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Ionic liquids
A look at the potential of ionic liquids
Cassini-Huygens - visiting Titan
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn for the past six months
Herbs, pills and potions - part one
A series of programmes looking the roots of medicine
Herbs, pills and potions - part two
Second in a series of programmes on the origins of medicine
Hair - what is it good for?
Why we have hair, and how hairstyles can change the way we are perceived
Ocean Blues - history of decline
How different is the abundance of life in the seas today?
Ocean Blues - coral reefs
A four-part series looking at the health of the world's oceans
Ocean Blues - noise pollution
Is man-made noise in oceans putting marine mammals in peril?
Ocean Blues - acidification
What will be the impact of increasing carbon dioxide on life in the oceans
China - the scientific revolution
How China is once again establishing itself as a pioneering scientific force
China - stem cell research
Geoff Watts travels to China to explore stem cell research
China - Clean Energy
Can clean and renewable energy sources help solve China's burgeoning energy crisis?
China - genetically modified food
Geoff Watts explores China's attitudes to genetic modification
In Einstein's shadow - general relativity
A series of programmes on the work of Albert Einstein
In Einstein's shadow - special relativity
In Einstein's Shadow - quantum theory
Reith Lectures 2005 - the triumph of technology - lecture one
The first in a series of technology lectures - part of the Reith Lectures 2005
Reith Lectures - the triumph of technology - lecture two
The second in a series of technology lectures - part of the Reith Lectures 2005
The nature of addition
How scientists are unravelling the nature of addiction
Reith Lectures - the triumph of technology - lecture three
The third in a series of technology lectures
Memory - part one
Exploring the science of memory
Memory - part two
Exploring how and why our memories fail
Memory - part four
A look at the changes in our memory after disease or injury
Memory - part three
An earth made for life - part one
A series of programmes looking at the origins of complex life on earth
An earth made for life - part three
An earth made for life - part two
The study of human origins
A visit to the study of human origins Department at Ethiopia's National Museum
GM maize in Kenya
An examination of the first genetically-modified maize to be planted in Kenya
Human evolution
Discussion on the slowing down of human evolution
Neuroprosthetics
A look at the science of neuroprosthetics, using thoughts to move artificial limbs