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Live fish caught at record depth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7525552.stm
Scientists capture deep-sea fish at 2,300m and pull them to the surface alive in a special container.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Olympic link to early 'computer'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7533457.stm
A 2,100-year-old "computer" found in a Roman shipwreck may have acted as a calendar for the Olympic Games.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7532435.stm
A large chunk of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Ocean mission delivers first maps
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7533921.stm
The Jason-2 satellite, which was launched to measure the shape of the world's oceans, sends back its first maps.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Genes for schizophrenia uncovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7533335.stm
Genetic flaws are linked to schizophrenia - but experts warn a complete analysis is likely to remain elusive.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Europe's Mars Express probe gets an eyeful of the Red Planet's major moon, Phobos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7534300.stm
Europe's Mars Express spacecraft returns some remarkable close-up images of the Red Planet's Phobos moon.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Up in the air
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7532603.stm
Can China conquer its smog problems before Olympics?
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Caught in the net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7531537.stm
A Guyanese trek turns up new fish species
Thu, 31 Jul 08
The race to space
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7530327.stm
Nasa's 50-year history in pictures and sound
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Prehistoric land
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7532771.stm
Marine biologists map an underwater mystery
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Robots aid nuclear clean-up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7531632.stm
A small army of machines and ROVs is aiding in the demolition and clean-up of a Scottish nuclear plant.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Bangladesh landmass 'is growing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7532949.stm
Bangladesh may not be as vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change as previously feared, scientists say.
Thu, 31 Jul 08
Turbine will harness wave power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7532510.stm
A turbine designed to be the forerunner of the UK's first commercial wave power station is switched on.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Alzheimer's drug 'halts' decline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7525115.stm
UK scientists have developed a drug which may halt the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Bees join hunt for serial killers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7530666.stm
Studying the way bumblebees search for food could help detectives hunt down criminals, scientists believe.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
'Laser jumbo' testing moves ahead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7531046.stm
A plane equipped with a powerful laser has moved a step closer to becoming a viable weapon to shoot down missiles.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Branson unveils space tourism jet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7529978.stm
UK business tycoon Richard Branson unveils an aircraft to be used in his space tourism project in California.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Cavers recover ancient bear bones
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7528648.stm
The remains of a bear which may have died 11,000 years ago are retrieved from a cave in Scotland.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Russians in landmark Baikal dive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7530230.stm
Russian scientists reach the bottom of the world's deepest body of fresh water - Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Statins 'may cut dementia risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7524816.stm
Scientists have found further evidence that cholesterol-lowering statins may protect against dementia and memory loss.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
The tiny tree-shrew that could drink the average human "under the table"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7530720.stm
A tiny tree-shrew that lives on alcoholic nectar could - pound for pound - drink the average human under the table.
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Burning ambitions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7530794.stm
Why it is time to get serious about large-scale biomass
Wed, 30 Jul 08
Fuel harvest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7528323.stm
In spite of global fears, Brazil hails its ethanol revolution
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Branson unveils space tourism jet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7529978.stm
UK business tycoon Richard Branson unveils an aircraft to be used in his space tourism project in California.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
GM crop trials 'should be secret'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7529590.stm
Senior researchers have called for the location of small open-air trials of GM crops to be kept secret.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Phoenix tries again for ice test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7528950.stm
Nasa's Phoenix lander will try a different way to get icy Martian soil into its onboard oven for testing, after problems last week.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Obama's biofuels policy tension
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7529015.stm
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is coming under increasing pressure to change his policies on biofuels.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Lingering pollution worries China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7528523.stm
China mulls fresh steps to tackle pollution, which remains a problem in Beijing as the Olympic Games approach.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Blood pressure drug dementia hope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7528539.stm
A drug used to lower blood pressure could prevent or delay thousands of Alzheimer's cases, US research has suggested.
Tue, 29 Jul 08
Life sentence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_7523000/7523680.stm
Incarcerated in a mental hospital - for carrying typhoid
Tue, 29 Jul 08
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7530070.stm
Richard Branson unveils spacecraft for tourists
Tue, 29 Jul 08
DNA by post
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7518061.stm
'I paid £500 to have my genome analysed'
Mon, 28 Jul 08
Attacks on birds of prey 'up 40%'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7527359.stm
The RSPB says reported attacks on birds of prey, including shootings and poisonings, hit a record high in 2007.
Mon, 28 Jul 08
Boost for China panda population
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7527613.stm
Four giant panda cubs are born within 14 hours in China, boosting the population of the endangered species.
Mon, 28 Jul 08
Nasa at 50
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7523700.stm
Watch key moments in US space exploration
Sun, 27 Jul 08
Rare seahorses born at aquarium
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/hampshire/7526871.stm
More than 120 endangered baby short-snouted seahorses are born at a Hampshire aquarium as part of a breeding programme.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
Unexpected fall in puffin numbers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7526313.stm
The puffin population on England's biggest colony falls by a third in five years, a survey shows.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
Rare fossils in India threatened
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7520868.stm
Nature protected rare fossils for millions of years, but humans are now destroying them, says the BBC's Salman Ravi in eastern India.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
Rising demands threaten wetlands
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7525613.stm
Wetlands risk conversion to farmland as demand for food and biofuel grows, a conference in Brazil is told.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
HP's plan to fix ailing planet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7520706.stm
Hewlett Packard's nanotech lab plans to build a central nervous system for the Earth and help businesses at the same time.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
Polar lights give up some secrets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7524069.stm
The sudden flare-ups and rapid movement sometimes seen in the Northern and Southern Lights can now be explained in fine detail, say scientists.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
Life from Venus blown to Earth?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/7525390.stm
Scientists suggest microbes from Venus could be blown to Earth by powerful winds.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7523212.stm
Life expectancy for people with HIV has increased by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, a survey suggests.
Sat, 26 Jul 08
H2O power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7505286.stm
Could water really have a memory?
Fri, 25 Jul 08
'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7517874.stm
UK computer scientists sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.
Fri, 25 Jul 08
Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7523118.stm
The Arctic is estimated to hold some 90bn barrels of oil, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
Fri, 25 Jul 08
Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7519459.stm
A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, scientists suggest.
Fri, 25 Jul 08
Shark spotting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7524557.stm
Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall
Fri, 25 Jul 08
British pioneers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7521868.stm
Bletchley's role in the computer revolution
Thu, 24 Jul 08
Renewables mandate 'undermined'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7522667.stm
Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage EuropeÂ’s rules on renewable energy.
Thu, 24 Jul 08
Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7519614.stm
Tiny fossils time the climate shift which gave rise to Antarctica's Dry Valleys, a landscape akin to Mars.
Thu, 24 Jul 08
Dolphin call tells calf who's mum
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7511352.stm
Bottlenose dolphins whistle more to their newborns, perhaps to stop theft by other females, researchers say.
Thu, 24 Jul 08
Birth weight 'sets future health'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7517902.stm
Blood vessel changes linked to poor health later in life can be spotted within a few years in boys born small, say scientists.
Thu, 24 Jul 08
In search of the lowest of the low in the Arctic food web
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7521339.stm
Newsnight's Susan Watts joins a team of scientists travelling to the Arctic to carry out crucial climate research.
Wed, 23 Jul 08
Manned spaceship design unveiled
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7519723.stm
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.
Wed, 23 Jul 08
No-cull badger policy 'deficient'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7519801.stm
The decision not to cull badgers in England to control tuberculosis in cattle is flawed in the short-term, say MPs.
Wed, 23 Jul 08
Warming world 'drying wetlands'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7513638.stm
More than 700 scientists meet in Brazil to draw up an action plan to protect the world's wetlands.
Wed, 23 Jul 08
Another white humpback is sighted off the east coast of Australia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7519263.stm
Another white humpback has been sighted off Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia.
Wed, 23 Jul 08
Return to flight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7517700.stm
Red Kites return to Northern Ireland after 200 years.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Clean deadline call on coal power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7518311.stm
The government should set a deadline for coal power stations to "clean up" or close, a parliamentary committee says.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Climate documentary 'broke rules'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7517509.stm
A controversial Channel 4 film on global warming broke Ofcom rules on impartiality and fairness, the regulator says.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Drug for deadly prostate cancer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7502238.stm
Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Lab animal numbers continue trend
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7517022.stm
The number of animals used in UK labs for scientific experiments is now more than three million - a level not seen since 1992.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
MPs call for coastal path rethink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7518671.stm
The government is urged to think again about its plan to create a long-distance path around England's coast.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Tobacco 'could help treat cancer'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7517799.stm
The tobacco plant - a cause of cancer - may offer the means to treat one form of the disease, a study suggests.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Brown to call for more green cars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7518683.stm
Gordon Brown is to call for a revolution in the use of electric and low carbon cars.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Yemen embraces its Jurassic past
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7517307.stm
The discovery of 150 million-year-old dinosaur prints puts Madar villagers in rural Yemen on the map.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Huge 100-year-old lobster proves a popular catch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/7517853.stm
A lobster which could be up to 100-years-old is handed in to a Plymouth aquarium by a fisherman.
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Whistle-blowing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7517444.stm
Why I challenged Channel 4's climate documentary
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Lot of rubbish
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7501409.stm
We chuck a million uneaten yoghurts per day?
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Doping legalities
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7517332.stm
Do legal issues lag behind science on anti-doping?
Tue, 22 Jul 08
Animal tissue rejection advance
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7516724.stm
Scientists have found a way to overcome the problem of the human body rejecting animal parts used in transplants.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Concerns over Olympic drug test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7516484.stm
Serious question marks hang over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, a BBC investigation finds.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
'100 months to save the planet'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7513635.stm
A "Green New Deal" is needed to solve current problems of climate change, energy and finance, a report argues.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Ruling expected on climate film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7512916.stm
Media regulator Ofcom is due to announce whether a Channel 4 climate documentary broke rules on accuracy and fairness.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Human blood vessels grown in mice
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7514317.stm
Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Primary school finds the ultimate sustainable heat source - the pupils' metabolism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7513458.stm
Architects claim a new primary will be so energy efficient that the children's body heat will keep it warm.
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Roosevelt redux
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7513415.stm
A Green New Deal could sort climate, energy and banking
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Grief really hurts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7512107.stm
How strong emotions can cause physical pain
Mon, 21 Jul 08
Found sounds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm
The lost tapes of Dr Who composer Delia Derbyshire
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7512586.stm
A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Gore challenges US to ditch oil
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7513002.stm
US ex-vice-president Al Gore tells Americans to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels in 10 years - an idea critics dismiss.
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Breastfeeding trust hormone clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7513267.stm
Scientists have for the first time shown how a "trust" hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers.
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Alzheimer's drug trial 'promise'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7511949.stm
A drug once used to treat hayfever "improves" symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Barcelona buzz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7515010.stm
Gossip girl Sue Nelson goes to the Euroscience festival
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Skeleton stories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7509348.stm
London's dead tell tales from beyond the grave
Sat, 19 Jul 08
Chip shape
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7512829.stm
Hi-tech giant Intel marks 40 year milestone
Fri, 18 Jul 08
Grunting fish yield vocal clues
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7510443.stm
A grunting fish helps scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago.
Fri, 18 Jul 08
Water 'widespread' on early Mars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7511523.stm
Water was once widespread on Mars, data show, raising the prospect the planet could have supported life.
Fri, 18 Jul 08
Whitehall bid to cut IT emissions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7511056.stm
The government unveils plans its hopes will help it become the first in the world to make its computer use "carbon neutral".
Fri, 18 Jul 08
Tribal fight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7486252.stm
Remote jungle confrontation with mining giant
Fri, 18 Jul 08
Hidden secrets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7508917.stm
Bamiyan's Buddhist art - the world's oldest oil paintings?
Thu, 17 Jul 08
Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7510541.stm
Undersea volcanic activity has been blamed for a mass extinction in the seas 93 million years ago.
Thu, 17 Jul 08
'Survival zones' for butterflies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7509556.stm
Ten areas of Scotland are identified as frontlines in the fight to save rare insects from extinction.
Thu, 17 Jul 08
Ancient bones could yield TB clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7510334.stm
Researchers are using human remains from the ancient city of Jericho to study the origin and evolution of tuberculosis.
Thu, 17 Jul 08
Relief as algae is cleared from China's Olympic sailing venue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7507233.stm
Chinese officials use nets and a boom to clear thick algae from the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
Thu, 17 Jul 08
Clean is mean
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7510762.stm
Engine makers meet calls for more fuel efficient planes
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Fishing ban brings seas to life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7508216.stm
Five years without fishing around the UK's Lundy Island have led to revival of its lobsters and other sea life.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Malaria gene 'increases HIV risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7509210.stm
A gene which protects against malaria increases vulnerability to HIV infection by 40%, say scientists.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Severn tidal 'fence' idea floated
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7509904.stm
Opponents of the proposed barrage on the Severn estuary put forward an alternative tidal energy plan.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Tumours 'alter devils' sex lives'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7505244.stm
A facial disease killing thousands of Tasmanian devils triggers an abrupt change in the animals' breeding habits, a study shows.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
China gets ivory imports go-ahead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7508071.stm
The UN has given China the green light to bid in a one-off sale of a 108 tonnes stockpile of African elephant ivory.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Breeding rate fall for rare bird
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7505078.stm
One of the rarest birds in the UK is facing its worst breeding season on record, RSPB Scotland says.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Elements brought to life online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7507986.stm
Chemistry's periodic table is brought to life online through a collection of videos illustrating each element.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Asthma risk from pregnancy nuts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7505682.stm
Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim researchers.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Entomologists can't identify a bug in their own back garden
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7506355.stm
An unidentified insect has begun to appear on the grounds of the Natural History Museum.
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Warm climate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7509603.stm
Can India build bridges across Asia on climate change?
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Vital signs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7506109.stm
Why wildlife needs to be preserved in its entirety
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Cash spinners
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/7508436.stm
Scientists look to back inventions with hard cash
Wed, 16 Jul 08
Drought diary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7506405.stm
Colorado River trip sees effects of years of US drought
Tue, 15 Jul 08
China could reach Moon before US
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7506715.stm
China could send astronauts back to the Moon before the US does, the Nasa administrator Michael Griffin tells the BBC.
Tue, 15 Jul 08
China demand for ivory tops talks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7504909.stm
A proposal to allow China to import elephant ivory legally is among the issues to be discussed at a UN meeting in Geneva.
Tue, 15 Jul 08
Ancient tree 'one of UK's best'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7505706.stm
The Fortingall Yew is named one of the top ancient trees in the whole of the UK by a conservation charity.
Tue, 15 Jul 08
Marine bill 'can strike balance'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7504109.stm
Energy investment in Scotland's seas can be balanced with protecting marine wildlife and seabirds, the Scottish Government claims.
Tue, 15 Jul 08
Out of breath
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7501756.stm
Could poor air quality affect Olympic athletes?
Tue, 15 Jul 08
Mardell's Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/
France builds new nuclear reactors on Channel coast
Tue, 15 Jul 08
Trunk text
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7502474.stm
How mobiles can transform development work
Mon, 14 Jul 08
Forests to fall for food and fuel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7503304.stm
Demand for land to grow food and fuel crops is set to outstrip supply, leading to forest destruction, a report warns.
Mon, 14 Jul 08
MPs blast government over CO2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7504121.stm
The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Apples beat pears on crunch issue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7501420.stm
Just why pears are prone to rot faster than apples after they are picked can now be explained by scientists.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Russian ice camp in rapid shrink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7503060.stm
Twenty Russian scientists are to be taken off their ice camp in the Arctic because the melt has set in sooner than expected.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
'Serious concern' over seabirds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7501732.stm
The poor breeding of Scotland's seabirds is causing "serious concern", according to RSPB Scotland.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Virus helps show cancer spread
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7501483.stm
Scientists have used a common cold virus to "light up" prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Solar dyes give a guiding light
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7501476.stm
A new solar technology could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of scientists show.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Cosmonauts recover explosive bolt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7502047.stm
Russian cosmonauts complete a spacewalk to remove an explosive bolt from a Soyuz capsule attached to the International Space Station.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
How is it possible to tag a jellyfish?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/7499478.stm
Marine biologists plan to tie mini computers to jellyfish to track them off the coasts of north and west Wales.
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Dig for knowledge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7503084.stm
Forensics students learn craft at replica of mass grave
Sat, 12 Jul 08
'Rubbish ideal'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7502071.stm
The Japanese community living with 'zero waste'
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Dying river
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7499739.stm
Australian farmer describes the impact of drought
Sat, 12 Jul 08
Leak closes French nuclear plant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7502208.stm
French authorities order a nuclear plant in the country's south to close temporarily following a uranium leak.
Fri, 11 Jul 08
'Alarming' plight of coral reefs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7498502.stm
A third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction, the first global assessment shows.
Fri, 11 Jul 08
Date set for Mars sample mission
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7500371.stm
Space officials set a date of 2018 for launching an unmanned mission to return samples of Martian soil to Earth.
Fri, 11 Jul 08
Muscle stem cell advance hailed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7500523.stm
Animal research raises the possibility that adult stem cell transplants may treat muscular dystrophy.
Fri, 11 Jul 08
Fall in tiny animals a 'disaster'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7499834.stm
Experts on invertebrates fear the worst for food chains after figures show a decline in zooplankton.
Fri, 11 Jul 08
dot.life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/technology/2008/07/rip_the_fake_steve_jobs.html
Goodbye to Fake Steve Jobs... until the book comes out
Fri, 11 Jul 08
Is it a monsoon?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7498603.stm
The papers are using the 'M' word - but are they right?
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Pre-quake changes seen in rocks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7497672.stm
Scientists make an important advance in their efforts to predict earthquakes, the journal Nature says.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Moon's interior 'did hold water'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7497715.stm
Scientists find evidence of water in the Moon's interior, challenging elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
'New CJD type' discovered in US
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7497867.stm
A new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful of patients in the US.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
South Australia drought worsens
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7499036.stm
A long-running drought in Australia's main food-growing region, the Murray-Darling river basin, has significantly worsened.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Sellafield 'dirty for a century'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7498390.stm
It will take over 100 years and could cost £73bn before the toxic nuclear site at Sellafield is safe.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Past science papers stump pupils
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7497486.stm
Students who sat a chemistry exam made up of questions from over five decades scored an average of only 25%.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Attack in DR Congo's gorilla park
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7497005.stm
Two are killed in an attack on a vehicle carrying gorilla conservationists in DR Congo's Virunga National Park.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
A new species of ghostly carnivorous slug turns up in south Wales
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/7498195.stm
A new species of carnivorous slug named the ghost slug because of its all-white appearance is discovered in south Wales.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
The new coffee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7497596.stm
Could biofuel crops bring new wealth to Kenya's farmers?
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Artistic weight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7498064.stm
Painter 'ecstatic' after art in zero gravity
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Location, location
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/technology/
Would you share your whereabouts with your mobile?
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Summit ends with climate 'vision'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7497032.stm
G8 leaders meeting in Japan proclaim a "shared vision" on greenhouse gases, but fail to get poor nations to agree to cuts.
Thu, 10 Jul 08
Hydrogen refuel station unveiled
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7496331.stm
UK firm offers greener way to drive and a home-brewed refuel station to keep the hybrid car going.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Funding secured for observatory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7496848.stm
Committed funds secure the immediate future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Summit approves climate 'vision'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7496703.stm
The G8 and leaders from eight emerging nations agree a "shared vision" on climate change - but fail to agree on specifics.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Nasa reveals final shuttle dates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7495302.stm
The US space agency fixes the dates of its last shuttle missions - with Endeavour making the final flight in May 2010.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Beijing 'failing pollution test'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7494656.stm
With just one month to go until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests suggest.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
New home planned for quake pandas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7495879.stm
Chinese officials draw up plans to rebuild a major panda reserve badly damaged in the Sichuan province quake in May.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
EU includes aviation in CO2 curbs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7495567.stm
The European Parliament backs a law to include aviation in the CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for cutting greenhouse gases.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Acupuncture 'no help for IVF'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7495837.stm
There is no evidence acupuncture improves the success of IVF treatment, scientists say.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
The ultimate trip - how a US man journeyed more than 300km by party balloon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7491841.stm
An American man succeeds on his third attempt at a 235 mile (378km) trip in an armchair held aloft by party balloons.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Vanishing act
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7448013.stm
Could stress drive Cambodian dolphin to extinction?
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Fossil feathers reveal their hues
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7495961.stm
Scientists show they are able to interpret the colour patterns seen in 100 million-year-old fossil feathers.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Spider bot?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7493460.stm
US scientists design robots that climb walls
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Nitrogen excess
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7496036.stm
Humans are using too much and nature is suffering
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Climate 'shift'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7494891.stm
The G8 changes the length of the global warming racetrack
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Final frontier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7487191.stm
World heritage status for the 'other' Roman wall
Wed, 9 Jul 08
G8 urged to do more for climate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7495641.stm
Five of the biggest emerging economies urge the G8 to do more to combat climate change.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Frozen embryos 'better for IVF'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7494772.stm
Frozen is better than fresh when it comes to transplanting embryos in IVF treatment, a study shows.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
UN lists Mauritius slave mountain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7493666.stm
A mountain in Mauritius where fugitive slaves sheltered is added to a UN world heritage list.
Wed, 9 Jul 08
Brown faces climate change revolt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7495187.stm
Gordon Brown is facing the prospect of another significant backbench rebellion - this time over climate change.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7494702.stm
World leaders at the G8 summit aim to set a target to halve carbon emissions by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
UK Mars rover hopes face set-back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7492497.stm
Funding for UK-led science instruments on a flagship European Mars mission will be cut by 25% during their key development phase.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Benn confirms TB cull rejection
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7493846.stm
The government confirms it will not permit badger culling to curb cattle TB in England, following scientific advice.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
UK to slow biofuels expansion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7493482.stm
The UK is to cut the rate of growth of biofuels because of "increasing questions" over their impact, MPs are told.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Dual payload launched by Ariane
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7494579.stm
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket puts another two commercial telecommunications satellites in orbit.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
NZ emissions plan upsets farmers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7492587.stm
Farmers in New Zealand criticise a bold plan by the government to make the country carbon neutral by 2040.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Tell donor children early in life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7493073.stm
Children conceived using sperm donors should be told of their origins at an early age, research suggests.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Archaeologists aim to leave no stone unturned in Orkney's stone circle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm
A major archaeological investigation is getting underway at Orkney's Ring of Brodgar.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Brake on biofuel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7494306.stm
Why UK advisers want to slow the green juggernaut
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Art in space
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7490227.stm
Meet the artist preparing to work in zero gravity
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Flow of stench
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7466424.stm
Family life next to Ethiopia's open sewage canal
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Power struggle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7488508.stm
Doubts cloud Bulgaria's nuclear reactor plans
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Japan waits on US for CO2 targets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7493081.stm
Japan says it will not negotiate on CO2 emissions until it sees what the new US president offers on climate change.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Aborigine skulls to be taken home
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7492386.stm
A delegation of Aboriginal people from Australia arrives in Edinburgh to take home human remains.
Tue, 8 Jul 08
Prius 'to be part solar-powered'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7492647.stm
Toyota planning to add solar-powered air conditioning to some of its Prius hybrid cars, a report says.
Mon, 7 Jul 08
Male biological clock 'ticks too'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7492323.stm
Scientists say they have found more evidence that men as well as women have biological clocks.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Smallest planet shrinks in size
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7489557.stm
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Sulston argues for open medicine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7490384.stm
Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says medical profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Italy declares Pompeii emergency
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7490735.stm
Italian ministers declare a "state of emergency" at the ancient ruined city of Pompeii as it sinks deeper into disrepair.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Stolen fossils back in Argentina
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7489038.stm
Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Australia 'needs carbon trading'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7489411.stm
An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7488894.stm
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report.
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Climate regrets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7490165.stm
Japan rues being bundled into a Kyoto deal
Sun, 6 Jul 08
Machine music
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7487645.stm
Punk-loving robots pogo in the name of science
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Badger cull proposals 'rejected'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7489000.stm
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Physics names winners and losers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7487861.stm
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Extinction risk 'underestimated'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7487223.stm
Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Cold sore virus secret revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7483832.stm
The secret of how the cold sore virus persists for a lifetime in the body may have been cracked by US scientists.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Africa moves to stop fish theft
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7486169.stm
African governments meet to stop illegal and unregulated fishing that costs the continent $1bn a year.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
New mate for lonely elephant beetle after banana boat ride
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7486937.stm
A worldwide search uncovers a mate for a lonely giant elephant beetle which arrived in Britain in a banana load.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Green menace
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7486814.stm
Chinese seaside city battles onslaught of algae
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Arms embargo hurts Ivorian fishing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7484090.stm
Ivory Coast calls on the UN to lift an arms embargo that hampers its efforts to tackle illegal fishing.
Fri, 4 Jul 08
Algae invade China Olympic venue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7482791.stm
More than 10,000 people work to clean up green algae that has invaded the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7483451.stm
Tiny slivers of diamond may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
Climate concerns halt coal plant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7485936.stm
The US state of Georgia blocks construction of a new coal power plant based on concerns over carbon emissions.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
S Asia climate 'crisis' talks due
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7486789.stm
South Asian environment ministers are due to discuss a plan to tackle climate change.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7484964.stm
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a biofuel project to go ahead in coastal wetlands.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
Rare white-tailed eagle spotted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7483738.stm
Eagle-eyed members of the NI public are being asked to be on the look-out for a visiting bird of prey.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
The sounds of a Stradivarius violin may lie in Europe's climate history
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7484975.stm
The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from.
Thu, 3 Jul 08
Ocean robbery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7485839.stm
Illegal fishing is a blight on nature and the poor
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Doubt over date for Brit invasion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7483566.stm
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the date stated in many history books, astronomers claim.
Wed, 2 Jul 08
'Green' energy spending on rise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7483597.stm
Investment in 'green' energy surged in 2007 and early 2008 despite financial market woe, a report says.
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Contest to build Galileo begins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7483582.stm
The procurement process is opened to construct Europe's much-delayed Galileo satellite-navigation system.
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Report finds Scotland's golden eagles declining, with illegal poisoning suspected
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7483750.stm
The use of illegal poisons is identified as one of the main reasons behind a fall in eagle numbers.
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Green response
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7478688.stm
Writers' thoughts on your comments in our Green Room
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Hi-tech health
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7477627.stm
How innovation is transforming care in the NHS
Wed, 2 Jul 08
Smart city
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7425192.stm
High hopes for South Korea's new high-tech city
Tue, 1 Jul 08
France plans revolution in space
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7482232.stm
As it takes over the EU's rotating presidency, France says it wants to give European space policy a new political direction.
Tue, 1 Jul 08
Mother's junk food 'harms child'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7481026.stm
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest.
Tue, 1 Jul 08
Eco-town protest at Parliament
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7480226.stm
Campaigners from many of the 15 sites in England earmarked for "eco-towns" are protesting outside Parliament.
Tue, 1 Jul 08
Eurofighter test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7482638.stm
Upgraded Typhoon put through its paces over Nevada
Tue, 1 Jul 08
Fire in the sky
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7470283.stm
What does Siberian blast tell us about asteroid threat?
Tue, 1 Jul 08
The bulb hoarders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7480958.stm
Meet the people who are stockpiling old light bulbs