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08 November 2010
In this Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson hears about the birth of an ocean in the Afar depression in the Horn of Africa...
08 November 2010
If you're standing on top of Mount Everest, will your day be brighter for longer? Will there be more sunlight and...
08 November 2010
In this NewsFlash, we find out how tumours suppress the immune system, to allow their growth to go un-checked. Plus,...
07 November 2010
We talk to Graham Treece about how he is improving ultrasound machines to make them better at diagnosing cancer.
05 November 2010
Where do accents come from, can glass be magnetised, what's the point of males and females and can people get...
05 November 2010
This week, we investigate the role agriculture can play in improving the African economy with the launch of a new...
04 November 2010
This week, Richard Hollingham finds out that bowerbirds are not just brilliant at making elaborate bowers, they're...
02 November 2010
Caffeine podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry
01 November 2010
Which would have produced more CO2: the Icelandic volcano or the planes which would have flown if it hadn't...
01 November 2010
A new technique can make waterproof coatings survive the wash, and how thinking of Marylin Monroe gave scientists a...
31 October 2010
It's National Pathology Week 2010 and to celebrate the launch we're joined by pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman to...
29 October 2010
Join Dr Chris to discover why a work out makes you whiffy, how grass can grow in concrete, what diseases birds can give...
29 October 2010
This week, we investigate the workings of the HIV virus to find out just how the virus hijacks our immune system as...
28 October 2010
Unless you've never seen the sea, you've probably seen a jellyfish. And even if you haven't seen one,...
27 October 2010
Oestrogen podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry
26 October 2010
In this NewsFlash, we find out how bitter taste receptors in the lungs could lead to new asthma treatments, how our...
25 October 2010
What would an extrasolar observer see of our solar system? We find out in this month's Naked Astronomy as well as...
25 October 2010
Why might a person, who apparently isn't colour-blind, not be able to see red or green on a whiteboard? What is...
24 October 2010
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) goes under the microscope this week. We find out how the virus hijacks cells to...
22 October 2010
What stops water moving through a tiny hole, are ground up tablets safe to swallow, what are freckles, how fast can a...
22 October 2010
This week, we investigate the aftermath of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to find out how the sciences and the arts...
21 October 2010
Have you ever noticed that when you cross a busy road, as well as clocking the traffic, you subconsciously follow what...
20 October 2010
Salt podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry
19 October 2010
This month, Professor Carol Brayne discusses the consequences of our ageing population and looks into the symptoms,...