Science in Action (Science-Technology)

Travel: Good for Humanity; Bad for the Planet? The travel industry – and air travel in particular - is at the sharp end of the emissions debate. This programme explores the pros and cons of cheap air travel. Laila Al-Hassan, an Emirati woman who works for state environmental agency in Abu Dhabi, represents a small but growing lobby, who are urging their fellow citizens and the rest of the world to rethink attitudes to tourism and travel. She is in Dubai to interview key players in the...

This Week: Using the mosquitoes own immune system to stop malaria; the deep impact of deep sea fishing revealed for first time; GOCE – measuring the Earth’s gravity from space; and creating the super battery – powerful enough to replace a normal car engine. With Sue Broom.