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Science In Action Episodes

  1. Battle against the Maize Streak Virus in Africa

    The long battle to save sub-Saharan Africa's vital maize crop from maize streak virus

  2. Bangalore 鈥撀燬cience Capital of India

    Special report from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

  3. Balancing Food Supply and Wildlife Conservation

    How will we balance the competing demands of agriculture and wildlife conservation?

  4. Bad News for Ex-Smokers

    New figures for lung cancer in non-smokers shows defered risk

  5. Bad News about Tropical Crop Yields

    Global warming will reduce agricultural crop yields more than predicted in the tropics

  6. Bad News about DDT Resistance

    Call to re-evaluate side-effects of pesticide resistance in insects

  7. Avian Flu causes Poultry Production Crisis

    Report on the devastating impact of bird flu on the poultry industry around the world

  8. Autopsy of a Colossal Squid

    The autopsy on a colossal 495kg squid reveals an even stranger creature than expected

  9. Australian Fossil could rewrite mammalian Evolution

    A tiny fossil jawbone could rewrite the evolutionary story of mammals in Australia

  10. Astronomers who won the Supernova 'lottery'

    US astronomers are the first witnesses to the beginning of a supernova

  11. Astronomers ignite Climate Change Controversy

    Paper on global warming causes academic and political controversy

  12. Astronomers hail the Quark Star

    The discovery of super-dense quark stars

  13. Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

    Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth

  14. Asteroid Itokawa is a Pile of Rubble

    Asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rubble and boulders, not solid rock

  15. 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

  16. Aspirin is a Life-Saver for Heart and Stroke Patients

    Low-dose aspirin could prevent 100,000 deaths yearly from heart attack and strokes

  17. Asking the big questions about the Universe

    Big questions about the Universe and the new generation of people working on the answers

  18. Artificial Human Muscles and 'Muscle Motors'

    Artificial human muscles could give tiny engines great strength

  19. Art and Science meet in Map-making

    Mapping our changing world view through 3,000 years in a new cartography exhibition

  20. Are Women's superior social Skills in their Genes?

    Might social skills be influenced by a gene that is turned on in girls and off in boys?

  21. Are water Conservation Projects pouring Money down the Drain?

    Are we wasting money and water? NB Audio starts at 22 seconds

  22. Are TSEs all in the Prions?

    All in the prions? Controversial research into transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

  23. Are these the Remains of Microbes from Mars?

    Nasa's claims that fossils of micro-organisms have been found in a meteorite from Mars

  24. Are Aerosols to blame for the drop in Hydroxil Radicals?

    Levels of hydroxil radicals in the atmosphere are falling, and why we should be worried

  25. Arctic Permafrost could disappear in 100 years

    Global warming could cause Arctic permafrost to disappear in 100 years

  26. Antihydrogen 鈥� the first man-made Antimatter

    Why go to so much trouble to make antimatter?

  27. Anti-Cancer Enzymes identified

    Human enzymes can detox some carcinogens and new drugs could boost their protective action

  28. Antarctic Penguins contract Poultry Virus

    Did humans or birds carry a serious poultry virus to the Antarctic?

  29. Antarctic Ocean fertilizer experiment

    A controversial experiment is fertilizing the Antarctic Ocean with iron sulphate

  30. Answers to Listeners' Questions

    Studio guests help answer your science questions

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