Discovery
Each week, Discovery takes an in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space.
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Discovery: Inside The Paralympics: 1/5 Intellectual Disabilities
Athletes with learning disabilities, back in the Paralympics after a ...
Athletes with learning disabilities, back in the Paralympics after a 12 year ban...
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OnePlanet: Scott's Legacy
One hundred years ago, Robert Scott's bid to lead the ...
One hundred years ago, Robert Scott's bid to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole may have ended in tragic failure but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar race....
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Discovery: Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
Discovery this week goes in search of the Gangetic River ...
Discovery this week goes in search of the Gangetic River Dolphin, an extraordinary creature which inhabits the muddy waters of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Not long ago the dolphin was a common sight for people along these mighty water ways, but...
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Discovery: NASA’s Curiosity robot lands on Mars
After the most daring and complex landing of a robot ...
After the most daring and complex landing of a robot on another planet, the search for evidence of life on Mars enters a new era. NASA’s Curiosity rover is now sitting inside Gale Crater, a vast depression close to the Martian equator. The one tonne...
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Discovery: Future Flight: Prog 2 of 2
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who are designing flying cars ...
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who are designing flying cars and green aircraft....
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Discovery: Future Flight: Prog 1 of 2
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way ...
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way we fly around the world. He finds out how aircraft may take on new shapes in the future....
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Discovery: Artificial Photosynthesis
Prof. Andrea Sella reports on the race to better nature ...
Prof. Andrea Sella reports on the race to better nature at harnessing the sun's energy, using cheap inorganic chemistry to turn photons into useable fuels....
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Discovery: Artificial Blood
With a shortage of donors and worries over possible infections ...
With a shortage of donors and worries over possible infections - the demand for a global risk-free supply of blood has never been greater. Could artificial blood be the answer?...
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Discovery: Gene Therapy
Geoff Watts explores new techniques in gene therapy for cystic ...
Geoff Watts explores new techniques in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis...
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Discovery: Legacy of Alan Turing P2/2
Alan Turing, born June 23 1912, is famous for his ...
Alan Turing, born June 23 1912, is famous for his key role in breaking German codes in World War 2. But for mathematicians, his great work was on the invention of the computer. In this second of two episodes devoted to Turing, the BBC’s Roland Pease...
