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Science In Action Episodes

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    Nuclear Fusion Heating Up

    Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion

  2. Mount Sinabung

    Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly?

  3. New Type of Stem Cell

    A cheap and simple way to make stem cells

  4. Rosetta Probe Awakes

    The Rosetta deep space probe wakes after a deep slumber

  5. Understanding Cyber Attacks

    The mathematical formula that could aid defence of online systems and help policy makers

  6. Colour of Ancient Reptiles

    How the pigments of ancient marine reptiles are giving clues to their behaviour

  7. Space: 2013 and Beyond

    With the confirmation of water on the Red Planet, what next in the hunt for Martian life?

  8. Best of 2013: The Natural World

    Coffee and bananas in peril, and electric bees and wild pollinators

  9. Music and Intelligence

    Do music lessons make children more intelligent? We question the scientific evidence

  10. Earth and Planetary Science

    Highlights from the American Geophysical Union’s science meeting

  11. Ancient Human DNA Recovered

    Human DNA from 400,000 years ago is recovered from ancient remains

  12. Bananas in Peril

    Could the deadly Panama disease affecting banana crops worldwide create a shortage?

  13. Extra-terrestrial Neutrinos

    Antarctic detector buried two kilometres under ice has captured 28 'intergalactic events'

  14. Typhoon Haiyan: Victim Identification

    Forensic DNA matching could help identify victims of Typhoon Haiyan

  15. Asteroid Hit Rate Underestimated

    Meteors of similar size to the Chelyabinsk event may strike Earth more frequently

  16. Origins of SARS

    Researchers have found strong evidence that the SARS virus originated in bats

  17. Australian Bush Fires

    Why are the Australian bush fires so intense?

  18. Primate Communication

    New understanding in primate communication

  19. Elements for Life in a Faraway Solar System

    Astronomers find water and rock present in a dying solar system 150 light years away

  20. Supervolcanoes on Mars

    Could the Eden Patera structure found on Mars indicate supervolcanic activity?

  21. Water on Mars

    Soil on Mars could supply drinking water for future explorers

  22. Methane on Mars?

    Methane could indicate microbial life on Mars - if it is there

  23. Stem Cells in Living Animals

    Scientists have reprogrammed adult cells into stem cells inside living animals

  24. Gut Microbes Slim Mice

    Scientists show bacteria from humans invade obese mice and slim them down

  25. Growing a Brain in a Dish

    Human brain culture developed in a dish gives insight into the brain disorder microcephaly

  26. Arsenic Poisoning

    Mapping and monitoring arsenic in water in Chinese wells

  27. Biofuel Bonanza

    Why a gene controlling woody material in plants may hold the key to future energy

  28. The Viral Threat

    A new type of Bird Flu passes between people, but should scientists experiment with it?

  29. How Climate Change Leads to Violence

    The connection between climate change and conflict, from riots to rape and large scale war

  30. Sustainable Farming

    Is genetic modification and organic farming the solution for sustainable food production?

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