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Cosmic fireworks
NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts
Out of Africa
The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor
Gene therapy - hope to hype
Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?
Building Stonehenge
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
Prion Proteins
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
Domestic duties in Space
Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle
Traditional and non-traditional materials
From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable
Life in a box versus life in space
Can life be made to survive in a box, the programme looks at the Ecotron project
Chernobyl - ten years on
A report on the effects of radiation on people's DNA, 10 years after Chernobyl
Ultrasound scanning
The insights afforded by the use of ultrasound scans on an unborn foetus
European space mapping
The European Space Agency approves a satellite to map cosmic microwaves
Allergies
A new strategy for tackling all allergies
Natural selection and healing
How the theory of natural selection is becoming important in healing
Programmed cell death
Scientists are learning more about the process of programmed cell death
Cell signalling and cancer
Report on the latest discovery into the causes of cancer
Music and the Mind
Using music as guide to threading our way through our own minds
Flying with Pterodactyls
A report on the discovery of some well-preserved Pterodactyl skeletons
Volcanic crisis in Montserrat
Volcanic crisis in Montserrat in the Caribbean
The planet Neptune
It's been 150 years since the discovery of the gas giant planet Neptune
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
How depression could be treated through transcranial magnetic stimulation
Human Genome Project
A progress report on the human genome project which hopes to map the DNA of man
Extinction, creation and biodiversity
Extinction and the anniversary of the Smithsonian Institute
What chemicals came first?
The birth of the Earth and how the chemicals necessary for life on earth were made
Comets - the bringers of life
Comets, why they could help scientists explain the origins of the solar system
Could mosquitos transmit the malaria vaccine?
A progress report on the latest antimalarial and transmission-blocked vaccines
Jupiter's moons
The scientific success of the previously troubled mission to Jupiter
Waging war on drug resistant bacteria
The war against drug resistant bacteria
Treating cancer
Should medical science be changing its approach to treating cancer?
Our first words
How humans learn their first words
The discovery of Hydrogen-3+
A report on the discovery of Hydrogen-3+
The micro metropolis
The microbial metropolis, why bugs love living with each other