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Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1470 episodes
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
01 Apr 1996,·27 mins
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
25 Mar 1996,·27 mins
Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?
18 Mar 1996,·27 mins
The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor
11 Mar 1996,·27 mins
NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts
04 Mar 1996,·27 mins
Scientists believe they have found the cause of wasting in cancer and Aids patients
26 Feb 1996,·27 mins
Research shows quarks may be composed of even smaller particles
19 Feb 1996,·27 mins
A report from the AAAS 1996 where scientific breakthroughs are being discussed
12 Feb 1996,·28 mins
Life on Mars, in this case the form of bacteria buried beneath the surface of the planet
05 Feb 1996,·27 mins
A journey back in time with the Hubble space telescope
22 Jan 1996,·27 mins
Sleep and the mysteries of the master switching centre of the brain
15 Jan 1996,·27 mins
Why a live virus is probably our best hope for a vaccine against Aids
13 Jan 1996,·27 mins
What the year ahead might bring in science
08 Jan 1996,·27 mins
Experts help compile a list of science reading from texts published throughout 1995
18 Dec 1995,·27 mins
A report on the influence of Sir John Maddox, editor of the scientific journal Nature
14 Dec 1995,·27 mins
A report on the electrical phenomena known as sprites that appear during thunderstorms
11 Dec 1995,·27 mins
Could meteorites explain the origin of life?
04 Dec 1995,·27 mins
The launch of a European rocket from French Guiana
27 Nov 1995,·27 mins
Reporting from Cambridge, Massachusetts and talking to scientists who work there
20 Nov 1995,·27 mins
Report on a promising new clue towards a vaccine and even a treatment for Aids
13 Nov 1995,·27 mins
Special edition commemorating 100 years of X-rays, discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Rontgen
03 Nov 1995,·27 mins
The reason why red-haired people are prone to skin cancer
27 Oct 1995,·27 mins
How the abalone's evolution might help with the development of contraception
23 Oct 1995,·28 mins
The discovery of a new black hole, a collapsed star which can swallow light
16 Oct 1995,·27 mins
How two geophysicists have recreated the Earth's core using a supercomputer
28 Sep 1995,·27 mins
Depression and attempts to identify the causes of it
25 Sep 1995,·27 mins
The wonder of extremophiles, micro organisms which live in extreme conditions
17 Sep 1995,·28 mins
The rules that run colonies of ants and what they can teach us about cities
11 Sep 1995,·28 mins
How medical researchers are aiming to create a brain cell bank
04 Sep 1995,·28 mins
Could bionic limbs emerge from science fiction to science fact?
26 Jun 1995,·28 mins
