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Fri, 03/09/2010 - 4:46am
How good are we at saving energy in our homes?
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SciA: 27 Aug 10

Fri, 27/08/2010 - 6:32am
The effect of natural disasters is getting worse, but is climate change to blame?
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SciA: 20 August 2010

Fri, 20/08/2010 - 4:30am
Oil plume measured; Permafrost leaks methane; nickel allergy; space muscles
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SciA: 13 Aug 10: Early human tools

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 4:32am
Early human tools; WWW; Volunteer's find rare pulsar; Arctic ice; Nanowires in cells
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SciA: 06 Aug 10: Listening to whales in Gulf of Mexico

Fri, 06/08/2010 - 4:32am
Listening to whales in Gulf of Mexico; Deep ocean oil and gas plumes; Gas hydrates in Lake Baikal; Ben Goldacre's Moments of Genius; Will NASA's Mars rovers come out of hibernation?
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SciA: 30 July 10: Life on Mars

Fri, 30/07/2010 - 4:32am
Life on Mars; Sniff-controlled computers; Gregor Mendel; Extreme mammals; Eating insects
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SciA: 23 July 10: Stem cell memory

Fri, 23/07/2010 - 4:32am
Stem cell memory; Raymond Tallis; Acoustic fibres; Exploding moss; Super-massive star
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SciA: 16 July 10: Managing the oil spill

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 4:32am
Managing the oil spill; General flu vaccine; GM insects; Asteroid "Lutetia"
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SciA: 09 July 10: Planck telescope

Fri, 09/07/2010 - 4:32am
Planck telescope; Early humans move north; Mummies of the World; Antarctica; Ashden Awards
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SciA: 02 July 10: Tracking the oil spill

Fri, 02/07/2010 - 4:32am
Tracking the oil spill; New York City wildlife; Mountain pine beetle epidemic; International FameLab
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SciA: 25 June 10: ROVs track deep-water life

Fri, 25/06/2010 - 4:32am
ROVs track deep-water life; Oil threatens marshlands; Ascension fern; Scary movie sounds
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SciA: 18 June 10: Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Fri, 18/06/2010 - 4:32am
Special programme investigating the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, getting the science behind the story.
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SciA: 11 June 10: Hayabusa space probe

Fri, 11/06/2010 - 4:32am
Hayabusa space probe; Monitoring molluscs; Change blindness; MacRobert engineering awards
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SciA: 04 June 10: Prof Martin Rees on Scientific Horizons

Fri, 04/06/2010 - 4:32am
Professor Martin Rees on Scientific Horizons; Mars500; First flight; Solenodon
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SciA: 28 May 10: Measuring methane

Fri, 28/05/2010 - 4:32am
Measuring methane; CO2 stored in ocean; 9/11 miscarriages; Professor Martin Rees; Drugged snails
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SciA: 21 May 10: Synthetic life

Fri, 21/05/2010 - 4:32am
Synthetic life; Malaria and climate change; Birds in Hawaii; Science of ageing
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