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14 March 2017
There's lots of space junk flying around in Earth's orbit, but how is this affecting our current exploits in space? Tim Flohrer, a Space Debris Analyst from the European Space Agency, spoke to Chris...
27 June 2017
Would you trust a robot in an emergency?
27 June 2017
Would you trust a robot with your surgery?
27 June 2017
Would you trust a robot in the military?
27 June 2017
Would you trust a robot to grow your food?
27 June 2017
Scientists are saying that climate change could be changing how our coffee tastes in years to come.
27 June 2017
How are technologies and breakthroughs made for the space race helping to make life better for us here on the ground?
27 June 2017
By looking at the genomes of thousands of babies, scientists have discovered a genetic association with preeclampsia.
27 June 2017
Unveiling the mysteries of Sun spicules - long strands of high energy plasma that are fired off from the Sun into space...
27 June 2017
Bacteria can evade antibiotics not just through resistance, but by dormancy - effectively switching off. But for how...
20 June 2017
What does running do for your heart?
20 June 2017
How can you scan the heart for problems?
20 June 2017
How do hearts cope with outer space?
20 June 2017
How do crocs survive under water for so long?
20 June 2017
How do doctors practice operations without endangering patients?
20 June 2017
How do RAF pilots deal with the intense pressure on their hearts?
20 June 2017
How echocardiograms allow us to peek inside our ticker.
20 June 2017
How do athletes' hearts deal with extreme exercise?
15 June 2017
We catch up on research into schistosomiasis that we first covered in episode 29...
15 June 2017
For a tuberculosis infection to progress, around 50 bacterial cells need to infect a single immune cell.
15 June 2017
A protein called TRP1 allows the parasites that cause malaria to move around inside mosquitoes.
15 June 2017
Models predict which species of mosquito may be able to carry the Zika virus in the US.
15 June 2017
eLife Senior Editor Prabhat Jha explains to Chris Smith why public funding is key to tackling epidemics in low-income...
14 June 2017
Scientists are turning to genetics to solve one of the most pressing problems affecting UK trees today - infectious...
14 June 2017
Bees are providing exciting genetic information as well as delicious honey.