Seismic events on Mars
The latest observations from Nasa\u2019s InSight Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have revealed new information on Mars\u2019 interior structure. Dr Anna Horleston, Senior Research Associate in Planetary Seismology at the University of Bristol, talks us through the mars-quakes that provided this data.
On the 30th of October, Brazilians will head to the polls to elect their next president. Jeff Tollefson, Senior Reporter at Nature, tells Roland what approach the two candidates \u2013 Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz In\xe1cio Lula da Silva \u2013 might take towards science and the potential local and global impacts this could have.
Humans aren\u2019t the only animals to pick their noses\u2026 it turns out primates engage in this habit too. Anne-Claire Fabre, Curator of Mammals at the Duke Lemur Center, tells reporter Vic Gill about the long-fingered aye-ayes having a dig around their noses, and how more research is needed to unpick the reasons behind this behaviour.
And producer Robbie Wojciechowski heads to the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton to capture the launch of the RRS Discovery mission to Ascension Island and St Helena. Science In Action will be following the mission over the next 6 weeks as it uncovers new specimens from the deep ocean, as well as surveying the overall health and wellbeing of the ocean around the British Overseas Territory.
Contributors \nDr Anna Horleston, Senior Research Associate in Planetary Seismology, University of Bristol\nJeff Tollefson, Senior Reporter, Nature\nAnne-Claire Fabre, Curator of Mammals, Duke Lemur Center
(Image: Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease\nAssistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston \nProducer: Robbie Wojciechowski