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Breaking Science: Bad taste, arsenic & blue skies... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

02 March 2009

Pain relief from chillies, new clue in Alzheimer's mystery, why a bad taste gives us more than one reaction and are the sky and...  Read more : Breaking Science: Bad taste, arsenic & blue skies...

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Why explore space?NASA

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

06 July 2007

Dave Rothery asks why mankind looks to the stars  Read more : Why explore space?

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OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Space explorationThe Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

06 July 2007

What is happening at the cutting edge of space exploration now?  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide - Space exploration

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The Athens Mars plotNASA

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

18 May 2007

Attending a conference in Athens to plan future European space exploration, Dave Rothery finds that where China goes, the world follows.  Read more : The Athens Mars plot

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OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Rough Science Death Valley: Impact challengeProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

29 August 2006

Crashing to Earth, meteorites have left behind some huge craters, and it's the team's challenge to calculate just how big the meteor must have been...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Rough Science Death Valley: Impact challenge

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Impact Planet Earth: WeblinksProduction team

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 August 2006

Find out more about the risks of asteroids with our weblinks and suggested reading  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Weblinks

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OU on the BBC: Background Brief - Impact Planet Earth: The Story So FarUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 August 2006

Background Brief sends Janice Acquah to investigate the risks of extinction coming from the skies  Read more : OU on the BBC: Background Brief - Impact Planet Earth: The Story So Far

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The end of lifeBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 August 2006

An article exploring the subject of extinction and dinosaurs  Read more : The end of life

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Impact Planet Earth: QuizUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 September 2005

Test your knowledge on asteroids and comets  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Quiz

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Impact Planet Earth: Talk The TalkUsed with permission

By The Background Brief team (The Open University)

08 September 2005

How to sound like an expert. When confronted with the prospect of a giant asteroid impacting the Earth, you may find that certain phrases pop...  Read more : Impact Planet Earth: Talk The Talk

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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