Science in Action Podcast
The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Episodes to download
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Gravitational waves and black holes
Thursday
Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
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A year with Covid -19
Christmas Eve 2020
Looking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
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Covid -19 – Mutations are normal
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Viral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.
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The unchecked spread of Covid-19 in Manaus
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Around three-quarters of the Brazilian city’s population are thought to have been infected
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Freak weather getting even freakier
Thu 3 Dec 2020
This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
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Vaccines – the Covid confusion
Thu 26 Nov 2020
The problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.
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Covid- 19 – Good news on immunity
Thu 19 Nov 2020
After infection or vaccination immunity to the virus may be long lasting
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Covid-19 defeats US Marines
Thu 12 Nov 2020
The virus spread amongst recruits despite a range of thorough precautions
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Coronavirus spreads from mink to humans
Thu 5 Nov 2020
What does transmission of coronavirus from mink to humans mean for the future vaccine?
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Osiris Rex stows asteroid material
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Successful closure of lid on Osiris Rex spacecraft
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Nasa probe Osiris Rex lands on asteroid
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Osiris Rex probe touches asteroid Bennu to sample secrets of the early solar system
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Covid-19 mortality
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Why is there such a range in the number of deaths from Covid -19 between countries?
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Do Covid–19 mutations matter?
Thu 8 Oct 2020
Results from the most detailed investigation to date into SARS –CoV-2 virus mutations
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Are children the biggest Covid-19 spreaders?
Thu 1 Oct 2020
The world’s largest study of Covid-19 transmission shows children have a major role.
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Why Covid -19 vaccines may not stop transmission
Thu 24 Sep 2020
They are only designed to prevent disease developing, none have been tested against spread
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Malaria resistance breakthrough
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Discovered in East Africa, the finding holds promise for completely new treatments.
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Covid -19 science versus politics
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Are the politicians finally coming round to the scientist’s views on the way forward?
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Nyiragongo - is Goma under threat?
Thu 3 Sep 2020
More than 2 million people live around this volcano, which has become more active
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Covid-19 therapy controversy
Thu 27 Aug 2020
Is convalescent plasma really a ‘tremendous’ treatment for Covid-19?
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Trouble in Greenland
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Has the loss from Greenland’s vast ice sheet reached a tipping point?
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Putin’s Covid-19 vaccine
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Despite widespread alarm, Russia is not about to roll out an untested vaccine.
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Counting the heat health threat from climate change
Thu 6 Aug 2020
Huge death toll from rising temperatures projected for century’s end.
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NASA rover heads for Mars ancient lake
Thu 30 Jul 2020
NASA 2020 rover launched on fresh search for life on Mars
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Making a Covid-19 vaccine for two billion people
Thu 23 Jul 2020
The challenge of making two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses within the year.
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How long do Covid-19 antibodies last?
Thu 16 Jul 2020
New research on how long our defences against the coronavirus last.
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Rwanda’s game changing coronavirus test
Thu 9 Jul 2020
African scientists have developed a reliable, quicker and cheaper mass testing method
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Record high temperatures – in the Arctic
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Siberia has seen 38 degrees Celsius, 100 degrees Fahrenheit
