Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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American Association for Advancement of Science
Special report from annual meeting of American Association for Advancement of Science
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Gene Therapy
The latest research in gene therapy for heart disease and cystic fibrosis
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Preventing Brain Damage
Preventing brain damage in newborn babies. Also, how Aids is changing in Africa
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Sex
Why, in evolutionary terms, does sex cost so much?
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Neural tube defects
Breakthroughs in detection and treatment of neural tube defects such as in spina bifida
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The power of aspirin
Can the wonder-drug aspirin be made more precise?
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29/06/2026 GMT
Explorations in the world of science.
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22/06/2026 GMT
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Dean Lomax
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
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The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
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The Life Scientific: Seth Berkley
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
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The Life Scientific: Hiranya Peiris
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe. (R)
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The Life Scientific: Washington Yotto Ochieng
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS
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The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter
Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.
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The Life Scientific: Jens Juul Holst
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs
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The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
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Inside Universe 25
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
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Dark Breath
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
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Superbugs: Resistance Rising Part 3
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 2
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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Superbugs: Resistance rising, part 1
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising - is a great global crisis on the horizon?
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The Life Scientific: Jehane Ragai
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
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The Life Scientific: Tony Juniper
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific: Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein on the pivotal role of carbon in predicting climate change.
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The Life Scientific: Julia Simner
Professor Julia Simner tests Jim for synaesthesia with surprising results.
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The Life Scientific: Caroline Smith
Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there.
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The Life Scientific: AP De Silva
Photochemist AP De Silva on engineering molecular sensors to revolutionise healthcare
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The Life Scientific: Eleanor Schofield
Materials scientist Eleanor Schofield on conserving a 500-year-old wooden warship.
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The Life Scientific: Peter Knight
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
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Frontiers of Earth Science
The very latest developments in the world of Earth science with Roland Pease
