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Jellyfish Invasion!
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Available since last Tuesday.
Miranda Krestovnikoff examines claims that jellyfish are taking over the world's oceans.
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Pushing Water
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Available since Tue, 15 May 2012.
Drought in the south but plenty of water elsewhere. Why not move it? Tom Heap investigates
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Return of the king
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Available since Tue, 8 May 2012.
Coal is the dirtiest fuel, but consumption is rising. Tom Heap investigates.
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Genetically Modified Brunch
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Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.
Could a new generation of genetically-modified crops attract the public? Tom Heap reports
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Cruise Ships and Creeks
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Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.
Falmouth's plans to attract cruise ships could damage the environment. Tom Heap reports.
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Britain in Flames
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Available since Tue, 24 Apr 2012.
Is the UK ready for a new season of wildfires? Tom Heap investigates.
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What lies beneath
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Available since Tue, 17 Apr 2012.
Mining is set to return to Cornwall as tin and tungsten prices continue to rise.
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Frozen Fish
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Available since Tue, 10 Apr 2012.
Is it too late to save the healthy fish stocks of the Antarctic? Gerard Baker reports.
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Sands of Time
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Available since Tue, 3 Apr 2012.
Britain's sand dunes are running out of time. Tom Heap joins the battle to save them.
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Outbreak
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Available since Tue, 27 Mar 2012.
Where will the next pandemic come from and how can it be stopped? Tom Heap investigates.
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The Power of Peat
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Available since Tue, 20 Mar 2012.
The peatlands of the British Isles are being destroyed. Tom Heap reports.
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Rebel Without a Car
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Available since Tue, 13 Mar 2012.
Young people are turning their back on the car. Tom Heap asks if it has a future.
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Nuclear Power Without the Nasties
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Available since Tue, 6 Mar 2012.
Could there be a cheaper, safer way to create nuclear energy? Julian Rush investigates.
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Tunnel Beneath the Thames
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Available since Tue, 28 Feb 2012.
Raw sewage regularly pours into the River Thames. Alice Roberts looks for an answer.
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Bambi Bites Back
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Available since Tue, 21 Feb 2012.
Deer numbers are rising fast. Tom Heap asks what this means for the rural landscape.
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Adapting Insects
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Available since Tue, 14 Feb 2012.
Can we adapt disease-carrying insects to become friends not foes? Alice Roberts reports.
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Bottle Bank Wars
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Available since Tue, 7 Feb 2012.
In San Francisco, recycling is so profitable that they're fighting over the trash.
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Let it Snow!
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Available since Wed, 2 Nov 2011.
Tom Heap investigates ways to keep Britain moving if we have another harsh winter.
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March of the Pylons
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Britain's electricity grid needs replacing. Does that mean a new invasion of the pylons?
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Gold of the Conquistadors
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Mining is booming in South America. That's bad news for the environment.
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High Speed Hell?
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
How much disruption will a new high speed rail line really cause? Tom Heap reports.
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Waters of Arabia
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Will Yemen be the first nation to run out of water? Leana Hosea reports from Sana'a.
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A Very Large Hole in the Sahara
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers ways that scientists could use to halt sea level rise.
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The Air That I Breathe
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
How can you help your family breathe clean air? Tom Heap investigates.
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Bug Mac and Flies
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Tom Heap adds locusts to his grocery shopping list and asks if we should all eat bugs.
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Cave Carnage
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Europe's strangest species are under threat of extinction. Tom Heap investigates.
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Nature's Medicine Cabinet
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Available since Wed, 1 Jun 2011.
Can plants and animals inspire a new generation of medicine? Alice Roberts reports.
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California Gasping
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Available since Thu, 19 May 2011.
Is California's desperate search for water at an end? Tom Heap reports.
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The Real Avatar
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Available since Thu, 19 May 2011.
Tim Hirsch travels to the Amazon to see the 'real Avatar' and the dam which threatens them
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Greening the Teens
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Available since Wed, 11 May 2011.
Costing the Earth finds out if teenagers can really learn to turn the lights out.

