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Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1470 episodes
In some ways, Venus is the twin of Earth, in other ways it most certainly is not
21 May 2004,·22 mins
What happened before the Big Bang?
18 May 2004,·22 mins
A report from Wyoming where the 2003 Columbia astronauts went on a wilderness expedition
14 May 2004,·22 mins
Investigation into the ability of predicting human behaviour and the 'theory of mind'
11 May 2004,·22 mins
Organisms that defy the conventional rules of biology
04 May 2004,·22 mins
A look at the obesity crisis, is it the next major epidemic?
27 Apr 2004,·22 mins
BBC Science Correspondent, Richard Black makes his final preparations for the marathon
20 Apr 2004,·23 mins
Our correspondent prepares for the London Marathon, the second in a series
14 Apr 2004,·22 mins
The first in three programmes on preparing for the London Marathon
07 Apr 2004,·22 mins
How we use electromagnetism in modern life
31 Mar 2004,·22 mins
The power of sound and how we use acoustic energy
24 Mar 2004,·22 mins
Gannet colonies bear similarities to human congregations, so can they teach us anything?
17 Mar 2004,·22 mins
How ants live together - the social skills of leaf cutter ants
10 Mar 2004,·22 mins
Why the science of climate change is subject to enormous political pressure
25 Feb 2004,·23 mins
The UN framework convention on climate change, and the consensus needed to enforce it
24 Feb 2004,·23 mins
The astrological traditions and myths from India and China
11 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Throughout history different societies have found different truths in the stars
04 Feb 2004,·22 mins
New anti-tumour biological agents being researched around the world
26 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Prospects for new and better drugs to treat cancer
20 Jan 2004,·22 mins
New ideas for catching cancers early in their development
13 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Report on new treatments and drugs being developed in the fight against cancer
06 Jan 2004,·22 mins
The history of human musical development, discovered through archaeology
01 Jan 2004,·22 mins
The story of the Wright brothers' first flight in North Carolina
16 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Change, drama, evolution and surprise in the galaxy-strewn cosmos
10 Dec 2003,·22 mins
A report on the Beale 2 Mars lander project
03 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Is there a super volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park?
A report on the search for an Aids vaccine
24 Nov 2003,·22 mins
The development of drugs to combat HIV became one of the 1980s great medical causes
10 Nov 2003,·22 mins
Allan Little explores the origins of HIV and Aids
03 Nov 2003,·22 mins
Report on nanoscience from the California Institute of Technology
29 Oct 2003,·22 mins
