerful known toxins
23 Oct 2002,·23 mins
Survival of the fittest means that wild animals often have to develop lethal skills
15 Oct 2002,·23 mins
Why do cholera epidemics spread with such explosive and lethal rapidity?
09 Oct 2002,·23 mins
The issue of organ donation, can mechanical hearts replace real ones?
02 Oct 2002,·23 mins
A report on the work of cardiologists
24 Sep 2002,·23 mins
How Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has given doctors a new understanding of the heart
16 Sep 2002,·23 mins
Rebuilding the heart of New York following the 9/11 attacks
10 Sep 2002,·23 mins
Can the brain help heal itself after an injury or illness?
20 Aug 2002,·23 mins
How to help the versatility of the brain, by keeping mentally active
13 Aug 2002,·23 mins
Exploring cell replacement therapy to help replace dying brain cells
06 Aug 2002,·23 mins
The programme looks at how a gas explosion killed five people in Newham, east London
02 Aug 2002,·23 mins
A look at the reconstruction after the aftermath of the Izmit earthquake in 1999
How advances in surgery are helping those with brain injuries or tumours
30 Jul 2002,·23 mins
A report on the theory that animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field
16 Jul 2002,·23 mins
Controversy over research on genetically modified maize in Mexico
09 Jul 2002,·23 mins
A report on how elephants use their sixth 'seismic' sense
03 Jul 2002,·23 mins
Are we asking more of nature than it can provide?
02 Jul 2002,·23 mins
How the manipulation of metals 10,000 years ago helped our ancestors
26 Jun 2002,·23 mins
Humans are the only creatures to have mastered the use of fire
11 Jun 2002,·23 mins
The domestication of animals and how the partnership helped man evolve
28 May 2002,·23 mins
