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Science In Action Episodes

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    The Politics of Flood Forecasting

    Can better cross-border co-operation and collaboration save lives in South Asia’s floods?

  2. Scientific Conflict in Turkey

    Turkey's science funding council is accused of religious bias over science teaching

  3. Dark Matter

    Why understanding the nature of dark matter and dark energy has left scientists baffled

  4. Science in Africa

    African Science Anniversary and genetic science, from DNA's first photo to ancient horses

  5. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

    The genetics of a new human coronavirus point to animals as the likely source

  6. China in Space

    What role will China play in space exploration in the future?

  7. Europe’s Floods

    Can science provide a solution to the recurring floods of Central Europe?

  8. HIV Structure

    HIV Structure, forgotten plant genetics and the cultural influence on our genes.

  9. Malaria in the City

    How the growth of urban areas has played a role in halting the spread of malaria

  10. Stem Cells

    What impact will stem cell cloning have on the treatment of human diseases and disorders?

  11. Megabeast Extinction

    Did climate change kill ancient Australia's megabeasts?

  12. New Bird Flu

    Will the new H7N9 strain of bird flu present a wider threat to humans?

  13. The Structure of DNA

    DNA - its discovery and how the double helix has shaped biological science since

  14. Iran Earthquake

    Why Iran has earthquakes so often, and the dangers posed by aftershocks

  15. Dinosaur Embryos

    Exploring early embryonic development of dinosaurs showed they wriggled in their eggs

  16. Foot and Mouth

    A new vaccine could help reduce the spread of Foot and Mouth virus in many countries

  17. Giant squid secrets revealed

    All giant squid are just one global species despite individuals looking different

  18. Water on Mars?

    Nasa's Curiosity rover finds rock indicating that there may have been water on Mars.

  19. Learning from the Japanese earthquake

    What we’ve learnt about earthquakes and tsunamis since the 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan

  20. Brain-to-brain communication

    Rats communicate using brain-to-brain interface

  21. Meteor strike β€œa one in 50 year event”

    What scientists have learnt from the Russian meteor strike.

  22. Rats given sixth sense

    An implant in rats’ brains allows them to β€˜feel’ guidance from infrared light

  23. Coffee rust disease

    How the leaf rust fungus epidemic is devastating coffee crops in Central America

  24. Solar heating versus greenhouse gas

    Natural global warming causes different rainfall patterns than warming by greenhouse gases

  25. Water on Mars

    Strong geological evidence for liquid water on Mars in the past

  26. Crabs feel pain

    Evidence that crustaceans feel and learn from pain, rather than just a reflex response

  27. China's single children

    Study on the personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy

  28. Space in 2013

    Astronomical highpoints and developments in space for 2013

  29. Science in Action 2012 Highlights

    Top science stories from 2012 on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service

  30. Phosphorus overuse in Amazonia

    How science can improve the use of phosphorus in growing soybeans in Amazonia

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