Science Alert

Saturday th 27th of September 2014

A building block of life has been found in interstellar space - 11:01

Blind Mexican cavefish froze its internal body clock to save energy - 09:00

Friday th 26th of September 2014

FEATURE: WATCH: Do Periods Actually Make Women Moody? - 20:50

FEATURE: WATCH: A maggot to fly transformation - 20:50

Mantis shrimps can see cancer, and scientists have now created a camera that does the same - 20:50

Anthrax could deliver the cancer drugs of the future - 19:50

Facebook plans to beam wifi from solar-powered drones the size of 747s - 19:50

A biotech student has worked out how to turn wine waste into biofuels - 18:50

Tonsil stem cells could help repair liver damage without surgery - 03:30

Enormous tomb unearthed in Greece, guarded by magnificent female figures - 03:00

New study reveals half of Earth's water is older than the Sun - 03:00

Thursday th 25th of September 2014

Paralysed rats takes 1,000 steps thanks to remote-controlled technology - 23:00

FEATURE: WATCH: Are chemicals really bad for you? - 23:00

This fruit-like fossil may have been one of the world’s first animals - 07:01

New device wirelessly charges your phone from a distance - 04:10

FEATURE: This garden can kill: meet the residents of England's infamous Poison Garden - 04:10

Wednesday th 24th of September 2014

FEATURE: WATCH: How to Keep Elephants and Wolves Out of Your Yard - 23:00

Water has been discovered on the smallest exoplanet yet - 23:00

WATCH: What is antimatter? - 21:00

FEATURE: WATCH: What is antimatter? - 20:30

Thousands of living green balls have taken up residence on an Australian beach - 03:30

FEATURE: Why do shark embryos eat each other in the womb? - 03:30

FEATURE: WATCH: Metal filings come alive to music - 03:30

Scientists have discovered an on/off switch for ageing cells - 02:30

India's Mangalyaan orbiter enters Martian orbit and makes history - 00:00

Tuesday th 23rd of September 2014

FEATURE: WATCH: 13 Misconceptions About Global Warming - 18:40

Scientists may have just created the world’s strongest material from tiny diamonds - 04:30

FEATURE: WATCH: In the quantum world, particles can be two places at once - 04:30

FEATURE: Why does this child mummy appear to open and close her eyes? - 03:30

Monday th 22nd of September 2014

FEATURE: WATCH: The Physics of Space Battles - 21:30

Hagfish slime is as strong as steel and wrapped up in a single cell - 21:30

New smartphone app for the blind called a "game changer" - 06:00

Japanese company plans to build a functioning space elevator by 2050 - 05:02

Physicists have quantum teleported a particle of light across 25 kilometres - 05:02

New 'phase-change' devices can make computers 1,000 times faster - 01:50

Sunday th 21st of September 2014

FEATURE: WATCH: The chemistry of a smartphone - 22:00

Saturday th 20th of September 2014

The world's population could reach 12 billion by 2100 - 07:00

Why did humans evolve to have such different faces? - 04:30

Friday th 19th of September 2014

Bio-reactive food expiry label could cut food waste - 21:00

This air purifier is 1,000% more effective than a house plant - 20:00

Supercool metals make light iPhone cases that are 50 times harder than plastic - 20:00

Researchers have created camouflage material that auto-matches your surroundings - 20:00

WATCH: Snot Bots for better whale mucus collection - 20:00

FEATURE: WATCH: Why your brain needs to forget stuff - 20:00

Stonehenge treasures made by children, and it likely made them blind - 06:00

Newly discovered molecule can aid leukaemia and lymphoma treatments - 03:00

Our brains can make decisions while we're sleeping - 03:00

Thursday th 18th of September 2014

Scientists have "hacked" photosynthesis, and it could help them speed up food production - 23:00

FEATURE: WATCH: The Science of Pirates - 23:00

Reading from books is better for you than reading online - 22:00