Discovery Episodes Available now
Life in a box versus life in space
Can life be made to survive in a box, the programme looks at the Ecotron project
Traditional and non-traditional materials
From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable
Domestic duties in Space
Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle
Prion Proteins
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
Building Stonehenge
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
Gene therapy - hope to hype
Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?
Out of Africa
The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor
Cosmic fireworks
NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts
Cancer and cachexia
Scientists believe they have found the cause of wasting in cancer and Aids patients
Breaking the unbreakable
Research shows quarks may be composed of even smaller particles
