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Science In Action Episodes

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    Worst SE Asian Haze for 20 Years

    Environmental and health disaster in SE Asia caused by illegal forest fires and El Ni帽o

  2. Shockingly Sophisticated Electric Eels

    Electric eels use high voltage zaps to find, stun, track, and manipulate their prey

  3. Mid-Atlantic Seabed Drilling Expedition

    RRS James Cook, packed with cutting-edge equipment, sets off on Monday from Southampton.

  4. Long-term Weather Forecasting

    Long-term weather forecasting could become more accurate by looking at stratosphere winds

  5. Sequencing the First Ancient African Genome

    The first ancient African genome sheds light on Eurasians coming back to Africa

  6. Water Flows on the Surface of Mars

    Evidence that there is liquid water on the surface of Mars

  7. Antarctic Seabed Life Captures Carbon as Ice Melts

    As Antarctic ice melts seabed creatures may counteract climate change by capturing carbon

  8. The Latest Pictures of Pluto

    Scientists attempt to interpret yet more amazing features seen in pictures of Pluto

  9. New Human Found in the 鈥楥radle of Humankind' Cave

    Fifteen partial skeletons of a new Hominin, Homo Naledi, discovered in deep African cave

  10. Counting the World鈥檚 Trees

    Global study estimates there are three trillion trees on Earth

  11. Trawling Depth Restrictions in EU Waters

    Study finds evidence that supports creating restrictions on trawling depths in EU waters.

  12. Lessons from Katrina

    Learning from Hurricane Katrina, applying coastal protection plans elsewhere.

  13. Searching for Flight MH370

    How barnacles might help find missing flight MH370

  14. Hiroshima Bomb: 70th Anniversary

    Long term effects of radiation on survivors of Hiroshima atomic bomb.

  15. First Results from the Philae Lander

    The first published findings from comet 67P show expected but promising results

  16. The Four-Legged Hugging Snake

    A very early snake fossil shows they probably evolved from burrowing lizards

  17. Speed Cells in the Brain

    Specialised cells in the brain can tell you how fast you are going

  18. Global Warming and the Arctic Tundra

    How global warming is affecting Arctic tundra and how it could be adding to the problem.

  19. Ebola Virus Returns to Liberia

    Ebola returns to Liberia almost two months after being declared free of the virus

  20. Driver Behaviour in Autonomous Vehicles

    Who really should be in control of driverless cars?

  21. Poo Points to Poaching Hotspots

    Matching DNA from poached ivory and elephant poo helps target poaching hotspots in Africa

  22. Are Camels the Source of Mers?

    Middle East Respiratory Syndrome could have come from camels

  23. Evidence Against the Global Warming Pause

    Recalculation of the data dismisses the reported 'global warming hiatus'

  24. Exploring the State of Science in India

    How well is India doing on the world science stage?

  25. Mind Reading Robotics

    A quadriplegic man moves a robotic arm by thinking about beer

  26. Gene Expression Changes with the Seasons

    Effect of seasons on our genes may explain why some illnesses are aggravated in winter

  27. The Destructive Power of the Nepalese Earthquake

    Seismologists report on the unusual shaking during the Nepalese earthquake

  28. Nepal Earthquake

    How science can help the rescue efforts after the Nepal earthquake

  29. Bees Attracted to Toxic Pesticides

    Bees attracted to pesticides, Moore's Law 50 years on; Dog evolution

  30. Hubble鈥檚 25th Anniversary

    How has the Hubble Space Telescope enhanced our understanding of the universe?

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