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What is being called the hurricane of the century, Hurricane Melissa, has torn through Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas over the past two days. Hannah Cloke, professor of hydrology at the University of Reading, explains whether Melissa was caused (or worsened) by man-made climate change. As the H5N1 bird flu season gains momentum on British farms, virologist Ian Brown from the Pirbright Institute assesses its threat and turns our attention to a largely ignored strain of bird flu – H9N2 – which recent research shows has adapted to human cells. Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas has given rise to some bizarre theories about alien life entering our solar system. BBC science journalist Roland Pease, who has been observing these cosmic events and the pseudoscientific myths that follow them for decades, shares his views. And mathematician Kathy Steckles brings us her favorite finds from the world of science. If you want to test your knowledge of climate change, go to bbc.co.uk, search for BBC Inside Science and follow the links to the Open University to take the test. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Ella Hubber, Jonathan Blackwell, Tim Dodd Editor: Martin Smith Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Hulsworth
