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Lunar Transient Phenomena
Andrew Luck-Baker explores the mystery of patches of bright light over areas on the Moon.
X-Rays for Peace
Adam Hart-Davis visits the SESAME X-ray project in Jordan.
Desalination
Gareth Mitchell asks whether or not desalination is the answer to global water shortages.
Algae
Richard Hollingham investigates the scientific and environmental uses of algae.
Alcohol
Sue Nelson goes behind the headlines to find out how alcohol affects our health.
Bioprecipitation
Richard Hollingham investigates if bacteria in the atmosphere can influence the weather.
Origins of Childhood
Andrew Luck-Baker asks why humans, unlike other primates, have such a long childhood.
Stem Cells
Sue Broom catches up on progress in stem cell research.
Synthetic Biology
Richard Hollingham investigates the questions raised by synthetic biology.
The Placenta
Sue Broom visits the UK's first specialist placenta clinic in Manchester.
Dark Matter
Sue Nelson joins scientists down a mine on their search for the elusive dark matter.
Population Growth and Global Warming
Geoff Watts explores the relationship between global warming and a changing population.
GM Crops
Is now the time right for Europe to allow widespread cultivation of GM crops?
DNA Analysis of Asylum Seekers
Gerry Northam explores proposals to check asylum seekers' credentials using DNA analysis.
Earthquakes in Southeast Asia
Roland Pease reports on the continuing threat of earthquakes in southeast Asia.
Acts of Creation
What will it mean to us once scientists are eventually able to recreate life from scratch?
Carbon Detectives
Richard Hollingham meets the scientists trying to track our carbon emissions.
Future Vaccines
Geoff Watts looks past failures and future hopes for vaccine development.
Hydrogen for Transport
Gareth Mitchell asks what happened to hydrogen cars.
Muscle Wastage
Vivienne Parry reports on new research into tackling muscle wastage.
Graphene - the new wonder material
Roland Pease reports on a new form of carbon that looks set to transform technology.
Cancer Treatment
Is a new personalised drug for skin cancer set to revolutionise cancer medicine?
After the Volcano
Tracey Logan asks if scientists are ready for the next Icelandic volcanic eruption.
Nanoparticles
Richard Hollingham asks if legislation to control nanoparticles is adequate.
Artificial Meat
Would you eat artificial meat, grown in the lab? Geoff Watts investigates.
The end of Moore's Law?
Is it the end of the road for the computer revolution? Roland Pease investigates.
Epigenetics
Do our children inherit the impact of our life experiences as well as our genes?
Human microbes
In a new series, Geoff Watts investigates the bacteria flourishing on our bodies.
08/06/2011
Sue Broom meets the scientists using GM technology to control animal disease.
15/06/2011
Roland Pease reports from Japan on the lessons learnt from the recent tsunami.
22/06/2011
What's wrong with earthquake science? Roland Pease investigates.
29/06/2011
How a meteorite that landed on Earth 100 years ago is helping astronomers explore Mars.
Ageing and Telomeres
Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research.
02/11/2011
Did CERN scientists really break the universal speed limit? Roland Pease investigates.
09/11/2011
Exploring Antarctica's subglacial lakes for new lifeforms and future sea level rise clues.
16/11/2011
Vivienne Parry explores the crucial role the hormone leptin plays in the body.
23/11/2011
Antivirals. Kevin Fong looks at new techniques to cure all viral infections.
30/11/2011
Geoff Watts explores the origins of depression and efforts to find new treatments.
07/12/2011
Gareth Mitchell ask how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight.
Transit of Venus
Marek Kukula explores the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.
Engineering Flu
Genetically engineered bird flu - lessons for pandemic preparations. Kevin Fong reports.
Artificial Photosynthesis
Andrea Sella on the race to find a cheap inorganic way to mimic nature's green stuff.
20/06/2012
Geoff Watts explores new techniques in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis.
27/06/2012
Creating Blood: Vivienne Parry meets scientists hoping to create artificial blood.
04/07/2012
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way we fly around the world.
Future of Particle Physics
Tracey Logan asks what particle physicists are doing after finding the Higgs boson.
Why do women live longer than men?
Dr Yan Wong explores new theories on gender and ageing.
Anthropocene
Has humanity launched a new geological time period? Gaia Vince on the Anthropocene Epoch.
Brain Machine Interfaces
Geoff Watts looks into how scientists can use the mind to control artificial limbs.
05/12/2012
Adam Rutherford reports on the recent discovery that much of our DNA is not useless junk.
Forensic Phonetics
Rebecca Morelle explores how the forensic science of speech is helping to solve crime.
Build Me a Brain
Roland Pease reports on scientists building brains from scratch in the lab.
19/06/2013
Can we beat bacteria by stopping the bugs from talking to each other?
Whatever happened to biofuels?
Gaia Vince asks if we can ever run our vehicles on biofuels from algae or bacteria.
Plate Tectonics and Life
Roland Pease on the idea that life on early Earth led to the evolution of plate tectonics.
Crossrail - Tunnelling under London
How 26 miles of precision-engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology.
Oxytocin
Linda Geddes asks if taking the hormone oxytocin can make people more sociable.
Gut Microbiota
New insights into the important relationship we have with microbes that live in our gut.
The Power of the Unconscious
The crucial role of our unconscious, and how scientists are now harnessing its powers.
Self-Healing Materials
Quentin Cooper takes a look at the new materials that can mend themselves.
Nitrogen Fixing
Prof Andrea Sella looks at efforts to reduce our dependence on the Haber-Bosch process.
Geo-engineering
Gaia Vince asks if geoengineering by blocking the sun could stop the earth warming up.
Chronotypes
Linda Geddes explores research into the differences between morning and evening people.
Driverless cars
Jack Stewart meets the engineers inventing vehicles that drive themselves.
Ageing and the brain
Do our mental powers really decline in old age?
Power Transmission
Gaia Vince looks at the future of power transmission.
Anaesthesia
Linda Geddes explores the latest research into how general anaesthetics work in the body.
Swarming robots
Adam Hart on how insect and cell structure research is helping develop swarming robots.
Cosmology
Have astronomers really found gravitational waves from the Big Bang as announced in March?
The Rosetta Mission
Billed as 'the sexiest space mission ever', did Rosetta's probe land safely on its comet?
Vagus Nerve
Can stimulating the vagus nerve improve health? Gaia Vince explores this new research area
New Space to Fly
Jack Stewart meets the pioneers redesigning our international airspace.
Animal Personality
Prof Adam Hart explores a new field in zoology - animal personality.
Can Maths Combat Terrorism?
Can maths reveal hidden patterns in global terrorism? Dr Hannah Fry investigates.
Virtual Therapy
Quentin Cooper looks at the therapeutic possibilites of virtual reality.