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Astronomy and Myths - part one

Throughout history different societies have found different truths in the stars

• 22 mins

Astronomy and Myths - part two

The astrological traditions and myths from India and China

• 22 mins

Climate Wars - part two

The UN framework convention on climate change, and the consensus needed to enforce it

• 23 mins

Climate Wars - part one

Why the science of climate change is subject to enormous political pressure

• 23 mins

Living Together - ants

How ants live together - the social skills of leaf cutter ants

• 22 mins

Living Together - gannets

Gannet colonies bear similarities to human congregations, so can they teach us anything?

• 22 mins

Good Vibrations - acoustic energy

The power of sound and how we use acoustic energy

• 22 mins

Good Vibrations - electromagnetism

How we use electromagnetism in modern life

• 22 mins

Marathon Man - on your marks

The first in three programmes on preparing for the London Marathon

• 22 mins

Marathon Man - set

Our correspondent prepares for the London Marathon, the second in a series

• 22 mins

Marathon Man - Go!

麻豆社 Science Correspondent, Richard Black makes his final preparations for the marathon

• 23 mins

The obesity crisis?

A look at the obesity crisis, is it the next major epidemic?

• 22 mins

The aliens around us - archea

Organisms that defy the conventional rules of biology

• 22 mins

Predicting Behaviour

Investigation into the ability of predicting human behaviour and the 'theory of mind'

• 22 mins

Columbia Astronauts

A report from Wyoming where the 2003 Columbia astronauts went on a wilderness expedition

• 22 mins

Before the Big Bang

What happened before the Big Bang?

• 22 mins

Venus - portrait of a planet

In some ways, Venus is the twin of Earth, in other ways it most certainly is not

• 22 mins

Venus - across the Sun

Second of a two-part series on Venus as astronomers prepare to view a rare planetary event

• 22 mins

The Brain - cognitive enhancement

First in a two part series on attempts to understand the human brain

• 22 mins

The Brain - brave new world

First in a two part series on attempts to understand the human brain

• 22 mins

The New Space Race - part one

A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed

• 22 mins

The New Space Race - part two

A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed

• 22 mins

Ancient Olympics - getting ready

The preparations made by athletes and authorities taking part in the ancient olympics

• 22 mins

The New Space Race - part three

A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed

• 22 mins

The New Space Race - part four

A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed

• 22 mins

Ancient Olympics - the games

Third in a series of programmes about the first Olympics

• 22 mins

Ancient Olympics - sport and politics

Fourth in a series of programmes on the ancient Olympic games

• 23 mins

Restoration Science - the Cutty Sark

Plans to resort the clipper ship the Cutty Sark, the fastest ship of her day

• 22 mins

Restoration Science - art

How science is helping the conservation and restoration of works of art

• 22 mins

Restoration Science - paper and parchment

Investigating the conservation of paper and parchment

• 22 mins