Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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'Dreadnought' Dino
Super massive dinosaur species discovered in southern Argentina
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Ebola Virus Sequenced
Genetic sequencing of Ebola virus holds clues to origins of latest outbreak
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Icelandic Volcano
Intense seismic activity leads to increased risk of B谩r冒arbunga volcano erupting
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Chile Earthquake Explained
New evidence suggests that the potential for large earthquakes in Chile remains high
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Rosetta Rendezvous
The Rosetta probe has arrived at comet 67P and is sending back new data
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Geysers on Enceladus
Gigantic geysers erupting in Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, could be a sign of life
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GM Crops in Africa
Apathy amongst African politicians about GM technology is costing the economy.
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ISEE-3 Reboot Project
Crowdfunded space hackers have managed to restart an old comet-chasing NASA satellite
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Cosmic Dust
Explosion of stars produces cosmic dust that is thought to eventually form planets
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Earthquakes in Oklahoma
Waste water pumping following oil extraction causes earthquakes in Oklahoma
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Ancient Namibian Reef
The discovery of an ancient Namibian reef suggests animals evolved sooner than thought
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Looking for ET
Using methane models to detect life on other planets
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Indian Ocean Extreme Weather
Flooding and droughts will become more common in countries surrounding the Indian Ocean
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Brazil Leads CO2 Emissions Reduction
Brazil is the global leader in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, states new research
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Searching the Ocean
Looking for the MH370 plane on the sea bed is revealing how little we know of the abyss
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Californian Quakes
Research reveals an alternative to San Francisco's 'next big one'
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The First Americans
The 13,000 year old remains of a teenager may teach scientists about the first Americans
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Colin Pillinger Dies
British planetary scientist Colin Pillinger has died following a brain haemorrhage
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Birds in Chernobyl
Birds adapting to radiation in Chernobyl
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Tsetse Fly Genome
Scientists decode the genome of the fly that spreads sleeping sickness
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Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
Protein receptor discovered that enables egg to be 'unlocked' by sperm to fertilise
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Japanese Whaling Ban
Japanese whaling ban; A robotic clam; Africa Engineering Prize; Computational psychiatry
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Chile Earthquake
The causes of major natural disasters such as mudslides and earthquakes
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First Designer Chromosome
Scientists have synthesised the first designer chromosome in yeast
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Waves from the Big Bang
New evidence to support the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe
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Stem Cell Breakthrough Questions
Research paper on cheap stem cell production withdrawn by scientists
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Bering Land Bridge Refuge
Early American settlers may have used the Bering land bridge as a 10,000 year stopover
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Autism Causes Explained
New research may begin to explain why more boys than girls have autism
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Preventing Lemur Extinction
A three year emergency plan to save Madagascar鈥檚 threatened lemurs
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Nuclear Fusion Heating Up
Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion