Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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13/10/2011
A British team embark on a mission to drill to subglacial Lake Ellsworth in Antarctica
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06/10/2011
A new hole in the ozone layer over the Arctic was caused by our cold winter last year.
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29/09/2011
Could more accurate earthquake prediction be on cards – new data shows this is unlikely.
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22/09/2011
A group of scientists are on trial in Italy following the L'Aquila earthquake
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15/09/2011
Could dinosaurs have been fluffy, colourful creatures?
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08/09/2011
Has the US Department of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland Security failed in its scientific role?
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01/09/2011
A new strain of birdflu has been identified, so what are the real risks to human health?
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25/08/2011
Proof that early humans interbred with Neanderthals, and how the weather causes war.
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18/08/2011
A catch all cure for viruses
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11/08/2011
Jon Stewart looks at the links between floods and cholera
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04/08/2011
Using science to predict floods and save lives when they do strike
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28/07/2011
How accurately can we forecast African rainfall? Newly released data will help predictions
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21/07/2011
The end of an era – the return of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center
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14/07/2011
How well can climate science predict droughts, like the one gripping East Africa?
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07/07/2011
A look behind the scenes as NASA's shuttle program draws to a close
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30/06/2011
Astronomers use oldest known Quasar in universe to study the early stages of the universe
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23/06/2011
Scientists measure the body temperature of dinosaurs from fossilised teeth
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16/06/2011
Scientists find a completely new astronomical phenomenon, a star falling into a black hole
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09/06/2011
Flights are being disrupted due to eruptions of volcanic ash, but this time in Chile
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02/06/2011
After Endeavour's landing, Atlantis is being prepared for the last ever shuttle flight
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26/05/2011
Science in Action investigates why Iceland's volcanoes are so active and disruptive
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19/05/2011
One of the theories for why humans stood upright – it makes them better at fighting
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12/05/2011
For the first time, GM mosquitoes have been released in the wild to target Dengue fever
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05/05/2011
New findings show that Foot and Mouth virus can be detected before its infectious
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28/04/2011
Space shuttle to deliver Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station
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21/04/2011
A special programme looking at the scientific impact of the Louisiana oil spill
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14/04/2011
Scientists track the distribution of sounds to discover how language evolved in Africa
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07/04/2011
Embryonic retina from stem cells in the lab could mean cells can be grown for transplant
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31/03/2011
How serious are the health risks in Japan from radiation and radioactive particles?
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25/03/2011
Oil spill in Tristan da Cunha threatens already endangered Northern Rockhopper penguins