Science news and highlights of the week
01:09:34
Nyiragongo - is Goma under threat?
A new survey of the volcano's activity suggests there may be an eruption in the next 4 to 7...
01:02:40
This week Science in Action examines the evidence around the Trump Administration’s emergency use...
01:05:50
Has the loss from Greenland’s vast ice sheet reached a tipping point? According to glaciologist...
59:51
Russia’s President Putin announced the registration of a vaccine for coronavirus. This was...
01:12:27
NASA rover heads for Mars ancient lake
NASA launches its new robotic mission to Mars. The rover, Perseverance, will land in a 50...
01:02:28
Making a Covid-19 vaccine for two billion people
There's been encouraging news about the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine this week from a trial involving...
01:01:59
How long do Covid-19 antibodies last?
Science in Action looks at some of the latest research on how response of our immune system to...
53:44
Rwanda’s game changing coronavirus test
African scientists have developed a reliable, quick and cheap testing method which could be used...
01:08:20
Studies in children who have been severely affected by Covid-19 in Italy, Britain and the US are...
01:03:56
Record high temperatures – in the Arctic
A record summer temperature in Siberia is an indication of major changes in the Arctic climate....
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Record high temperatures – in the Arctic
A record summer temperature in Siberia is an indication of major changes in the Arctic climate....
01:07:37
Covid -19 hope for severe cases
A multi arm trial testing a range of drugs has shown that readily available steroids can be...
01:11:37
Food security, locusts and Covid -19
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic efforts to counter massive swarms of locusts across East Africa...
01:04:01
The medical complexity of Covid -19
Autopsies show Covid 19 can affect the brain and other organs. Pathologist Mary Fowkes from the...
01:05:15
The number of cases of Covid -19 infections in Brazil and deaths related to the pandemic may be...
01:17:47
There are more than 100 different Covid -19 vaccine trials currently going on. We look at which...
01:03:34
How is Covid -19 spread? Who is most at risk and what are the circumstances under which it is...
01:18:14
Covid -19 new hope from blood tests
Research from New York examining the blood of people who have recovered from Covid – 19 shows the...
01:15:23
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