Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
How music can help us explore the human mind
07 Dec 1998,·28 mins
The International Space Station is now a reality rather than the stuff of science fiction
23 Nov 1998,·29 mins
The discovery of a gene that causes breast cancer
16 Nov 1998,·28 mins
Various speakers discuss the possibility of the existence of unknown lake-dwelling creatures
06 Nov 1998,·27 mins
New research suggests that brain cells lost through boxing injuries could be regenerated
30 Oct 1998,·28 mins
The foliage that fights back, a look at the interaction between plants and insects
23 Oct 1998,·28 mins
It's one of the great discoveries of the 20th century, is the Big Bang theory correct?
16 Oct 1998,·28 mins
How did life first get started?
02 Oct 1998,·28 mins
The second of a two-part examination of the ageing process
25 Sep 1998,·29 mins
The first of a two-part examination of the ageing process
18 Sep 1998,·28 mins
A discovery that could prevent E. Coli a serious form of food poisoning
11 Sep 1998,·28 mins
In a Discovery special, an interview with Charlie Duke
04 Sep 1998,·28 mins
The energy we need to look into the heart of matter
31 Aug 1998,·29 mins
The fascinating new insights into human memory
24 Aug 1998,·28 mins
A look back to 400 million years ago when algae learnt to reproduce out of water
14 Aug 1998,·28 mins
A discussion with Dr. John Gowlett and archaeologists working at Beeches Pit in England
11 Aug 1998,·28 mins
Tsetse flies and how scientists are hoping to eradicate them
05 Aug 1998,·28 mins
A report on syphilis and the tinnitus which is one of its major symptoms
23 Jul 1998,·28 mins
Research into deafness and its genetic causes
01 Jul 1998,·28 mins
Hidden treasures under the sea, gas hydrates which form a solid under water
17 Jun 1998,·28 mins
A report on IVF and fertility
11 Jun 1998,·28 mins
A report on the progress being made to treat thalassaemia
03 Jun 1998,·29 mins
A brief history of atom smashing
21 May 1998,·28 mins
Dark matter - have astronomers witnessed its existence?
14 May 1998,·28 mins
Report from a children's ward in Ghana and sickle cell disease
07 May 1998,·28 mins
The Montserrat volcano eruption
30 Apr 1998,·28 mins
The Infrared Space Observatory or ISO, an astronomer's dream
16 Apr 1998,·28 mins
Too much fruit sugar could be damaging vital body proteins such as collagen
09 Apr 1998,·28 mins
A new US solar observing satellite which will explore the Sun's outer rim
02 Apr 1998,·28 mins
Inside the brains of astronauts and dolphins
26 Mar 1998,·28 mins
