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Flu, Coffee yeasts, Wave machine, Cochlear implants
Predicting how the flu virus mutates could help make better vaccines to fight it.
Solar farm, Gravity machine, Kakapo
As Europe's largest floating solar farm goes online, Adam Rutherford discusses solar power
Air pollution monitoring, Britain breathing, Tracking Hannibal
Dung Roman: the historical mess of Hannibal's elephant march may have been cleared up.
Breakthrough Starshot, Moon mining, QB50, Solar Q&A
Will a fleet of tiny craft, pushed by lasers, sail to a star?
EU hip and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes
What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates.
Chernobyl, Drones, Tree crickets, Cern
Have physicists at Cern found a new particle?
Human embryos, Transit of Mercury, Fishackathon, Fat labradors
Scientists can keep human embryos alive for longer. Should they?
Genetics and education, Eyam plague, Pint of science, Labradors and chocolate
Adam Rutherford investigates a small but significant link between genetics and education.
Climate Change, State of the World's Plants, Antibiotic Resistance, Telephone Metadata, Bat Detective
How can complex science tell us what to do about the effects of climate change?
GM plants; Svalbard Seed Vault; Directed Evolution; Dolphin Snot
Adam Rutherford examines the science of GM plants as the Royal Society takes on the issue
Fixing the Future
From the Hay Festival, Adam Rutherford and guests ask how science can fix the future.
Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
What can be done to tackle antimicrobial resistance, a massive threat that humans face?
More gravitational waves; Ocean floor mapping; Selfish Gene 40th; Spoonies
Gravitational waves have been found for a second time. What’s different this time?
National Insect Week, Venus' electric field, Green mining, Wimbledon grass science
Adam Rutherford finds out why insects are being celebrated across the UK.
Juno, Nanotech art conservation, Robots fix the city, Eel conservation
Nasa's Juno space mission approaches Jupiter.
Juno, Space debris, Fake tumours, Risky plants
Welcome to Jupiter: Juno mission unlocks secrets of this giant gas ball of a planet.
Dinosaur extinction, Neanderthals in Gibraltar, Music appreciation, A year of New Horizons
Dinosaur extinction, Neanderthals in Gibraltar, music appreciation; a year of New Horizons
Brexit and science, New brain map, Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, Viking on Mars
Brexit and science, new brain map, cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, Viking on Mars.
Drug abuse in athletes, Last Common Ancestor, Lichens and Beatrix Potter, Philae farewell
Drug abuse in athletes, Last Common Ancestor, Lichens and Beatrix Potter, Philae farewell.
Signs of life on planets, Royal Society Book Prize, Queen Bee control, Galactic Prom 29
What clues should we look for when searching for life on other planets?
Blow to the LHC "bump", Crow intelligence, Robot mudskippers, Royal Society book prize
A blow to the LHC "bump"; Crow intelligence; Robot mudskippers; Royal Society book prize.
Autonomous cars, Bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize
Autonomous cars, bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize.
Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, East Antarctic lakes, Deep sea shark hunting
Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, east Antarctic lakes, deep sea shark hunting.
Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, Gait biometrics
Gravitational wave detection, Exo-Mars landing, Royal Society book prize, gait biometrics.
Microbead impact, Remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch
Microbead impact, remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch.
Embryos from non egg cells, Gaia galaxy census, Stratolites, Female and male body clocks
Embryos from non egg cells; Gaia galaxy census; stratolites; female and male body clocks.
What's Left to Explore?
What's left to explore? Adam Rutherford with a special edition from New Scientist Live.
RIP Rosetta, The Descent of Aquatic Ape, The Ascent of Antikythera's Bones, HG Wells the Journalist
Adam Rutherford hears about the end of Rosetta's two-year mission around comet 67P.
Fatty food, Event horizon of a black hole, Gene editing technology patents
What controls our preference for fatty food?
Life on Mars? Quantum Gravity. The deep origins of bird song
New mission searching for signs of life on Mars about to arrive at the Red Planet
HFC Ban; Human Cell Atlas; Origin of Hunting with Dogs
A map of the 37 trillion cells in the body and when did humans first use dogs for hunting?
