Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Why do some People lose out on Sleep?
What causes disordered sleep patterns?
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Why Black Holes light up the Universe
Black holes may be producing as much light as all the stars in the universe put together
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Why Birth Weight Matters
The cause of low birth weight in some babies lies in the placenta
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Why are Mosquitoes attracted to pregnant Women?
Research into malaria mosquitos' tastes in the Gambia
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WHO's list of approved HIV drugs
WHO's list of approved HIV drugs now also includes generic drugs
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WHO warning over possible Swine Flu pandemic
Swine flu is spreading around the world. How fast can we have a vaccine?
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Who owns our Genes?
Who owns the human genes in samples held in laboratories worldwide?
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Who owns new Plant Genes?
The debate about regulation of plant gene ownership in Africa and Asia
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Who is your Scientist of the Millennium?
The panel discuss listeners' nominees for scientist of the millennium
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White Dwarf's Stellar Show
Watching explosions on the surface of a "dying" white dwarf star
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Where Our Dreams Happen
What parts of our brains do we use when we are dreaming in our sleep?
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Where does all the Flood Water go?
Why is a flood plain not like a bath? It can contain several different water levels
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When did modern Childhood begin in Evolution?
The jawbone at the centre of renewed debate about the evolution of human childhood
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When did Life on Earth begin?
Traces of possible life have been found in the oldest crystals known on Earth
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When Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided with Jupiter
What astronomers saw when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter
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What's the Speed of the Universe got to do with Everything?
Galaxies are flying apart faster than we thought but why on Earth is this important to us?
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What's the Difference between Man and Chimpanzee?
Humans and chimpanzees are different because human DNA has been rearranged in chunks
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What's that Insect eating Everything in Sight?
Why farmers everywhere need the services of insect taxonomists
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What's living under the Arctic ice?
Mapping biodiversity in the little-explored Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean
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What will follow Hurricane Dennis?
Hurricane Dennis could be sign of more storms ahead
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What this Lunar Crash Landing might reveal
Lunar Prospector is about to be crashed into the Moon
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What the 1918 Flu Pandemic can teach us
How the 1918 flu pandemic virus has been recreated and what it tells us about bird flu now
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What should we do with the last stocks of Smallpox?
Should the two remaining stocks of smallpox be destroyed?
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What Men really Want 鈥撀燼nd Why
Is the popular idea of men's taste in women an evolutionary response or a cultural one?
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What makes Desert Locusts Swarm?
What causes desert locusts to gather together in massive and destructive swarms?
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What is the Future now for Science in Iraq?
The prospects for science in Iraq after the capture of Saddam Hussein
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What happened as the Titanic sank?
Scientists set sail to piece together the final moments of The Titanic
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What drives female Chimpanzees to Violence?
Female chimpanzees can be as violent as males 鈥� but not perhaps for the same reasons
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What does it take to Win a Nobel Prize?
How does the Nobel Prize committee select the winners from so many outstanding candidates?
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What does a new President mean for US science?
What does the election of Barack Obama as US President mean for scientific advancement?
