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Science In Action Episodes

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    Sun-tracking Sunflowers

    Could the internal clocks in sunflowers be the reason they track the sun across the sky?

  2. Record Temperatures in Kuwait and US

    Kuwait City hits 54 degrees

  3. Smashing into the Moon

    Space ballistics explain one of the Moon鈥檚 huge craters

  4. Wildfires 鈥� What can Science Tell Us About Them?

    Can science help us to understand wildfires like the fire in Alberta, Canada?

  5. Robotic Ray

    A miniature robotic ray built from heart cells is able to swim & spin when guided by light

  6. Antarctic Ozone Hole Is Finally Closing

    The ozone hole is Antarctica is slowly healing after ban of chlorine-based chemicals

  7. Electric Wind on Venus

    The discovery of a strong electric wind on Venus could explain why Earth鈥檚 twin is so dry

  8. Mapping the Ocean Floor

    What鈥檚 being done about mapping the topography under the oceans?

  9. Fast Storage of CO2 in Volcanic Rock

    Volcanic rock converts carbon dioxide quickly, effectively locking away the greenhouse gas

  10. The Peppered Moth Mutation

    The mutation that caused the peppered moth to go black is identified and dated to 1819.

  11. Tracking Individual Cells From Early Embryo To Adult

    New technique to track individual cells from early embryo to adult using genetic barcodes

  12. Farming and Air Pollution

    Does agriculture add more particulate air pollution than all other human activities?

  13. Arctic Warming Could Be Changing Bird鈥檚 Shape

    Earlier ice melt in the Arctic could be changing the size and shape of Red knot shorebirds

  14. Impact of Recent El Ni帽o

    Will the recent El Ni帽o be followed by a strong La Ni帽a event?

  15. Dealing with Resistance to Bt Crops

    Fast-track evolution in the lab deals with growing resistance of insects to Bt crops

  16. Why Birds Survived Dinosaur Extinction

    Beaks rather than teeth could be the reason why birds survived dinosaur extinction

  17. Zika Causes Birth Defects

    The CDC in the US confirms that Zika virus causes birth defects

  18. Coral Bleaching Killing Great Barrier Reef

    Huge Amount of Coral Bleaching Killing Off Great Barrier Reef

  19. Damaged Embryos Repair Themselves

    Eight Day Old Damaged Mouse Embryos Can Replace Faulty Cells With Healthy Ones

  20. Zika entry into Brazil

    Scientists use genetics to determine Zika virus entry into Brazil

  21. Mosul Dam warning

    The Mosul Dam is in danger of collapsing according to reports

  22. Plastic Eating Bacteria

    Could plastic eating bacteria eat away at the millions of tonnes of plastic waste?

  23. Diet, death and climate change

    Diet, death and climate change; how less fruit and veg will cause 500,000 global deaths

  24. Hacking Zika Transmission

    Bacteria could be used as Trojan horses to control mosquitoes

  25. Predicting the Next Financial Crisis

    Predicting the next financial crisis 鈥� scientists call for a global warning system

  26. Hearing the Universe for the First Time

    Hearing the universe for the first time 鈥� scientists detect gravitational wave signal

  27. Virus Test in a Suitcase

    Virus test in a suitcase 鈥� can pocket-sized sequencers help monitor disease outbreaks?

  28. Zika Virus: What Do We Know?

    What do we know about the Zika virus and how can we find out more?

  29. Global fish catches under-reported

    Global fishing catch significantly under-reported according to new study

  30. A Super Supernova?

    Astronomers have seen what could possibly be the most powerful supernova ever seen

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