Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
A progress report on the latest antimalarial and transmission-blocked vaccines
04 Nov 1996,·28 mins
Comets, why they could help scientists explain the origins of the solar system
25 Oct 1996,·27 mins
The birth of the Earth and how the chemicals necessary for life on earth were made
21 Oct 1996,·27 mins
Extinction and the anniversary of the Smithsonian Institute
14 Oct 1996,·27 mins
A progress report on the human genome project which hopes to map the DNA of man
07 Oct 1996,·27 mins
How depression could be treated through transcranial magnetic stimulation
30 Sep 1996,·27 mins
It's been 150 years since the discovery of the gas giant planet Neptune
17 Sep 1996,·27 mins
Volcanic crisis in Montserrat in the Caribbean
16 Sep 1996,·27 mins
A report on the discovery of some well-preserved Pterodactyl skeletons
09 Sep 1996,·27 mins
Using music as guide to threading our way through our own minds
24 Jun 1996,·28 mins
Report on the latest discovery into the causes of cancer
10 Jun 1996,·26 mins
Scientists are learning more about the process of programmed cell death
03 Jun 1996,·26 mins
How the theory of natural selection is becoming important in healing
23 May 1996,·27 mins
A new strategy for tackling all allergies
20 May 1996,·27 mins
The European Space Agency approves a satellite to map cosmic microwaves
13 May 1996,·27 mins
The insights afforded by the use of ultrasound scans on an unborn foetus
06 May 1996,·27 mins
A report on the effects of radiation on people's DNA, 10 years after Chernobyl
29 Apr 1996,·28 mins
Can life be made to survive in a box, the programme looks at the Ecotron project
22 Apr 1996,·27 mins
From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable
15 Apr 1996,·27 mins
Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle
09 Apr 1996,·27 mins
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
01 Apr 1996,·27 mins
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
25 Mar 1996,·27 mins
Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?
18 Mar 1996,·27 mins
The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor
11 Mar 1996,·27 mins
NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts
04 Mar 1996,·27 mins
Scientists believe they have found the cause of wasting in cancer and Aids patients
26 Feb 1996,·27 mins
Research shows quarks may be composed of even smaller particles
19 Feb 1996,·27 mins
A report from the AAAS 1996 where scientific breakthroughs are being discussed
12 Feb 1996,·28 mins
Life on Mars, in this case the form of bacteria buried beneath the surface of the planet
05 Feb 1996,·27 mins
A journey back in time with the Hubble space telescope
22 Jan 1996,·27 mins
