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Left-handedness gene discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6923577.stm
Scientists discover a gene for left-handedness - which may also increase the risk of mental health problems.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Poland halts wetlands road plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6923745.stm
Poland says planned works on a road through one of Europe's last remaining wetlands will not go ahead.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Launch of Nasa Mars probe delayed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6924977.stm
The launch of Nasa's latest mission to Mars has been delayed by 24 hours.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Robots battle for military prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6919271.stm
The finalists of the UK Ministry of Defence "grand challenge" to find new military technology are announced.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Swifts inspire morphing wings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6923028.stm
Microplanes with "morphing" wings that make them much more agile have been developed - based on studying the flight of swifts.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Office printers 'are health risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6923915.stm
An office laser printer can cause damage to the lungs in the same way as cigarettes, Australian scientists say.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
Robot fins to propel submarines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6924057.stm
The distinctive swimming technique of the bluegill sunfish is used to develop agile submarines.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
'Death risk' from air pollution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6922937.stm
Low levels of exposure to air pollution can still increase the risk of dying early, a study says.
Tue, 31 Jul 07
US border fences 'an eco-danger'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6924475.stm
Mexico urges the US to alter plans for expanded fences along their border, saying the barriers threaten wildlife.
Mon, 30 Jul 07
Giant truck set for sky-high task
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6922967.stm
A giant 28-wheel vehicle that will help build a major telescope array in Chile passes a series of tests.
Mon, 30 Jul 07
Carbon focus 'misses the point'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6922065.stm
The focus on reducing carbon emissions has blinded us to the real problem - unsustainable lifestyles.
Mon, 30 Jul 07
MPs' doubts about research boss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/6922800.stm
Concerns that the new chairman of the Medical Research Council is not the right man for the job have been expressed by a committee of MPs.
Sun, 29 Jul 07
Russia subs make Arctic test dive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6921450.stm
Russian mini-subs make a test dive ahead of a mission to the Arctic Ocean seabed beneath the North Pole.
Sun, 29 Jul 07
Hurricane boost 'due to warm sea'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6921695.stm
Atlantic hurricanes have doubled in the past century, in part due to warmer seas, a new study says.
Sun, 29 Jul 07
New MS genes after 30 year hunt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6919613.stm
The first new genes for three decades linked to multiple sclerosis have been identified by UK and US researchers.
Sat, 28 Jul 07
Medici writers exhumed in Italy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6920443.stm
Italian researchers exhume the bodies of two 15th Century literary figures from the court of the Medici family.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
Nasa astronauts 'drunk on duty'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6918801.stm
US astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk at least twice, according to a report commissioned by Nasa.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6919016.stm
The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
Review ordered on lab test labels
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6919505.stm
A High Court rules the government is failing to correctly classify the severity of animal experiments.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
Game worlds show human side
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6917924.stm
Social scientists are starting to use game worlds as laboratories to study human interaction.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
Blast at space tourism test site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6918540.stm
Three people die and three are hurt in a blast at a California rocket-testing site run by a space tourism pioneer.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
California cuts diesel emissions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6920223.stm
Tough new rules in California aim to cut emissions from diesel engines over the next two decades.
Fri, 27 Jul 07
Cairo toe earliest fake body bit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6918687.stm
An artificial big toe on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional prosthesis, experts believe.
Thu, 26 Jul 07
UK forecasts to zoom in on towns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6917519.stm
Forecasters aim soon to be able to give accurate weather predictions down to areas the size of towns.
Thu, 26 Jul 07
US Army eyes truck-mounted laser
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6917041.stm
The US Army is developing a truck-mounted laser system to destroy rockets, artillery shells and mortars.
Thu, 26 Jul 07
Concern over gorilla 'executions'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6918012.stm
Conservationists express concern over the "senseless" killing of four gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thu, 26 Jul 07
Space computer 'sabotage' probe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6918490.stm
Nasa investigates damage to a computer due to be installed on the International Space Station.
Thu, 26 Jul 07
Gel promises heavy metal clean-up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6917753.stm
A type of porous gel can be used to soak up heavy metals from water, Science journal reports.
Wed, 25 Jul 07
Request made for Mars rover price
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6915223.stm
European industry receives the formal request to cost the design and construction of a robotic rover to send to the Red Planet in 2013.
Wed, 25 Jul 07
Russian North Pole mission stalls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6916662.stm
A Russia expedition to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole is interrupted as a ship breaks down.
Wed, 25 Jul 07
Ozone has 'strong climate effect'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6916162.stm
Ozone could be a more important driver of climate change than scientists had previously thought.
Wed, 25 Jul 07
Phone mast allergy 'in the mind'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/6914492.stm
Mobile phone masts are not responsible for the symptoms of ill health some blame them for, a major study says.
Wed, 25 Jul 07
Treasure trove 'found by octopus'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6915941.stm
An octopus is credited by South Korean scientists for leading them to a haul of 12th Century pottery.
Tue, 24 Jul 07
Russians to dive below North Pole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6914178.stm
Russia is sending a submarine to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole to support claims to the Arctic.
Tue, 24 Jul 07
Antique engines inspire nano chip
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6912023.stm
The blueprint for a tiny, rugged mechanical computer has been inspired by ideas put forward 200 years ago.
Tue, 24 Jul 07
Scientists map elephant evolution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6913934.stm
Scientists say they have worked out the date the African and Asian elephants diverged, putting it at 7.6 million years ago.
Tue, 24 Jul 07
Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6913366.stm
Remains of a mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - are found in northern Greece, including gigantic tusks.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
MPs support carbon offset schemes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6908717.stm
People need to be encouraged to offset carbon emissions despite recent criticism of some schemes, say MPs.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Court review for animal testing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6911678.stm
The UK government is taken to court over the fate of lab animals, as figures show another rise in animal tests.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
May looks to sky to complete PhD
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/6912307.stm
Guitarist Brian May makes final preparations to submit a PhD thesis he abandoned in 1971, when he joined Queen.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Nerve gas antidote made by goats
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6912807.stm
Scientists genetically modify goats to create a drug in their milk that protects against deadly nerve gases.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Great Bustard lays eggs in wild
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6912249.stm
A bird once extinct in the UK lays eggs in the wilderness for the first time in more than 170 years.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Fatal virus threatens seal colony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/6911706.stm
The public is being asked to help monitor Northern Ireland seal colonies following an outbreak of a deadly virus.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Offsets deliver where it matters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6912336.stm
The backlash against carbon offsetting could whip away funds from some key projects in Asia and Africa.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Oceans: Exploring the last frontier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6906561.stm
Underwater laboratories will push the boundaries of our understanding of the oceans.
Mon, 23 Jul 07
Humans 'affect global rainfall'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6912527.stm
Human-induced climate change has affected global rainfall patterns over the 20th Century, a study suggests.
Sat, 21 Jul 07
Mars dust storms threaten rovers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6909656.stm
Dust storms raging on Mars pose the worst threat yet to Nasa's robot rovers, the US space agency says.
Fri, 20 Jul 07
Saturn's 60th moon is discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6908190.stm
A new moon is spotted orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's latest moon tally up to 60, Cassini scientists say.
Thu, 19 Jul 07
Computers crack board game
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6907018.stm
A computer program is created that will never lose a game of draughts, scientists say.
Thu, 19 Jul 07
Viking treasure hoard uncovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6906107.stm
A hoard of Viking treasure unearthed by a father and son is the most important find in 150 years, experts say.
Thu, 19 Jul 07
Power cut fears after Japan quake
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6905826.stm
Japan fears power shortages, as the scale of earthquake damage to a nuclear power plant becomes clear.
Thu, 19 Jul 07
Dinosaurs' slow rise to dominance
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6906603.stm
Dinosaurs might have gone out with a sudden bang, but their rise to dominance was a gradual ascent, experts say.
Wed, 18 Jul 07
Gecko glue exploits mussel power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6904175.stm
The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create "geckel" glue.
Wed, 18 Jul 07
MEPs back car emissions cuts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/6903301.stm
Two European Parliament committees back proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.
Tue, 17 Jul 07
Becalmed Viking ship takes a tow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6903308.stm
A replica Viking ship heads across the North Sea as it tries to recreate the voyages of early Norsemen.
Mon, 16 Jul 07
Sex sells, but at what cost?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6900665.stm
"Sex sells", but humans' fixation with status symbols is threatening efforts to tackle climate change.
Tue, 10 Jul 07
How to turn Gordon Brown green
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/6277596.stm
As UK chancellor, Mr Brown was not the greenest of ministers, but will this change now he has moved into Number 10?