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11/10/2012
The Nobel Prizes for 2012; the science and the glory.
18/10/2012
What is the scientific evidence behind the badger cull?
25/10/2012
Six-year sentences handed to Italian earthquake specialists for bad L'Aquila advice.
01/11/2012
Gareth Mitchell investigates energy storage solutions and the threats to our woodlands.
08/11/2012
Coffee extinction, evidence of the earliest human society, and migratory birds dying.
15/11/2012
Quentin Cooper looks at the idea of converting power stations to burn wood from trees.
22/11/2012
Quentin Cooper investigates the science in the news and the news in science.
29/11/2012
UK Energy Bill, rat cull in South Georgia, the powers of olive oil, and Romantic Chemistry
06/12/2012
How science can save boring climate talks and an interview with DNA pioneer James Watson.
13/12/2012
Science cash prizes, science in The Hobbit, and solving an archaeological hoax.
20/12/2012
Unintelligent IQ tests, frozen Lakes, human life on Mars, and Santa stuck in a chimney.
Unsung heroes of Science
Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science.
Norovirus; Superheroes; Army underpants
Winter vomiting, superhero physics and why military scientists design underpants.
Kepler; Arctic Drilling; Sexy Brain Regions
Exoplanets, near-Earth asteroids, Arctic drilling and the most popular brain research.
Smog; Exploding stars; Animal-free research
Quentin Cooper looks at the smog in China, alternatives to research on animals, and novae.
Noise and plane design; Birdflu; Dogs; Mackerel
How to design a new plane, bird flu, dog domestication and mackerel.
High speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
High-speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
TB vaccine, satellites, Lake Ellsworth, Antarctic station
Quentin Cooper looks at failures in science and lessons learnt in new TB vaccine trials.
Coronavirusl: Horsemeat: Blackbirds; DNA
The new corona virus - has it really mutated to be able to jump between humans?
Viruses; DNA: Identical Twins: Dark Energy,
Why does a virus manage to infect us and make us ill so quickly?
Junk DNA, mine fires, 91热爆r
Is junk DNA really rubbish? Scientists dispute recent findings about our genetic code.
Deer, Herschel, facial contrast, potatoes
Is a deer cull the solution to controlling ever-increasing numbers? With Quentin Cooper.
Clay on Mars, Neanderthals, Cholera, Tapeworms
Drinking water on Mars, big eyes in Neanderthals, cholera history and tapeworm genetics.
Planck, Elusive Giant Squid, Emotive words
Adam Rutherford discusses new science results from the Planck space telescope.
Edinburgh International Science Festival
Quentin talks about 'dangerous' ideas at Edinburgh's International Science Festival.
Chemical weapons,Nuclear weapons,BRAIN,Foot and Mouth
Are international treaties keeping up with new biological and chemical weapons?
Publishing, Turbulence, Evolution
The future of open science? Fewer dusty journals, more research in the cloud.
Iranian Earthquake; Zebrafish; Curiosity Rover
Quentin Cooper on the remarkable zebrafish, the Khash earthquake, and driving on Mars.
Bovine TB; Big Cat; Shark teeth
The latest in the battle against bovine TB, as leading scientists meet with policy makers.
Bees and pesticides; Heart gene therapy; Petal shapes
The science behind the EU pesticide ban - will it protect bees? Quentin Cooper presents.
EU Science funding; Pear-shaped nuclei; Hyades
What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU?