Science Alert

Sunday th 31st of August 2014

Scotland's 'space whisky' will return to Earth next month - 23:00

FEATURE: WATCH: This “snake” is actually hundreds of fungus gnat larvae - 20:00

Friday th 29th of August 2014

Scientists have “unexpectedly” found a vaccine that completely blocks HIV infection in monkeys - 23:00

Introducing… the mites that live on your face - 21:30

You have a bacterial 'aura' that follows you around - 21:30

The Ebola virus is mutating faster in humans than in animal hosts - 20:30

Renewable energy now makes up 22% of the world's power - 08:30

This company would like to preserve your body with antifreeze when you die - 03:30

FEATURE: WATCH: Can you die from drinking too much coffee? - 03:30

Scientists have improved adults' memory using electrical stimulation - 00:30

Thursday th 28th of August 2014

Scientists have found the area of the brain responsible for exercise motivation - 23:30

FEATURE: WATCH: How Fast Can Humans Run? - 23:30

This fish has been raised to walk on the land - 23:00

FEATURE: Gallery: What animals eating each other looks like - 11:30

Neuroscientists can now switch memories from bad to good - 03:30

Did physicists just solve the construction mystery of the Great Pyramid? - 03:30

FEATURE: WATCH: Why are Stars Star-Shaped? - 03:30

Archaeologists discover 15 structures buried around Stonehenge - 03:30

Wednesday th 27th of August 2014

WATCH: Is this the future of science funding? - 23:30

Common gut bacteria could treat food allergies - 23:00

Chinese scientists are working on a supersonic submarine that will ‘fly’ in an air bubble - 23:00

FEATURE: WATCH: When Do We Reach Our Mental Peak? - 02:30

Tuesday th 26th of August 2014

Sydney Harbour is polluted with tiny particles of plastic - 23:30

Australian scientists are a step closer to converting sunlight and water into fuel - 23:30

Did astronomers detect the first water clouds beyond our Solar System? - 22:00

FEATURE: WATCH: Astronaut Chris Hadfield on dreams, science and inspiration in space - 21:30

Breakfast isn't as important as you've been told - 02:00

These tiny implants could spell the end for reading glasses - 02:00

Monday th 25th of August 2014

3D-printed vertebra used in world-first spine surgery - 18:30

FEATURE: WATCH: Chemistry has never looked so good - 18:30

A whole organ has been grown inside an animal for the first time - 06:00

The sound of the largest rocket in the world launching could knock down buildings - 02:30

Sunday th 24th of August 2014

Wearable exoskeleton lets you sit in thin air - 23:00

Scientists have worked out the genetic ‘recipe’ that lets lizards regrow their tails - 23:00

World's largest laser compresses diamond to pressures of 50 million Earth atmospheres - 19:00

Passport officers are no better at photo identification than the average uni student - 11:00

Saturday th 23rd of August 2014

Children’s drawings indicate their future intelligence - 04:00

There’s sea plankton on the International Space Station - 04:00

FEATURE: Japan's cherry blossom stone is a natural wonder - 00:30

FEATURE: Gallery: Meet China's baby-shaped pears and heart-shaped melons - 00:30

Friday th 22nd of August 2014

Google's Knowledge Vault already contains 1.6 billion facts - 23:31

Life discovered in Antarctic lake 800m below the ice - 22:00

FEATURE: WATCH: These parasites want to take up residence in your eyes - 20:10

Alzheimer’s patients to be treated with the blood of under-30s - 02:30

Thursday th 21st of August 2014

Australian scientists may have found the key to controlling fruit flies without pesticides - 23:30

Two Ebola patients in the US have been cured - 23:30

Abalone blood can fight cold sores and herpes, Australian scientists discover - 23:30

FEATURE: WATCH: How do driverless cars work? - 22:30

New ‘shape-shifting’ material can reconstruct faces - 07:01

New drug cures Ebola-related virus in monkeys - 07:01