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30/05/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

16/05/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

16/05/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

09/05/2013

Gareth Mitchell explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

09/05/2013

Gareth Mitchell explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

02/05/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

02/05/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

29/04/2013

Quentin Cooper explores future strategies in controlling bovine TB as he speaks to Ian Boyd,...

29/04/2013

Quentin Cooper explores future strategies in controlling bovine TB as he speaks to Ian Boyd,...

22/04/2013

Quentin Cooper explores how the newly published zebrafish genome is of such biological...

22/04/2013

Quentin Cooper explores how the newly published zebrafish genome is of such biological...

15/04/2013

Quentin Cooper reports on a London-based publishing house that provides research academics with...

15/04/2013

Quentin Cooper reports on a London-based publishing house that provides research academics with...

04/04/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

04/04/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

28/03/2013

Quentin Cooper is joined by professors Colin Blakemore and Chris Rapley at the Edinburgh...

21/03/2013

Adam Rutherford discusses the Planck space telescope's latest findings and explores the...

14/03/2013

Matthew Balme from the Open University discusses the latest results from the Mars Curiosity...

11/03/2013

Quentin Cooper hears from Paul Dolman of East Anglia University about culling as the only...

07/03/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

28/02/2013

Experts discuss recent findiDr Ewan Birney of the European Bioinformatics Institute and...

25/02/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

21/02/2013

David Stuart, a structural biologist from the University of Oxford uses x-rays to reveal why...

14/02/2013

Virology experts Maria Zambon and Ian Jones join Quentin Cooper to explore whether corona...

11/02/2013

Professor Helen McShane, the head of the TB Vaccinations Programme at Oxford University,...

07/02/2013

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

31/01/2013

Quentin Cooper hears from Professor Roderick Smith, the head of the Future Rail Research Centre...

24/01/2013

University professors Peter Bruce and Jeffrey Jupp discuss the challenges scientists face in...

17/01/2013

An insight into why the smog levels in Beijing and northern China are currently so high,...

10/01/2013

Quentin Cooper hears from William Borucki, Principal Scientist on Nasa's Kepler mission, which...

03/01/2013

Quentin Cooper hears from researchers in the UK and the US who are studying current outbreaks...

27/12/2012

Quentin Cooper is joined by science broadcaster Adam Rutherford, scientist Mark Miodownik,...

20/12/2012

Quentin Cooper investigates why IQ tests do not prove intelligence and how a broken boiler...

13/12/2012

Quentin Cooper presents a look at the merits of cash prizes for scientific contributions, after...

06/12/2012

As ongoing climate talks in Qatar fail to make the headlines, Quentin Cooper wonders whether...

29/11/2012

Quentin Cooper highlights a four-month mission to cull brown rats in South Georgia, an...

26/11/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

26/11/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

15/11/2012

Quentin Cooper looks at the arguments for and against converting UK coal power stations to burn...

08/11/2012

Quentin Cooper examines reports that climate change could wipe out wild Arabica coffee crops by...

01/11/2012

Gareth Mitchell is joined by John Loughhead and Malcolm Wilkinson to discuss the variety of...

29/10/2012

A report into the trial of seven members of Italy's Civil Protection Department, who were...

29/10/2012

A report into the trial of seven members of Italy's Civil Protection Department, who were...

18/10/2012

Quentin Cooper investigates the scientific motives behind the badger cull, meeting the...

18/10/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

11/10/2012

A chat with three of this year's Nobel prize winners - Prof John Gurdon, Prof Serge Haroche,...

08/10/2012

Quentin Cooper explores what happens when published research is wrong, after it was revealed...

04/10/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

27/09/2012

Quentin Cooper visits the Gravity Fields festival in Grantham, Lincolnshire, where he speaks to...

20/09/2012

Quentin Cooper asks how climate computer modelling is being used to determine future UK energy...

13/09/2012

Quentin Cooper presents an update on what is happening with the furthest-flung man-made object...

06/09/2012

Quentin Cooper presents a selection of highlights from the British Science Festival in...

30/08/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, including how piano tuners' brains change...

23/08/2012

Reports on make-up designed to protect exposed skin from the intense heat of bomb-blasts in war...

16/08/2012

Quentin Cooper talks to neuroscientist Professor Miguel Nicolelis about a robotic bodysuit...

06/08/2012

Quentin Cooper reports on Nasa's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, which it is hoped will...

02/08/2012

Quentin Cooper and guests discuss the use of phonics to teach children to read, exploring the...

26/07/2012

Scientists simulate the behaviour of the simplest bacterium. Plus, the potential for a UK...

23/07/2012

Exploring whether Neanderthal man used medicinal herbs, and examining a collaboration involving...

23/07/2012

Exploring whether Neanderthal man used medicinal herbs, and examining a collaboration involving...

12/07/2012

Angela Saini visits the Farnborough Air show to examine technology designed to speed up airport...

05/07/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

05/07/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

28/06/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

21/06/2012

Adam Rutherford presents the finals of the BBC Amateur Scientist of the Year competition...

14/06/2012

In the month that sees the 100th anniversary of the birth of mathematician and computer pioneer...

07/06/2012

Quentin Cooper looks at the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland, talking to leading...

31/05/2012

Quentin Cooper assesses 80 years since the discovery of Neutrons. Plus, why party gas helium is...

24/05/2012

Quentin Cooper and guests discuss energy generation perceptions, street lights that attract...

21/05/2012

Quentin Cooper explores why pollen provides the key evidence in the Bosnian war crimes trials....

17/05/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

10/05/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

03/05/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

26/04/2012

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

23/04/2012

Quentin Cooper looks at new research analysing millions of pieces of data on breast cancer,...

19/04/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

16/04/2012

Gareth Mitchell examines why the Indonesian earthquake did not cause widespread damage. Plus,...

16/04/2012

Gareth Mitchell examines why the Indonesian earthquake did not cause widespread damage. Plus,...

05/04/2012

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

29/03/2012

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

22/03/2012

Quentin Cooper presents another finalist from the `So You Want to Be a Scientist' competition,...

15/03/2012

Quentin Cooper presents an update from the `So You Want to Be a Scientist' competition, the...

08/03/2012

Quentin Cooper investigates alien species in Antarctica, an asteroid collision that may have...

01/03/2012

A report on efforts to reduce the use of animals in scientific experiments, and the programme...

23/02/2012

Quentin Cooper investigates whether Y-chromosome degeneration will make men extinct, and also...

16/02/2012

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

09/02/2012

Quentin Cooper examines the legacy of Austrian neurologist and psychologist Sigmund Freud in...

02/02/2012

Quentin Cooper discusses sharing genetic information, the link between brain size and how many...

26/01/2012

Quentin Cooper presents reports on the risks and benefits of flu research and the possible...

19/01/2012

Quentin Cooper hears about mapping the world in 3D, Darwin's lost fossils, what stripes do for...

12/01/2012

Adam Rutherford samples horrible sounds with So You Want to be a Scientist finalist Izzy...

05/01/2012

Quentin Cooper asks whether the Mayan prophecies predicting the end of the world for December...

29/12/2011

Adam Rutherford presents the four finalists competing to become the BBC's Amateur Scientist of...

22/12/2011

Quentin Cooper hears about a new planet the size of the Earth, and explores how robins choose a...

15/12/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues. This week, glimpsing the Higgs, pairing...

08/12/2011

Quentin Cooper looks into carbon capture, the world shortage of rare elements and a...

01/12/2011

Quentin Cooper hears about the dangers posed by thawing permafrost, how space worms may lead...

24/11/2011

Quentin Cooper puts the spotlight on this week's discussions by the UK's leading science...

17/11/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, discussing the latest developments with...

10/11/2011

Quentin Cooper investigates fracking for oil and gas, and reports on the Hidden Heroes...

03/11/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

13/10/2011

Following the EU ruling that human stem cells cannot be patented, Quentin Cooper discusses the...

06/10/2011

Quentin Cooper presents topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest...

22/09/2011

Ehsan Masood reports on attempts to protect biodiversity, mimic the slippery slope of the...

15/09/2011

Quentin Cooper reports on topical scientific issues from the British Science Association...

08/09/2011

Quentin Cooper reports on a possible human ancestor, beautiful genomes, what happened to all...

01/09/2011

Quentin Cooper hears about the first skilled toolmakers, a battery that will not set laptops...

25/08/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

25/08/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

18/08/2011

Quentin Cooper examines tactile surgery, the intelligence of bees, the evolution of jaws,...

11/08/2011

Quentin Cooper looks at the psychology behind riots, the genetics of multiple sclerosis and a...

04/08/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

28/07/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

21/07/2011

Quentin Coopers reports on the arrival of NASA's Dawn spaceprobe at the asteroid Vesta, the...

14/07/2011

Quentin Cooper explores hidden landscapes and volcanoes under Antarctica and the north...

07/07/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

07/07/2011

Quentin Cooper hears how krill fertilise the ocean, visits the Royal Society Summer Science...

04/07/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

30/06/2011

Quentin Cooper discusses how climate models may be underestimating the severity of sudden...

23/06/2011

Quentin Cooper hears from scientists who are publishing their research in peer reviewed...

16/06/2011

Quentin Cooper talks about ocean drilling, new technology for planes and an influx of science...

09/06/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

02/06/2011

Quentin Cooper hears from scientists who are publishing their research in peer-reviewed...

26/05/2011

Adam Rutherford investigates the latest Icelandic volcanic eruption, the shape of the electron,...

19/05/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

12/05/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

05/05/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

28/04/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

21/04/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

14/04/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

07/04/2011

Topical scientific issues, featuring discussion about the latest developments with researchers...

31/03/2011

Adam Rutherford talks to Dr Jim Smith from the University of Portsmouth about the latest...

24/03/2011

Developments at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant following the country's earthquake and tsunami,...

17/03/2011

Quentin Cooper explores the science issues raised by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima...

10/03/2011

Adam Rutherford explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

03/03/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

24/02/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

17/02/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

14/02/2011

Quentin Cooper talks to a leading Egyptian scientist about the state of research in the country...

10/02/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

03/02/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

27/01/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

20/01/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

13/01/2011

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

06/01/2011

Topics include the value of rare earth elements, 2011's status as the International Year of...

30/12/2010

Quentin Cooper catches up with the four finalists of the So You Want to Be a Scientist talent...

23/12/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues. In this week's programme, he discusses the...

16/12/2010

Quentin Cooper takes a look back at some of the disasters that have happened in 2010, including...

09/12/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

02/12/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

25/11/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

18/11/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

11/11/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

04/11/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

28/10/2010

Quentin Cooper explores topical scientific issues, and discusses the latest developments with...

21/10/2010

Quentin Cooper reports on the latest from the world of stem cells.

14/10/2010

Nasa's Deep Impact Probe is about to take a close look at Comet Hartley 2, which is expected to...

07/10/2010

With a new batch of Nobel Prizes in Medicine, Chemistry and Physics just announced, Quentin...