Science In Action Episodes Episode guide
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Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
Protein receptor discovered that enables egg to be 'unlocked' by sperm to fertilise
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Japanese Whaling Ban
Japanese whaling ban; A robotic clam; Africa Engineering Prize; Computational psychiatry
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Chile Earthquake
The causes of major natural disasters such as mudslides and earthquakes
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First Designer Chromosome
Scientists have synthesised the first designer chromosome in yeast
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Waves from the Big Bang
New evidence to support the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe
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Stem Cell Breakthrough Questions
Research paper on cheap stem cell production withdrawn by scientists
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Bering Land Bridge Refuge
Early American settlers may have used the Bering land bridge as a 10,000 year stopover
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Autism Causes Explained
New research may begin to explain why more boys than girls have autism
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Preventing Lemur Extinction
A three year emergency plan to save Madagascar鈥檚 threatened lemurs
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Nuclear Fusion Heating Up
Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion
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Mount Sinabung
Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly?
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New Type of Stem Cell
A cheap and simple way to make stem cells
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Rosetta Probe Awakes
The Rosetta deep space probe wakes after a deep slumber
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Understanding Cyber Attacks
The mathematical formula that could aid defence of online systems and help policy makers
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Colour of Ancient Reptiles
How the pigments of ancient marine reptiles are giving clues to their behaviour
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Space: 2013 and Beyond
With the confirmation of water on the Red Planet, what next in the hunt for Martian life?
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Best of 2013: The Natural World
Coffee and bananas in peril, and electric bees and wild pollinators
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Music and Intelligence
Do music lessons make children more intelligent? We question the scientific evidence
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Earth and Planetary Science
Highlights from the American Geophysical Union鈥檚 science meeting
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Ancient Human DNA Recovered
Human DNA from 400,000 years ago is recovered from ancient remains
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Bananas in Peril
Could the deadly Panama disease affecting banana crops worldwide create a shortage?
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Extra-terrestrial Neutrinos
Antarctic detector buried two kilometres under ice has captured 28 'intergalactic events'
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Typhoon Haiyan: Victim Identification
Forensic DNA matching could help identify victims of Typhoon Haiyan
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Asteroid Hit Rate Underestimated
Meteors of similar size to the Chelyabinsk event may strike Earth more frequently
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Origins of SARS
Researchers have found strong evidence that the SARS virus originated in bats
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Australian Bush Fires
Why are the Australian bush fires so intense?
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Primate Communication
New understanding in primate communication
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Elements for Life in a Faraway Solar System
Astronomers find water and rock present in a dying solar system 150 light years away
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Supervolcanoes on Mars
Could the Eden Patera structure found on Mars indicate supervolcanic activity?
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Water on Mars
Soil on Mars could supply drinking water for future explorers
