Science In Action is a weekly half-hour insight into what's happening in the world of science.
Accessible, informative and wide-ranging, the stories are diverse and unpredictable. Each week is different, but the programme always explains scientific developments in an exciting and relevant way.
The programme tells you what's happening and why it matters.
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Available since today.
A new way to kill cancer tumours; threats to biodiversity; and the language of maths
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Available since Friday.
HIV vaccine failure; a Russian science feud; private space rockets; mammoth extinction
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Available since Fri, 20 Nov 2009.
The world's rarest bird; polar thaws; a gene for speech and why sprinters run so fast.
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Available since Mon, 16 Nov 2009.
Small earthquakes could be aftershocks from quakes 100's of years ago;is nanomedicine safe
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Available since Fri, 13 Nov 2009.
Gene therapy treats blindness; flu evolution; detection of nuclear explosion; oldest star
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