Science In Action Episodes Available now
The human cost of the decline of nature’s carcass cleaners
The loss of vultures in India may be responsible for half a million human deaths.
Destination Asteroid Apophis
The ESA is starting preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission.
Hurricane Beryl’s trail of destruction
Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean, before moving into Mexico and then Texas.
Cleaner mining, cleaner batteries
Science in Action is at the UK's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
On the road to halting HIV
An injectable antiviral "PrEP" therapy that gives 100% protection against HIV infection.
China: Scientific superpower
How has China reached the top spot of scientific research?
US bird flu response warning
Mice become the next to get it and expert Rick Bright calls for stronger counter measures
A humungous temporary tentacle
The origami superpowers of a single-celled pond hunter, the protist Lacrymaria olor.
Trusting AI with science
AI will be a feature of future breakthroughs, how will we know when to trust its results?
The roots of fentanyl addiction
A study in mice suggests that fentanyl affects the part of the brain that regulates fear.
