DNA diversity and the AAAS

Geoff Watts reports from the American Association of the Advancement of Science.

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Altering the Climate and The Mary Rose

Could analysing the particles inside raindrops allow us to alter the weather?

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Mind Reading Machine and Hunting the Hosts of HIV

A machine that can read your mind has just moved one step closer.

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Flood Prediction and The AD 365 Tsunami

What degree of flooding can we expect in future summers and winters?

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Insulin and Old Age

Geoff Watts reports on an important new effect that insulin has on the body.

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The Brain's Calorie Counter

Geoff Watts examines new research into a so-called 'calorie counting' area of the brain.

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The Earliest Americans

Geoff Watts reports on the discovery of human fossil faeces from a cave in Oregon.

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Hydrogen Biofuels

Geoff Watts examines a revolutionary process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen.

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Mars Mission

Including a report on how the wine industry is coping with climate change.

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Life’s Building Blocks - From the Stars

Does life on Earth have an extraterrestrial origin?

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Euro 2008 and What to do about Whales

Euro 2008 may have been affected by the new football designed for the tournament.

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The Royal Society Summer Exhibition

Geoff Watts gets an insight into phantom limb syndrome at the Royal Society Exhibition.

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Corals in Danger and Avian Flu

Geoff Watts reports on the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat.

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Martian Rocks, Kidney Stones and Climate Change

Geoff Watts reports on a planned mission to collect the first rock samples from Mars.

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Physics in Crisis?

Geoff Watts talks to particle physicist Professor Brian Cox.

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Endurance-enhancing Drugs

Scientists have created what they believe is the world's first endurance-enhancing drug.

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Brain Pathway and Obesity

Geoff Watts reports on new ideas on how to treat the global epidemic of obesity.

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Nobel Prizes for Science 2008

A report on the winners of this years Nobel prizes for Medicine, Physics and Chemistry.

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Alarming Decline in West African Chimpanzees

Geoff Watts discovers whether the chimps can be saved from extinction.

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Lusi Eruption and Selective memory

What caused the devastating mud volcano in East Java, in October 2006?

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US Elections

As America goes to the polls, what will a new administration mean for American science?

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Recreating Woolly Mammoths

Geoff Watts investigates the creation of mammoth clones from the frozen bodies of mice.

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Who Should We Trust?

As banks collapse and interest rates drop, how do we know who to trust?

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European Space Research

Geoff Watts talks to UK Science minister Lord Drayson.

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The Secret of Ageing

Scientists have unravelled the mechanism that drives ageing in mice.

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Student Astronauts

Reporter Anna Lacey auditions for Leicester University's astronaut course.

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Anamorphic Art and Genes That Make You Eat More

Geoff Watts discusses art and maths of anamorphosis.

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Face Recognition in Chimps

Chimps share our ability to recognise faces. But what’s going on in their brains?

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Darwin’s Sacred Cause

Geoff Watts talks to the authors of a new book marking the bicentenary of Charles Darwin.

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Childhood Stress

Geoff Watts reports on the effects of childhood stress on the immune system.

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