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Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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"If what interests you are new and exciting ideas, it's science you should be turning to. And whether it's the Human Genome Project or the origins of the Universe, Leading Edge is the place to hear about them."
Geoff Watts |
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Titanic mission
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Cassini has snapped the clearest pictures yet of Saturn's giant moon, Titan.
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Astronomers, such as Prof Carl Murray, are keen to take a peek below its smoggy atmosphere before the Huygens probe starts its descent to the surface at Christmas.
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Will the tales of giant methane raindrops and oceans of lighter fuel turn out to be true?
Mind out - I'm stressed
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Feeling stressed? Can't concentrate? New research proves that when the pressure's on, parts of your brain can switch off.
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Prof Amy Arnsten at Yale University describes why stress can make you lose your car keys and more likely to lose your temper.Ìý
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Her researchÌýalso has applications forÌýconditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Cracks on the track
Disasters like Hatfield have highlighted the dangers of cracks in railway lines.
Now Warwick University have developed a new ultrasound detector that can be attached to normal passenger trains - will this mean safer rail travel?
Not-so-mega-tsunamis
Scientists from Southampton Oceanography Centre are aiming to disprove the famous Mega-Tsunami Theory.
Doom-laden headlines predict a massive landslide in the Canary Islands could trigger giant waves all the way across the Atlantic.
We join Dr Russell Wynn and his crew as they set sail for the Islands, to try and prove that the theory's grown out of proportion.
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