Science in Action
New developments in science and science news from around the world, weekly from BBC World Service.
3 Episodes
Who runs science?
The Lancet this week features a paper calling for a financially sustainable network of influenza labs and experts across Europe. Marion Koopmans was one of the 32 expert signatures, and she describes how Europe needs to learn some lessons from the model developed previously in the US. The ongoing worries…
Hits from space
This week the recently spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 had its odds of missing us “spectacularly” slashed by 1 percentage point. Still nothing to worry about maintains Patrick Michel of the International Asteroid Warning Network, and he expects that with better tracking data in the next few months (even courtesy of…
Earthquakes Swarms and Whale Chart Toppers
The mystery swarm of small earthquakes near the island of Santorini beg for more data collection. Also, NOAA in the US goes offline and whales learn song like kids learn language.Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Josie Hardy(Photo: GREECE-QUAKE. Credit: -/AFP via Getty Images)