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Ants in the city

The rules that run colonies of ants and what they can teach us about cities

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The wonder of extremophiles

The wonder of extremophiles, micro organisms which live in extreme conditions

• 28 mins

Depression

Depression and attempts to identify the causes of it

• 27 mins

Recreating the Earth's magnetic field

How two geophysicists have recreated the Earth's core using a supercomputer

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The Galaxy's New Black Hole

The discovery of a new black hole, a collapsed star which can swallow light

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The abalone and family planning

How the abalone's evolution might help with the development of contraception

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The link between red hair and skin cancer

The reason why red-haired people are prone to skin cancer

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100 Years of X-Rays

Special edition commemorating 100 years of X-rays, discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Rontgen

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Hope for an Aids vaccine

Report on a promising new clue towards a vaccine and even a treatment for Aids

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Scientists at MIT

Reporting from Cambridge, Massachusetts and talking to scientists who work there

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Space and the search for infrared

The launch of a European rocket from French Guiana

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Meteorites and the origin of life

Could meteorites explain the origin of life?

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Sprites in the sky

A report on the electrical phenomena known as sprites that appear during thunderstorms

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Sir John Maddox

A report on the influence of Sir John Maddox, editor of the scientific journal Nature

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This year's most essential science books

Experts help compile a list of science reading from texts published throughout 1995

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Science and a look ahead

What the year ahead might bring in science

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Hope for an HIV vaccine

Why a live virus is probably our best hope for a vaccine against Aids

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Finding the sleep switch

Sleep and the mysteries of the master switching centre of the brain

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A view into the past

A journey back in time with the Hubble space telescope

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Life on Mars

Life on Mars, in this case the form of bacteria buried beneath the surface of the planet

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AAAS 1996

A report from the AAAS 1996 where scientific breakthroughs are being discussed

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Breaking the unbreakable

Research shows quarks may be composed of even smaller particles

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Cancer and cachexia

Scientists believe they have found the cause of wasting in cancer and Aids patients

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Cosmic fireworks

NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts

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Out of Africa

The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor

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Gene therapy - hope to hype

Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?

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Building Stonehenge

A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought

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Prion Proteins

German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage

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Domestic duties in Space

Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle

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Traditional and non-traditional materials

From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable

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