Series exploring scientific issues. A look at predictions of violent activity on the sun and how these solar storms could disrupt our technological civilisation. Show more
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Adam Rutherford meets the spider-goat, created by scientists and the product of a new field of research - synthetic biology. Show more
Science series. People like to think they are in control of their lives - of what they feel and think. But scientists are now discovering this is often simply an illusion. Show more
Series exploring scientific issues. Michael Mosley uncovers the surprising new research about exercise that has the power to make everyone live longer and healthier lives. Show more
Horizon meets researchers studying psychopathic killers to try to determine what makes people good or evil. One such scientist believes he has found the 'moral molecule'. Show more
Horizon follows three people as they undergo remarkable new cancer treatments: from a genetically targeted drug that fights a type of skin cancer to advanced robotic surgery. Show more
Horizon explores the evidence for the theory that colours are really an illusion, experienced subjectively depending on age, sex and even mood. Show more
Topical science series. Six months after the explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to discover whether nuclear power is safe. Show more
Series exploring topical scientific issues. Marcus Du Sautoy asks how close mankind is to creating computers or robots that can think for themselves - artificial intelligence, AI. Show more
Science series. Surgeon Gabriel Weston discovers the truth about why so many people are piling on the pounds, and how to fight the fat epidemic by altering how brains work. Show more
Horizon follows the astronomers pushing the limits of science and engineering with a new generation of supertelescopes in the hunt for mysterious objects in the universe. Show more
For centuries people have dreamt of reaching the centre of the Earth. Now scientists are uncovering a bizarre and alien world that lies 4,000 miles beneath our feet. Show more
Series exploring topical scientific issues. The programme examines how the nine months you spend in the womb could have more lasting effects than lifestyle or genes. Show more
Series exploring topical scientific issues. Horizon follows the climate researchers investigating the strange patterns of severe weather seen around the world in recent years. Show more
Special episode of the factual science series exploring the transit of venus across the face of the sun. At 11pm on 5th June 2012 this event will be visible to the naked eye. Show more