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Using a Laser as Tweezers
13 Jun 2010
(c) Jon Sullivan

Enceladus' Old Faithful

Terry Hurford tells us about a geyser on one of Saturns moons so powerful it puts water into one of Saturn's rings.Dr Terry Hurford, NASA Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
May 2007
(c) NASA

Laki - The Biggest Atmospheric Pollution Event in History

The eruption of the Laki fission in Iceland in 1783 led to sulphurous smog falling over Europe. It has been described as the biggest atmospheric pollution event in history. John Grattan tells us more...Dr John Grattan, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
May 2007
(c) Przemyslaw BlueShade Idzkiewicz

Water as a Greenhouse Gas

Azi Khatiri spoke to Rod Jones about how water molecules pair up into a dimer - and that this can be an even worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide...Professor Rod Jones & Alex Shillings, University of Cambridge
May 2007
(c) NASA

Ozone Hole Revisited

Jonathan Shanklin was part of the team from the British Antarctic Survey who first discovered the hole in the ozone layer. Twenty years on, we caught up with him for an update...Jonathan Shanklin, British Antarctic Survey
May 2007
(c) NASA

Science Update: The Atmosphere

This week Chelsea and Bob look at water in our atmosphere. Chelsea looks at why some places get too little, while Bob looks into the eye of the storm...Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon
May 2007
(c) Tomas Castelazo

Science Update: Deserts

Chelsea and Bob look at some of the driest places on Earth, to see what changes are occuring there.Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon
April 2007
(c) Richard Ling

Coral Conservation

Annelise Hagan, of the Living Oceans Foundation talks about her work on Coral reefs and using sea planes to spy on the sea.Annelise Hagan, University of Cambridge
April 2007
(c) Jenni Jones

Nutrient Polution

Stan Harpole talking about how using fertilisers can reduce biodiversity by destroying the niches that allow complex inter-species competitionStan Harpole, University of California, Irvine
April 2007
(c) Prof. Gordon T. Taylor, Stony Brook University

How increased carbon dioxide levels affect shellfish

Rising carbon dioxide levels usually make us think about the atmosphere, but new research shows that carbon dioxide dissolving in the ocean could have devastating effects on shellfish and other marine organisms. Frederic Gazeau from the Netherlands Institute of Technology
March 2007
 

Mining Hydrothermal Vents

Steve Scott looks at mining useful mineral from the bottom of the ocean.Professor Steve Scott, University of Toronto
January 2007
 

Carbon Capture and Storage

One way of reducing the build up of Carbon Doxide is to just hide it underground. We look at carbon capture.Professor Jon Gibbins from Imperial College
January 2007
(c) British Antarctic Survey.
 

Climate Change and Ice Cores

Eric Wolff has been studying the ancient atmosphere trapped in an ice core, and how it affects our understanding of the environment.Dr Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey
January 2007
(c) Daniel Arnold @ wikimedia
 

Renewable Energy

Ali looks into wind energy, both onshore and offshore along with the new technology of wave power.Alison Hill and Max Carcas
January 2007
(c) NOAA
 

Solar Flares And The Northern Lights

Dr Giulio del Zanna, Mullard Space Science Laboratory
December 2006
 

Living in Antarctica

Kate Hendry, University of Oxford
November 2006
 

Ancient Antarctica And Six-foot Penguins

Dr Jane Francis, University of Leeds
November 2006
 

Automated Subs And Melting Ice Sheets

Dr Povl Abrahamsen, British Antarctic Survey
November 2006
 

Science Update - Aquatic Noise Pollution

Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon from AAAS, the science society
September 2006
 

Predicting The Weather

John Law from Weatherquest, UEA
September 2006
 

Science Update - Mercury Pollution and Public Transport

Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon from AAAS, the science society
September 2006

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