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Robots - part four
An investigation into the robots of the future
The Hubble Telescope and the first stars
Tracking down the first stars using Hubble space telescope
Solar Neutrinos
The problematic elementary particles which have to investigated deep underground
First Technology - crops
How the Neolithic revolution changed the course of mankind's future
The demise of the big animals
What caused the extinction of some of the world's largest mammals, some 15,000 years ago?
First Technology - man's best friend
The domestication of animals and how the partnership helped man evolve
First Technology - pottery
Humans are the only creatures to have mastered the use of fire
First Technology - metals
How the manipulation of metals 10,000 years ago helped our ancestors
Living beyond our means
Are we asking more of nature than it can provide?
Why elephants never forget
A report on how elephants use their sixth 'seismic' sense
How much can we trust scientists?
Controversy over research on genetically modified maize in Mexico
Strange Senses
A report on the theory that animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field
Saving the brain
How advances in surgery are helping those with brain injuries or tumours
Disaster Reconstruction - Turkey
A look at the reconstruction after the aftermath of the Izmit earthquake in 1999
Disaster Reconstruction - London
The programme looks at how a gas explosion killed five people in Newham, east London
Saving the brain - part two
Exploring cell replacement therapy to help replace dying brain cells
Saving the brain - part three
How to help the versatility of the brain, by keeping mentally active
Saving the brain - part four
Can the brain help heal itself after an injury or illness?
Disaster Reconstruction - New York
Rebuilding the heart of New York following the 9/11 attacks
Matters Of The Heart - part one
How Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has given doctors a new understanding of the heart
Matters Of The Heart - part two
A report on the work of cardiologists
Matters Of The Heart - part three
The issue of organ donation, can mechanical hearts replace real ones?
Cholera
Why do cholera epidemics spread with such explosive and lethal rapidity?
Natural Born Killers - the sand scorpion
Survival of the fittest means that wild animals often have to develop lethal skills
Natural Born Killers - botulism
Botulinic toxin is one of the most powerful known toxins
Natural Born Killers - Venus Fly Trap
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is the world's best-known carnivorous plant
Household Chemistry - soap
The chemical ingredients of household soap
Household Chemistry - face creams
The chemical ingredients of face and skin creams, how do they work?
Household Chemistry - toothpaste
A look at the ingredients of toothpaste and how they encourage good oral hygiene
Impossible Visions - the early universe
The technology that makes the study of the unseen possible
Impossible Visions - inside the human brain