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Discovery Episodes

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    Fructose: the Bittersweet Sugar

    Is fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar?

  2. Hack my Hearing

    Can hacking hearing aids create a new super sense for people with hearing loss?

  3. Show me the Way to Go Home

    How animals navigate, from homing instincts to smell maps and astronomy

  4. Saving the Oceans - Part Four

    Aboriginal knowledge and modern science helps to preserve Australia鈥檚 marine ecology

  5. Saving the Oceans - Part Three

    Commercial fishing鈥檚 impact on bird evolution, and the threat of coral eating starfish

  6. Saving the Oceans - Part Two

    Saving sharks and snails in the Pacific using modern technology and traditional practice

  7. Saving the Oceans - Part One

    Tackling the problems of population and rising seas for the Pacific islands of Kirabati

  8. Fixing Nitrogen

    What are alternatives to the process that takes nitrogen from the air to make fertilizer?

  9. Chronotypes

    Why are some people 'early birds' while others are 'night owls'?

  10. Geoengineering

    Can putting chemicals in the stratosphere to block the sun stop global warming?

  11. The Return To Mawson's Antarctica - Part Four

    The mission to rescue the Australian Antarctic Expedition trapped in ice for 10 days

  12. The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Three

    Penguins, seals and a stranded vessel - join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013

  13. The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two

    Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?

  14. The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part One

    Join polar scientists on an expedition to part of Antarctica last explored 100 years ago

  15. Self-Healing Materials

    The new materials that can self-mend, from concrete cracks to car paint scratches

  16. The Power of the Unconscious

    The crucial role of our unconscious, and how scientists are harnessing its powers

  17. Gut Microbiota

    The important relationship between microbes that live in our gut and our health

  18. Nirvana by Numbers

    Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?

  19. Jenny Graves

    Prof Jenny Graves on the evolution of sex genes from fauna to the male Y chromosome

  20. Mike Benton

    Jim al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Professor Mike Benton

  21. Joanna Haigh

    The professor who studies the sun and the impact of its radiation on the Earth's climate

  22. Russell Foster

    Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing

  23. Ashes to Ashes

    Could an emerald coloured beetle wipe out ash trees in Europe?

  24. Ashes to Ashes

    Can ash trees be saved from the deadly ash dieback fungus?

  25. 01/10/2013 GMT

    Explorations in the world of science.

  26. Fracking for Shale Gas

    What does fracking involve and what impact does it have on the environment?

  27. Alan Watson

    Professor Alan Watson has spent 40 years trying to unravel the mysteries of cosmic rays

  28. The Future of Navigation

    How robust is GPS and what are the consequences of the system's weaknesses?

  29. Noel Sharkey

    Professor Noel Sharkey on the strengths and limititations of robots and AI

  30. Deep Down Inside

    How deep brain stimulation is treating Parkinson's and depression

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