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Discovery Episodes

  1. The Need for Speed – Transport

    Where did our love affair with speed come from?

  2. The Need for Speed – How fast can we go?

    Running – do human's have a natural speed limit?

  3. The mysterious particles of physics, part 3

    Explorations in the world of science.

  4. The Moral Code

    Adam Rutherford investigates the science of morality, and talks to researchers tackling an age-old problem with new techniques.

  5. The Moon – Unanswered questions

    What are the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon?

  6. The Moon – Mysterious events

    Are transient lunar phenomena signs of events below the surface or optical illusions?

  7. The Moon

    Andrew Luck-Baker looks at the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon four decades after man first walked on it.

  8. The Moon

    'Discovery' investigates the controversy of transient lunar phenonema - the fleeting patches of light seen at lunar craters.

  9. The Life Scientific: Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals

    How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili

  11. The First Forests

    Andrew Luck-Baker reports on the latest fossil discoveries including strange leafless trees and petrified, wooded landscapes.

  12. The First Forests

    The oldest fossil forests and their profound effect on evolution

  13. The evolution of human Childhood

    Why do human beings take so much longer to grow up than even our closest ape relatives?

  14. The Evidence: Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates

    International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19

  15. The Evidence: When will the pandemic end?

    Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic

  16. The Evidence: When misinformation kills

    Tackling the “infodemic” – misinformation and Covid-19

  17. The Evidence: War trauma and mental health

    The psychological suffering caused by the toxic stress of war and conflict

  18. The Evidence: To boost or not to boost?

    The science and the ethics of vaccine booster shots

  19. The Evidence: The Shapeshifting Virus

    Will new vaccines work against the more infectious versions of the coronavirus?

  20. The Evidence: The science of the menopause

    How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science

  21. The Evidence: The nature of mental health

    Plant power and mental health. Is a nature-cure a cure-all?

  22. The Evidence: Taiwan, Vaccines, Africa Preparedness

    International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19

  23. The Evidence: Sharing Vaccines – what’s gone wrong?

    The ethics of putting children in rich countries ahead in the global vaccine queue

  24. The Evidence: Salt

    You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt?

  25. The Evidence: Pandemic rules: follower or flouter?

    Why a sense of “we” rather than “I” makes us more likely to follow pandemic rules

  26. The Evidence: Mental health and the pandemic

    Mental health distress has risen around the world. How can people's suffering be eased?

  27. The Evidence: Mental health and Covid 19

    How is our mental health during the pandemic?

  28. The Evidence: Maternal Health in Malawi

    Why do so many women die due to childbirth?

  29. The Evidence: Keeping out Covid-19

    The virus knows no borders, so do international travel restrictions work for Covid-19?

  30. The Evidence: Is the world becoming more allergic?

    Exploring the effect science has on the world around us

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