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The origins of agriculture
A report on how agriculture came about. The ability to grow and harvest food crops originated in the fertile crescent in the area between Iraq and Iran, thanks to the abundance of water and the arid air.
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BBC World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
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Discovery
Explorations in the world of science.
