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Sat, 31 Jan 09
Acid oceans 'need urgent action'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7860350.stm
Marine ecosystems are at risk from ocean acidification unless there are dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions, warn scientists.

Sat, 31 Jan 09
Windy state
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7861686.stm
If Iowa can't go green, what chance does the US have?

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Locust swarms 'high' on serotonin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7858996.stm
Scientists identify the brain chemical serotonin as the signal that makes sedentary locusts form devastating swarms.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
MS stem-cell treatment 'success'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7858559.stm
Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early in the disease, a study suggests.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
UK energy saving policy 'failing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7856185.stm
The UK government is failing to support the measures needed to meet its energy saving targets, an expert warns.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Mammoth-killing comet questioned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7854348.stm
Evidence against the theory that a comet impact killed woolly mammoths also points to increased wildfires in the future.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Glitch as Mars rover phones home
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7858125.stm
The Mars rover Spirit failed to move on Sunday and is still confused about its location, according to Nasa.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
'Green' light bulb fears rejected
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7858156.stm
The government rejects claims partially-sighted people will suffer when new low energy light bulbs are introduced.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Britain warned over air quality
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7858655.stm
The European Commission threatens legal action against the UK for failing to comply with the European Union standard on harmful airborne particles.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Tadpoles may hold cancer clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7851932.stm
Tadpoles could hold the key to developing effective skin cancer drugs according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Doctor's warning over the world's highest cricket match
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7857543.stm
A doctor in Nepal warns a group of cricketers heading to Mount Everest to play a high altitude Twenty20 match not to exert themselves too much.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Ponder your putt too long and you may make things worse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7859385.stm
Golfers who think too much about their technique between shots could be seriously affecting their performance, a study suggests.

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Toad haul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7856513.stm
Stunning pictures of Tanzania's hidden amphibians

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Green challenges
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7857771.stm
Recession casts doubt on carbon trading

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Liberia plague
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7858883.stm
Farmer tells how army worms left him with nothing

Fri, 30 Jan 09
Firm hails dog clone breakthrough
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7858566.stm
A South Korean firm says pet cloning could be cheaper in future with its new pioneering new technique.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Ocean climate fix remains afloat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7856144.stm
Plans to curb climate change by artificially "fertilising" ocean plankton blooms could be boosted by a new study, scientists say.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Distant planet's roasting orbit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7857749.stm
Nasa's Spitzer space telescope observes a far-off planet that experiences wild temperature swings.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Chemicals 'may reduce fertility'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7855323.stm
Chemicals commonly found in food packaging, upholstery and carpets may be damaging women's fertility, scientists say.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Government wins third runway vote
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7855522.stm
MPs vote to support plans for a new runway at Heathrow, as a second MP quits a government post in protest.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Liberia faces second worm wave
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7857410.stm
The UN has warned Liberia could soon face a second wave of crop-destroying armyworms as the pests reproduce.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
EU calls for US action on climate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7856120.stm
The European Commission calls on President Obama to cap US carbon emissions and sign up to a global carbon trading system.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
How "cuckoo's shoes" help the understanding of nature's plants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7856600.stm
A new online database gives the Gaelic names for Scottish fauna and flora and their English translations.

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Top doctor admits she made up the condition 'cello scrotum'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7853564.stm
A top doctor has admitted her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal after inventing a medical condition called "cello scrotum".

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Common descent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7856157.stm
How a loathing of slavery drove Darwin's thinking

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Worm saviours
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7856095.stm
Could this creature be key to human health?

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Science: so what?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7855376.stm
Pallab Ghosh on a new bid to revamp science's image

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Picture perfect
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7853461.stm
How to start a career in film special effects

Thu, 29 Jan 09
Cows find milky way to happiness
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/tyne/7854745.stm
Happy cows produce more milk, according to researchers at Newcastle University.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Iceland sets major whaling quota
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7854705.stm
Iceland's departing government grants big whaling quotas for five years, though the incoming administration may overturn them.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Government touts science for all
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7854121.stm
An initiative aimed at reducing public perception of science as elitist is being launched by the UK government.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Grouse numbers in north falling
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7853393.stm
Black grouse populations on RSPB reserves in the south are increasing but declining in its northern stronghold.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
UK gets biofuels research centre
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7851344.stm
A Â£27m centre for developing economically and environmentally sound biofuels has been launched in the UK.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Nuclear plant 'quake ban' lifted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7854431.stm
An outright ban on locating new nuclear power stations in areas of the UK which are susceptible to earthquakes is lifted by the government.

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Talking rubbish
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7854137.stm
David Shukman asks if recycling is working in the UK

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Forest falls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7848200.stm
What does the loss of tropical forests mean for nature?

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Fuelling fury
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7853250.stm
Chad's 'green' ban on charcoal makes the public see red

Wed, 28 Jan 09
Tough love
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7852559.stm
Can Obama create green jobs in the US auto industry?

Wed, 28 Jan 09
NHS carbon cutting plan launched
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7853093.stm
An ambitious plan to slash NHS carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 has been launched by ministers.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Emperor penguins face extinction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7851276.stm
A mathematical model based on fading sea ice and the population growth of emperor penguins suggests their likely demise.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Global warming is 'irreversible'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7852628.stm
A team of environmental researchers in the US warns many effects of climate change are irreversible.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
DR Congo gorilla numbers up 12.5%
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7852953.stm
DR CongoÂ’s population of mountain gorillas rises by 12.5% in two and a half years, a census shows.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Australia denies whaling 'deal'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7852649.stm
Two Australian cabinet ministers reject reports of a possible compromise with Japan to allow some commercial whaling.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Liberia worms trigger emergency
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7852639.stm
Liberia's president declares a state of emergency in response to a plague of crop-destroying army worms.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
High Court bid to block eco-towns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7852546.stm
The High Court is expected to rule later on a legal challenge to the government's flagship eco-towns scheme.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Single cell 'can store memories'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7846531.stm
Just one brain cell is capable of holding fleeting memories vital for our everyday life, according to US scientists.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Obama aims for oil independence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7851038.stm
US President Barack Obama calls for US energy independence, saying global warming and relying on foreign oil posed threats.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Cutting calories by a third may improve memory, researchers say
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7847174.stm
Reducing what you eat by nearly a third may improve memory, according to German researchers.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Meet Henry, probably the oldest first-time dad in the world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7850975.stm
A rare New Zealand tuatara lizard become a dad aged 111, possibly for the first time.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Food warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7850210.stm
The UN meets to debate rising food prices

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Salad days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/7844285.stm
The first harvest at pioneering giant greenhouses

Tue, 27 Jan 09
IVF pregnancy from screened egg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7851069.stm
The world's first pregnancy using a new technique for screening eggs has been announced by a fertility clinic in Nottingham.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
Genetic 'hotspots' for psoriasis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7846522.stm
Scientists are moving closer to identifying the multiple genetic faults which may cause the painful skin condition psoriasis.

Tue, 27 Jan 09
'Climate hope' in economic plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7851227.stm
Economic stimulus packages show world leaders are taking the environment seriously, says the UN's top climate official.

Mon, 26 Jan 09
Shortlist for Severn energy plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7850609.stm
The UK Government is to unveil a shortlist of schemes to harness renewable energy from the tides of the Severn estuary.

Mon, 26 Jan 09
Forgotten origins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7847060.stm
Indonesians laud Darwin's Welsh contemporary

Sat, 24 Jan 09
Green light for US stem cell work
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7847450.stm
US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy.

Sat, 24 Jan 09
Whale pod stuck on sandbar dying
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7846429.stm
Most of a pod of about 50 whales which got trapped on a sandbar have died, say officials in Tasmania, Australia.

Fri, 23 Jan 09
A billion frogs on world's plates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7845306.stm
As many as one billion frogs are being harvested from the wild for human consumption each year, according to a new study.

Fri, 23 Jan 09
Climate shift 'killing US trees'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7841030.stm
Old growth trees in the western US are being killed as a result of regional climatic shifts, a study suggests.

Fri, 23 Jan 09
UK sat firm plans low cost mapper
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7845259.stm
A UK firm believes its latest satellite design can dramatically reduce the cost of high resolution space imagery.

Fri, 23 Jan 09
'Greening' the UK's heating
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7845493.stm
Energy experts are meeting to generate new ideas for the "greening" of heating, reports the BBC's environmental analyst Roger Harrabin.

Fri, 23 Jan 09
Charlie's cheer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7845533.stm
At last, a solution to UK classic film's ending

Fri, 23 Jan 09
Galloping fever
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7840356.stm
Knee x-rays, gastric upsets... the life of a Dubai camel vet

Fri, 23 Jan 09
Fingering a killer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7844665.stm
The British forensics which may solve an American murder

Thu, 22 Jan 09
New evidence on Antarctic warming
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7843186.stm
The continent of Antarctica is heating up in step with the rest of the planet, according to a new analysis.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Outer planets choice is narrowed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7842254.stm
Scientists in the US and Europe go head-to-head with ideas to send flagship missions to the Saturn and Jupiter systems.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Climate satellite set for launch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7839772.stm
A Japanese spacecraft is due to launch on a mission to study the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Cleaner air 'adds months to life'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7839336.stm
Cuts in air pollution in US cities have added an average of five months of life to their inhabitants, research suggests.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Animal rights campaigners jailed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/7837064.stm
Seven animal rights activists who ran a blackmail campaign against firms that supplied Huntingdon Life Sciences are jailed for up to 11 years.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Why cross-breeding poses a threat to Scotland's wild deer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7842458.stm
Scotland's wild red deer may be lost if they continue breeding with a foreign species, scientists warn.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Fingering a killer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7843366.stm
The British forensics which may solve an American murder

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Bombs in paradise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7840594.stm
How British troops were made to face nuclear blasts

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Missed a mussel?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7843629.stm
Highlands stocks reintroduced but it's a secret where

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Acupuncture 'works' for aches
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7838231.stm
Traditional acupuncture is effective at preventing headaches, a scientific review finds - but so is a sham form.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Fresh warning on China bird flu
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7839099.stm
A health expert says China could face an upsurge in human bird flu cases and needs to work harder on the issue.

Thu, 22 Jan 09
Welsh bird numbers declining
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7841295.stm
A snapshot of Wales' bird population finds the decline in some species is continuing, says the RSPB.

Wed, 21 Jan 09
Nile run-off 'boosts fish stocks'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7840034.stm
Fertilisers and sewage entering the Nile delta boosts fish numbers in Mediterranean coastal waters, a study suggests.

Wed, 21 Jan 09
Little beetle is big chopper
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7840404.stm
A remarkable dung beetle has dumped its usual dinner of faeces and begun attacking and eating millipedes 10 times its length.

Wed, 21 Jan 09
Old disease
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7837594.stm
Is plague, which wiped out millions, still a killer?

Wed, 21 Jan 09
Head of science
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7792171.stm
Why scientists are applauding the Obama factor

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Sex smell lures 'vampire' to doom
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7838850.stm
An artificial pheromone could help clear North America's Great Lakes of their "vampire fish" by luring them into traps.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Europe's lost mist 'boosts heat'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7838358.stm
The number of foggy, misty and hazy days is diminishing across Europe, amplifying warming, say scientists.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Ancient Persians 'gassed Romans'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7837826.stm
Ancient Persians were the first people to deploy chemical warfare against their enemies, a study says.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Concern over premature baby drugs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7837024.stm
Some medicines routinely given to premature babies expose them to potentially harmful levels of chemicals, UK research suggests.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
DR Congo cancels timber contracts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7838659.stm
The DR Congo government cancels nearly 60% of contracts to cut timber in the world's second-largest tropical rainforest.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Tiny motors may ease road for robotic surgery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7837967.stm
The smallest mechanical motor yet designed could be used in tiny robots for surgical procedures.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Why an ancient 'Jaws' has scientists excited
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7830479.stm
A fossil fish is shedding light on the evolution of jawed vertebrates, according to a Swedish study.

Tue, 20 Jan 09
Greening the US
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7837791.stm
Why Barack Obama must not ignore the environment

Mon, 19 Jan 09
Stem cell stroke therapy assessed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7795586.stm
A Glasgow team is to launch a major trial to assess whether stem cells can be used to treat stroke patients, the BBC learns.

Mon, 19 Jan 09
Asian heart disease gene found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7833753.stm
A gene mutation that almost guarantees the development of heart disease is carried by one in 25 South Asian people.

Mon, 19 Jan 09
New death from bird flu in China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7836791.stm
The deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu claims its second victim this year in China, as a toddler with the disease struggles to survive.

Mon, 19 Jan 09
From on high
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7785662.stm
The new satellites keeping tabs on our planet's health

Sat, 17 Jan 09
Light pollution forms 'eco-traps'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7821298.stm
Polarised light from building and roads is triggering potentially dangerous changes in many species' behaviour, a study shows.

Sat, 17 Jan 09
Tags reveal birds' ocean odyssey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826639.stm
Electronic tags have offered an insight into the mysteries of the 20,000km migration of Manx shearwaters.

Sat, 17 Jan 09
Tories plan 'energy revolution'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7832384.stm
Street plugs for electric cars, smart meters, and energy saving loans are among Tory plans to "decarbonise" the UK.

Sat, 17 Jan 09
Turning tide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7831911.stm
Why Nepal is turning its back on hydropower

Fri, 16 Jan 09
New light on Mars methane mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7829315.stm
Scientists detect seasonal releases of methane gas on Mars and say either geological activity or life could be the cause.

Fri, 16 Jan 09
Farms to take heat out of warming
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7831939.stm
Selecting certain varieties of some common crops could help curb the rise in global temperatures, research suggests.

Fri, 16 Jan 09
Go-ahead for new Heathrow runway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7829676.stm
A third runway should be built at London's Heathrow airport, ministers say - but opponents vow to fight the plans.

Fri, 16 Jan 09
Final training begins for a polar trek with a scientific remit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/7829494.stm
Final training taking place for two Devon polar explorers who will plot the future of the Arctic ice cap.

Fri, 16 Jan 09
The third way
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7831462.stm
Concessions and costs of Heathrow's third runway

Fri, 16 Jan 09
A powerful force
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7828456.stm
Can the human scent really snare a partner?

Fri, 16 Jan 09
Pesticide irony
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7828059.stm
How banning some pesticides may lead to more GM foods

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Europe expects busy year in space
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7829668.stm
Europe will launch two flagship space telescopes this year, and three satellites that will acquire key data about ice, gravity and soils on Earth.

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Bendy gadget future for graphene
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7827148.stm
One-atom-thick layers of carbon look set to permit ultra high-speed computers and flexible, transparent electronics.

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Earliest bird 'heard like an emu'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7828188.stm
The earliest known bird, the magpie-sized Archaeopteryx lithographica, had hearing like a modern emu.

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Hallucinations more common in people who drink lots of coffee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7827761.stm
People with a high caffeine intake are more likely to hallucinate than those who drink little coffee, research suggests.

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Elephant troubles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7828251.stm
No-one wins when humans and elephants fight

Thu, 15 Jan 09
Changing times
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7828800.stm
What would the US make of a stem cell U-turn?

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Challenge to plant methane link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7827106.stm
The recent finding that plants are a major source of the greenhouse gas methane is challenged by new research.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826994.stm
More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change, a report says.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
New soil map for African farmers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826275.stm
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are set to benefit from the world's largest detailed digital map of soil nutrient quality.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
IBM team boosts MRI resolution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826901.stm
Researchers at IBM demonstrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a resolution 100 million times finer than the conventional type.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
'V-wing' turbine gets study cash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7827044.stm
An unusual design of wind turbine is among four projects to receive the first funds from the UK's Energy Technologies Institute.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Astrium buys up Surrey Satellite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826301.stm
UK satellite maker SSTL is bought up by Europe's biggest space company, EADS Astrium, in a deal approved by the EC.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Moonstruck: Englishman credited with first map of Earth satellite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7827732.stm
An exhibition of maps proves an Englishman saw the moon through a telescope months before Galileo, say experts.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Fossil faeces yield surprising clues about ancient birds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7826251.stm
The preserved faeces of a family of extinct birds have yielded up surprising clues about what the birds ate.

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Acceptable risk?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7827477.stm
Europe's rows over safe balance in pesticide debate

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Pipe dream?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7827969.stm
Will Americans always buy gas guzzlers?

Wed, 14 Jan 09
Funding drought
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7826331.stm
Hybrid embryo research faces uncertain future

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Genetic secrets from Tassie tiger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7825011.stm
Scientists study the genetics of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, using DNA extracted from preserved hair.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Nigeria's gas flaring under fire
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7820384.stm
Energy companies miss deadline for ending gas flaring, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions from Africa.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Dino feathers 'were for display'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7825364.stm
The earliest dinosaur feathers were probably used for visual display, says a team of scientists from China.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Farmers fear EU pesticide rules
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7825552.stm
Stricter EU rules on pesticides are expected that could threaten UK food production and push up prices, warn farmers.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
UK fungi get protection strategy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7823970.stm
A strategy to protect the UK's fungi is set up by some of the nation's leading conservation and research organisations.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Protesters buy up Heathrow land
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7825169.stm
Land earmarked for the construction of Heathrow's third runway is bought by anti-expansion protesters.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Hunt for space rocks intensifies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7824002.stm
An Italian astronomer's comet discoveries give a boost to Nasa's mission to find and track near-Earth objects.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Bird poisoning 'hot spots' marked
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7823081.stm
A map of Scotland detailing where birds of prey have been poisoned is being is published to help fight wildlife crime.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Rabbits play while the cats are away - and penguins suffer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7824153.stm
Removal of cats from an island near Antarctica has caused rabbit numbers to soar, devastating wildlife including penguins.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
From London to Timbuktu by land and air - in a flying car
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7821979.stm
By flying car to fabled Timbuktu - not a magical fantasy, but a real expedition for two British adventurers.

Tue, 13 Jan 09
'Green greed'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7825157.stm
Can a Green New Deal revive the global economy?

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Tagged seahorses
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7796425.stm
How coloured plastics help track the fragile animals

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Battle lines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7825484.stm
Years of argument due over Heathrow expansion

Tue, 13 Jan 09
Paradise lost?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7814446.stm
Heightened fears for Maldives' lowering lands

Mon, 12 Jan 09
'Carbon cost' of Google revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7823387.stm
Two Google searches produce as much carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle, according to research by a Harvard University physicist.

Mon, 12 Jan 09
Vital operation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7774016.stm
Biomedical models simulate the human body

Sat, 10 Jan 09
Ants 'get aggressive with cheats'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7818692.stm
Worker ants in colonies with a queen are physically attacked by their peers if they try to reproduce, a study says.

Sat, 10 Jan 09
Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7820885.stm
A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens.

Sat, 10 Jan 09
Beagle hunter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7819991.stm
On a mission to find the most famous ship of science

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Venomous mammal caught on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7791989.stm
Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Mosquitoes make sweet love music
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7814404.stm
Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Body repair 'could be ramped up'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7815449.stm
A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Heat may spark world food crisis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7817684.stm
Half the world's population could face food crisis by 2100 as soaring temperatures cripple staple crops, scientists warn.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Canadians claim South Pole record
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7819357.stm
A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7818735.stm
Egyptologists find remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Panda bites his third tourist in two years at Beijing zoo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7819372.stm
A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.

Fri, 9 Jan 09
'Wolfman' returns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7792752.stm
Explorer Jim McNeill tracks down Arctic wolves

Fri, 9 Jan 09
Gadgets galore
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7817688.stm
Some of the goodies on offer at Las Vegas tech fair

Fri, 9 Jan 09
First flight of algae-fuelled jet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7817849.stm
Continental Airlines is the latest to to test-fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Black holes 'preceded galaxies'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7815827.stm
Astronomers solve a cosmic chicken-and-egg question: what came first - black holes or galaxies?

Thu, 8 Jan 09
'Spookfish' has mirrors for eyes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7815540.stm
A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has eyes which use mirrors as well as lenses, scientists discover.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Tech fair offers greener vision
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7815219.stm
Analysts at the Consumer Electronics Show say green credentials of tech products will become critical to success.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
China alert over bird flu death
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7815872.stm
Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Everest trip helps critically ill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7811578.stm
Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Brain-cooling devices developed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7815105.stm
Scientists are developing new ways to cool heart attack and stroke victims' brains to protect them from damage.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Every animal counts - zoos begin their annual stock-take
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7817194.stm
Zookeepers across Britain are counting every one of their animals and insects as part of a huge new year stock-take.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Poetry or science?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7815095.stm
Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Animal matters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7814469.stm
Scotland's debate over tests on primates

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Fizzling out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7814193.stm
No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Brains wanted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/01/medical_science_needs_your_bra.html
Tom Feilden on the shortage of brains donated to science

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Appeal for research brain donors
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7813114.stm
More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
First 3D image of exploding star
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7814351.stm
Astronomers reconstruct the first three-dimensional image of an exploding star, 11,000 light years away.

Thu, 8 Jan 09
Concern for California's pelicans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7815969.stm
Wildlife experts in US state of California are concerned about a mysterious illness affecting pelicans from San Diego to San Francisco.

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7812170.stm
The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Milky Way 'bigger than thought'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7813635.stm
The Milky Way has 50% more mass and is travelling 120,000km per hour faster than once thought, a study shows.

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Stethoscope 'hears' heart disease
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7812130.stm
How FBI technology is driving a medical advance

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Rules on killing ravens relaxed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7813429.stm
Farmers are to be permitted to shoot more ravens - Britain's largest species of crow - to protect livestock.

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Green Room
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7753267.stm
Modern farming is slowly killing off valuable species

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Parrot paradise?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7721889.stm
World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures

Wed, 7 Jan 09
Food for thought
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7813254.stm
What's concerning farmers at annual conference?

Tue, 6 Jan 09
US vows 'huge' marine protection
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7812786.stm
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

Tue, 6 Jan 09
Pink iguana rewrites family tree
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7811875.stm
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.

Tue, 6 Jan 09
Holes give edge to new MoD armour
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7811567.stm
Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.

Tue, 6 Jan 09
Japanese whaler reported missing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7812820.stm
Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic.

Tue, 6 Jan 09
Going up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7792297.stm
How a broomstick gave space elevators a lift

Tue, 6 Jan 09
Vision chips
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7810130.stm
Mobile phone chips prepare for a generational shift

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Scientists dismiss 'detox myth'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7808348.stm
Products that claim to help the body "detox" are often based on meaningless claims, scientists warn.

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Fence hope for Tasmanian Devils
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7810933.stm
Scientists want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil.

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Nano device 'times drug release'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7808672.stm
Researchers say they can harness the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to patients.

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Cancer cells 'cheat suicide call'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7807730.stm
Cancer cells are able to escape death by reversing a process which triggers suicide in normal cells, scientists have shown.

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Parrot fashion - student learns about zoo keeping
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7787322.stm
Learning what it takes to become a zoo keeper

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Leading light
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7810846.stm
The Islamic genius working 700 years before Newton

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Stolen species
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7789327.stm
BBC joins police raid on Brazil's wildlife traffickers

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Topping out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7798943.stm
World's newest tall building set to reveal secrets

Mon, 5 Jan 09
Science blow for Scots in 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7804895.stm
BBC Scotland education correspondent Seonag Mackinnon looks back at the major issues of 2008.

Sat, 3 Jan 09
Mars rovers roll on to five years
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7808917.stm
The US space agency's (Nasa) Mars rovers are celebrating a remarkable five years on the Red Planet.

Sat, 3 Jan 09
Diamond clues to beasts' demise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7808171.stm
The controversial idea that space impacts may have wiped out woolly mammoths and early human settlers in North America receives new impetus.

Sat, 3 Jan 09
Coral reef growth is slowest ever
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7807943.stm
Growth of corals in the Great Barrier Reef has slowed to the most sluggish rate in 400 years, researchers say.

Sat, 3 Jan 09
Nanotech could mean sharper snaps
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7807980.stm
Research into creating tiny structures on light sensors could mean digital cameras take better pictures.

Sat, 3 Jan 09
Collider head's repair confidence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7808134.stm
The scientist in charge of the Large Hadron Collider still hopes the experiment can work after the machine's Â£14m repair.

Fri, 2 Jan 09
'Bug' could combat dengue fever
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7804326.stm
Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite, say researchers.

Fri, 2 Jan 09
Device keeps donor organs fresher
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7805894.stm
A special storage machine could be better than ice for keeping donor kidneys fresh for transplantation, say scientists.

Fri, 2 Jan 09
Future perfect
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_7798000/7798086.stm
Sir Peter Cook recalls 1960s avant garde visions

Fri, 2 Jan 09
Heat and light
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7796215.stm
A look around a US gym powered by exercise

Thu, 1 Jan 09
China finds major dinosaur site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7806062.stm
Chinese researchers have unearthed what they believe is the largest collection of dinosaur bones ever found.

Thu, 1 Jan 09
Plants 'more important than ever'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7805804.stm
The role of plants has never been so vital, says the head of Kew Gardens, as the site turns 250 years old.

Thu, 1 Jan 09
Escaped beaver fells river trees
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/7805128.stm
A beaver that has been felling trees after escaping from a farm is being hunted by conservationists.