Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Messages in mouse urine
What chemical secrets are hidden in the urine of male mice?
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American Geophysical Union
Space and earth science from the American Geophysical Union's 2012 annual meeting
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Melting ice caps
Comprehensive satellite data shows Greenland and Antarctic ice caps are melting
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Airborne transmission of Ebola
The Ebola virus infects pigs and can be spread through the air according to new research
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Is supersymmetry being squeezed?
What does detection of a rare particle decay in the LHC mean for supersymmetry?
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Climate records and Maya civilisation
What caused the collapse of the Mayan civilisation in the 10th Century?
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Science in US election
What are Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's views on scientific issues?
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L’Aquila Scientists Guilty
Scientists are sentenced to six years for advice given before the L'Aquila earthquake.
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A Planet with Four Suns
Amateur planet hunters find a planet with four suns
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Calculating the cost of conservation
Conservationists have calculated how much it will cost to save global biodiversity
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More evidence of supermassive black hole (in our galaxy)
Does a star found orbiting close to our galaxy’s black hole prove its existence?
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Unique features of 2012 Sumatran earthquake
Unique features of 2012 Sumatran earthquake – new plate boundary being created.
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New Malaria Mosquito
A malaria mosquito with new, unusual behaviour has been found in Kenya
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13/09/2012
Human embryonic stem cells cure hearing loss in gerbils.
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06/09/2012
ENCODE announce that 80% of the human genome is functional
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30/08/2012
Calorie restriction in monkeys does not extend lifespan.
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16/08/2012
Robotic exoskeletons controlled by the mind - the man-machines of the future?
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10/08/2012
Reaction to the safe touchdown of the Mars Science Lab and what's next for rover Curiosity
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02/08/2012
We look forward to NASA's intricate plans to land rover Curiosity on Mars
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26/07/2012
The protective ozone layer could be affected by climate change and more chaotic weather
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19/07/2012
Touting for public funding online – scientists join the ranks of crowd-funded industries
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12/07/2012
Conflicting studies reveal that arsenic appears not to be fundamental to life
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05/07/2012
Particle found at CERN, is it the Higgs boson?
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28/06/2012
Doctors are developing a way of injecting oxygen directly into the blood of patients
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21/06/2012
Previously supressed work into how H5N1 could spread between humans is published.
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14/06/2012
Sequencing the genome of the bonobo, the ape that makes love not war
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07/06/2012
Siting part of SKA radio telescope in South Africa puts continent on scientific map.
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31/05/2012
The Transit of Venus will occur next week, the last time until 2117.
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24/05/2012
Researchers have developed a way to identify where fish were caught using a DNA sample.
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17/05/2012
A new catalogue of all the mutations of different breast cancers could improve treatment.