Discovery Episodes Available now
Chernobyl - ten years on
A report on the effects of radiation on people's DNA, 10 years after Chernobyl
Life in a box versus life in space
Can life be made to survive in a box, the programme looks at the Ecotron project
Traditional and non-traditional materials
From traditional bamboo to commercial material, and the latest metal that is untouchable
Domestic duties in Space
Training astronauts in domestic duties aboard a space shuttle
Prion Proteins
German scientists have discovered how abnormal prion proteins could lead to brain damage
Building Stonehenge
A report on how Stonehenge may have been built earlier than had been at first thought
Gene therapy - hope to hype
Has progress on the development of gene therapy stalled?
Out of Africa
The out-of-Africa theory, evidence that all non-Africans had a common ancestor
Cosmic fireworks
NASA scientists have observed a series of gamma ray bursts
Cancer and cachexia
Scientists believe they have found the cause of wasting in cancer and Aids patients