Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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British Association's Festival of Science in Sheffield
Sampling the offerings at the British Association's Festival of Science
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British Association Festival of Science
Events at the the sports-focused BAAS festival of science in Newcastle
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Breathing in your Medicine
New drug inhalers could replace injections for many medicines
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Breast Cancer Drug can save more Lives
Studies show Tamoxifen can benifit breast cancer patients of all ages
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Brain implant turns Thoughts into Actions
Brain implant turns thoughts into actions for a paralysed man to control a mechanical hand
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Bonus Podcast: Death in Ice Valley
A special preview of the new podcast Death in Ice Valley
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Bipedal Human Ancestor found in Kenya
Scientists find bones of an ancient human bipedal ancestor at Lake Turkana, Kenya
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Biofuels not ready to replace Oil
Ethanol alone cannot replace oil, concludes new report
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Biggest Gamma-Ray Explosion ever seen in Space
Was the brightest explosion ever seen the birth of a black hole?
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Better Bread is all in the Wheat Genes
Make bouncier, frothier bread with transgenic wheat that has enhanced gluten
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Benign Bacterial Mats in the Pacific Ocean
The chemical secret of the Thioploca bacteria mats along the south American Pacific coast
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service's 70th Birthday
What scientific developments can we expect in the next 70 years?
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Battle against the Maize Streak Virus in Africa
The long battle to save sub-Saharan Africa's vital maize crop from maize streak virus
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Bangalore – Science Capital of India
Special report from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore
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Balancing Food Supply and Wildlife Conservation
How will we balance the competing demands of agriculture and wildlife conservation?
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Bad News for Ex-Smokers
New figures for lung cancer in non-smokers shows defered risk
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Bad News about Tropical Crop Yields
Global warming will reduce agricultural crop yields more than predicted in the tropics
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Bad News about DDT Resistance
Call to re-evaluate side-effects of pesticide resistance in insects
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Avian Flu causes Poultry Production Crisis
Report on the devastating impact of bird flu on the poultry industry around the world
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Autopsy of a Colossal Squid
The autopsy on a colossal 495kg squid reveals an even stranger creature than expected
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Australian Fossil could rewrite mammalian Evolution
A tiny fossil jawbone could rewrite the evolutionary story of mammals in Australia
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Astronomers who won the Supernova 'lottery'
US astronomers are the first witnesses to the beginning of a supernova
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Astronomers ignite Climate Change Controversy
Paper on global warming causes academic and political controversy
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Astronomers hail the Quark Star
The discovery of super-dense quark stars
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Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?
Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth
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Asteroid Itokawa is a Pile of Rubble
Asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rubble and boulders, not solid rock
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Assessing the Danger of the New Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus
How flu viruses mutuate and why we should always be alert to the possibility of a pandemic
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Aspirin is a Life-Saver for Heart and Stroke Patients
Low-dose aspirin could prevent 100,000 deaths yearly from heart attack and strokes
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Asking the big questions about the Universe
Big questions about the Universe and the new generation of people working on the answers
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Artificial Human Muscles and 'Muscle Motors'
Artificial human muscles could give tiny engines great strength