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    Cheating the Atmosphere

    Dodgy emissions data could fatally undermine the Paris Climate Agreement

  3. Better Brains

    New hope for incurable neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia

  4. What would happen if you fell into a black hole?

    Plus, could we make a sonic weapon?

  5. What will happen when the Earth鈥檚 poles swap?

    And why do planets spin?

  6. Why can鈥檛 we remember being a baby?

    Plus, could a party balloon reach space?

  7. How do cats find their way home?

    Plus, why do we itch and should we scratch?

  8. How much of my body is bacteria?

    Plus, why do we have different blood types?

  9. Sydney Brenner: A Revolutionary Biologist

    Sydney Brenner talks about his part in the DNA revolution between the 1950s and 1980s

  10. SOS Snail

    Helen Scales reports on the international rescue mission to save the Partula snail

  11. Indian Science 鈥� The Colonial Legacy

    How did British imperialism affect India鈥檚 scientific development?

  12. India's Ancient Science

    Rediscovering influential Indian ideas on mathematics, metallurgy and engineering

  13. Africa鈥檚 Great Green Wall

    Transforming the Sahal into the next wonder of the world through Africa鈥檚 Great Green Wall

  15. The Day the Sun Went Dark

    For the first time in almost 100 years the USA is experiencing a full solar eclipse

  17. Can Robots be Truly Intelligent?

    Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us

  18. Robots - More Human than Human?

    Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots

  19. History of the Rise of the Robots

    From the Ancient Greeks to Maria in Metropolis, Adam Rutherford explores robots in culture

  20. Quantum Supremacy

    With IBM, Google and Microsoft all making bold claims for quantum computing, what's up?

  21. Re-engineering Life

    Roland Pease meets the engineers and biologists hacking life's circuits

  22. Hunting for Life on Mars

    Professor Monica Grady searches for signs of life on Mars

  23. Lifechangers: Charles Bolden

    Explorations in the world of science.

  24. Lifechangers: Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and populariser of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson

  25. Lifechangers: George Takei

    Kevin Fong talks to Star Trek actor and activist George Takei.

  26. The Bee All and End All

    Bees pollinate plants, can detect bombs and compose music. What would we do without them?

  27. Extending Embryo Research

    Explorations in the world of science.

  28. The Split Second Decision

    Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable is our high end decision making

  29. Human Hibernation

    Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long term space travel?

  30. Delivering Clean Air

    More delivery vans means more air pollution in our cities. What are the alternatives?

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