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Sat, 28 Feb 09
Brown sets targets for science
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7915233.stm
The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers.

Sat, 28 Feb 09
Future war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7913302.stm
The MoD showcases its latest gadgets

Sat, 28 Feb 09
Going to waste
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7911972.stm
Bulgaria struggles with disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Fri, 27 Feb 09
Earliest 'human footprints' found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7913375.stm
Footprints dating from 1.5m years ago found in Kenya show modern foot shape and walking style had already developed by then.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
'Bogs oaks' reveal ancient forest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7914029.stm
Naturalists in Cambridgeshire say they are astounded by the large number of ancient trees emerging from the peat soil.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
Doctors plan voice box transplant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7912621.stm
British doctors are debating whether it is ethical to start clinical trials to allow voice box transplantation.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
Psychedelic fish 'is new species'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7914121.stm
Scientists hail the discovery of a new species of fish - it bounces along the seabed and has psychedelic colouration.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
New MoD tech 'could save lives'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7913529.stm
The MoD has unveiled some new technology as part of its Defence Technology Plans which, it hopes, will keep soldiers safer.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
Brain training devices 'no better than doing a crossword'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7912379.stm
People who spend money on expensive brain trainers to keep their mind sharp may well get the same benefit from simply doing a crossword, experts conclude.

Fri, 27 Feb 09
Magnets disrupt crocodile radar
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7912006.stm
US researchers attach magnets to crocodiles' heads to confuse their sense of direction - making them less of a threat to humans.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Fish fossil clue to origin of sex
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7909984.stm
A fossil fish from Australia was one of the earliest known vertebrates to reproduce by internal fertilization, Nature journal reports.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
'Oldest English words' identified
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7911645.stm
Some of the oldest words in the English and other Indo-European languages have been identified, scientists believe.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
More seeds for 'doomsday vault'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7912543.stm
Almost 90,000 food crop seeds from around the world arrive at a "doomsday vault" in the Arctic, as it marks its first anniversary.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Scots fir is 'tallest tree in UK'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7911032.stm
A Douglas Fir in Argyll is named the UK's tallest tree by a team of experts who climbed to the top.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Polar Year 'hailed as a success'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7906539.stm
The International Polar Year has come to a close, as results from the massive effort continue to pour out.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Tiger attacks trigger expert plea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7910722.stm
Conservationists urge Indonesia to halt illegal deforestation, after six people are killed by Sumatran tigers.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Drink a day raises cancer risk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7906355.stm
Drinking one glass of wine a day is enough to increase the risk of developing cancer, a UK charity warns women.

Thu, 26 Feb 09
Priceless beauty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7853076.stm
Commerce and conservation join forces in Chile

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Aphids' sticky suicide missions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7907643.stm
Aphid soldiers are capable of tissue engineering efforts and even the ultimate sacrifice, researchers find.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
'Ghost peaks' emerge from the ice
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7908824.stm
Scientists complete their mission to survey Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountain range - one of the most enigmatic mountain groups on Earth.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Failure hits Nasa's 'CO2 hunter'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7907570.stm
A fault after launch has scuppered an unmanned $280m Nasa mission to map global sources of carbon dioxide.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Iraq marshes face grave new threat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7906512.stm
Iraq's famed southern marshes are shrinking again because of record low rainfall and dam and irrigation systems upstream.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Could lab-grown teeth spell an end to fillings?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7907192.stm
Scientists discover a gene that may enable them to grow replacement teeth in the laboratory.

Wed, 25 Feb 09
Growing pains
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7905567.stm
We need biotech if we are going to feed the planet

Tue, 24 Feb 09
US 'CO2 hunter' set for lift-off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7906391.stm
Nasa prepares to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide concentrations on Earth from space.

Tue, 24 Feb 09
Rare cheetah captured on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7905986.stm
The first camera-trap photographs of the endangered Northwest African, or Saharan cheetah, are obtained in Algeria.

Tue, 24 Feb 09
North Korea 'plans rocket launch'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7907039.stm
North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket carrying a satellite, fuelling speculation about a possible missile test.

Tue, 24 Feb 09
Men and women appreciate art in different ways
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7905251.stm
Men and women appreciate art in different ways

Tue, 24 Feb 09
A pride in peril
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7899411.stm
The hardship faced by a group on Tanzanian lions

Mon, 23 Feb 09
Lifeline for endangered albatross
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7905160.stm
A new scheme pioneered in South Africa could provide hope for seabirds threatened with extinction due to fishing.

Mon, 23 Feb 09
Google dismisses 'Atlantis find'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7903169.stm
The Lost City of Atlantis is still lost - despite hopes that Google Earth had located the fabled city on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

Sat, 21 Feb 09
'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7899831.stm
Elizabeth I's navy from around the time of the Armada was evolving into a far more powerful force than previously realised.

Sat, 21 Feb 09
Nasa delays space shuttle launch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7903072.stm
Nasa delays the first space shuttle launch of 2009 for the fourth time because of safety concerns.

Sat, 21 Feb 09
Mercury pollution treaty proposed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7902092.stm
World environment ministers agree to work towards a legally binding, international treaty on mercury pollution.

Sat, 21 Feb 09
Telescope spies cataclysmic blast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7901295.stm
Nasa's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope records the most powerful radiation blast from deep space yet detected.

Sat, 21 Feb 09
Explorers' quest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7897392.stm
An Arctic team is set to measure sea ice thickness

Sat, 21 Feb 09
In a swirl
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7899658.stm
Astronomy project records rapid early online traffic

Sat, 21 Feb 09
Closing the net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7900431.stm
Illegal fishing bodes ill for land and sea in West Africa

Fri, 20 Feb 09
Danton wreck found in deep water
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7898890.stm
A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine is found in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.

Fri, 20 Feb 09
Hope over peanut allergy 'cure'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7899383.stm
A group of children with peanut allergies have had their condition cured after being desensitised, doctors believe.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Jupiter in space agencies' sights
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7897585.stm
Nasa and the European Space Agency forge ahead with a plan to send a probe to the Jupiter system and its icy moon Europa.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Next space truck honours Kepler
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7898227.stm
Europe's next space freighter will be called Johannes Kepler in honour of the great 17th Century German scientist.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Skylon spaceplane gets cash boost
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7898434.stm
The innovative UK Skylon spaceplane concept receives 1m euros of investment from the European Space Agency.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Land freed for 1,000 allotments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7898359.stm
The National Trust is releasing land for up to 1,000 allotments, on some of Britain's most famous country estates.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
EU court attacks GM crop secrecy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7896813.stm
Europe's top court rules that EU governments have no right to conceal the location of field trials of genetically modified crops.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Stem cell 'cure' boy gets tumour
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7894486.stm
A boy treated with foetal stem cells for a rare disease develops tumours, raising questions over the therapy's safety.

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Grow your own
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7898314.stm
The green shoots of allotment gardening recovery

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Farming pressure
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7892328.stm
Are farmers being forced to use GM seeds?

Thu, 19 Feb 09
DNA breakthrough
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/7828375.stm
How forensics finally led police to 1996 killer

Thu, 19 Feb 09
Enough already?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7884138.stm
Is it selfish to have more than two children?

Wed, 18 Feb 09
UK 'eyes' to hunt for other Earths
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7895495.stm
The US space agency will incorporate British detectors on its Kepler mission due to launch in just a few weeks' time.

Wed, 18 Feb 09
Grizzlies reveal 'fancy footwork'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7879581.stm
Underwater cameras reveal how grizzly bears use their feet to collect dead salmon from the bottom of pools.

Wed, 18 Feb 09
Climate curbs need 'people power'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7892992.stm
The battle against climate change can only be won "in the hands of the many, not the few", warns a top scientist.

Wed, 18 Feb 09
People power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7893230.stm
Climate battle 'needs hands of the many, not the few'

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Race for 'God particle' heats up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7893689.stm
Europe's Cern is losing ground in the race to identify one of the fundamental particles of matter, its US rival claims.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Alien life 'may exist among us'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7893414.stm
Alien life-forms may be thriving right here on Earth, a physicist tells a major science conference.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Farm wildlife cash 'could return'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7892835.stm
Farmers could be paid once again to set aside uncultivated land for wildlife, the government says.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Turbines' impact on birds probed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7892277.stm
Researchers will look into whether bird and bat life can be affected by micro-turbines on homes.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Heart pill to banish bad memories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7892272.stm
Scientists believe a common heart medicine may be able to banish fearful memories from the mind.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Treasure stealers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7891871.stm
Farmers' battle against illegal metal detector users

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Fusion future
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7891787.stm
The possibility of using star power on Earth

Tue, 17 Feb 09
New wave
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7892626.stm
Situation improving for scientists in Islamic countries

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Ivory trade hits Asia's elephants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7891908.stm
The illegal ivory trade in Vietnam is threatening the survival of South East Asia's elephants, a wildlife monitoring group says.

Tue, 17 Feb 09
Amazon dieback 'overstated'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7892066.stm
The Amazon rainforest may be less vulnerable to severe drying as a result of global warming than previously thought, a study suggests.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
Ice oceans 'are not poles apart'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7888558.stm
A marine census finds that at least 235 species live in both polar regions, despite being 12,000km apart.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
Dance duet helps male birds mate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7891243.stm
Rather than compete for females, male long-tailed manakins pair up to perform their courtship song and dance.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
HIV gene therapy trial promising
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7883023.stm
One of the first attempts to use gene therapy to treat HIV produces promising results in preliminary clinical trials.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
Cancer 'danger receptor' found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7888042.stm
A "danger receptor" that may kick-start an immune reaction to cancer in the body has been found by UK researchers.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
DNA testing fails on ancient British polar bear remains
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7874602.stm
A scientist says she has been unable to extract DNA for analysis from ancient Scottish bear remains.

Mon, 16 Feb 09
Sound future
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7889119.stm
Hi-tech help for music makers

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Galaxy has 'billions of Earths'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7891132.stm
There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference hears.

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Light 'could detect Parkinson's'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7890040.stm
A light as bright as a million-watt bulb could help identify early signs of Parkinson's disease, British researchers say.

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Global warming 'underestimated'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7890988.stm
The severity of global warming over the next century will be worse than forecast, a leading climate scientist warns.

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Neanderthals 'distinct from us'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7886477.stm
Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans.

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Call of the wild
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7890919.stm
How mating sounds lure rampaging bull elephants

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Complex clues
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7890517.stm
What kissing says about the kisser... and the kissed

Sun, 15 Feb 09
Richard Dawkins on Charles Darwin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7885670.stm
Richard Dawkins on the relevance of evolution

Sat, 14 Feb 09
'CO2 reduction treaties useless'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7888994.stm
A new report says that treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are useless.

Sat, 14 Feb 09
Tracking reveals songbirds' route
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7885622.stm
The migration routes of two species of songbirds have been tracked for the first time, say scientists.

Sat, 14 Feb 09
Killer blow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7873373.stm
Did a shift in the climate kill off the Neanderthals?

Sat, 14 Feb 09
Pipes of peace
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7886646.stm
Why water can be a path to peace rather than wars

Sat, 14 Feb 09
Backstage at Kew
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7884523.stm
Audio tour of the botanical gardens' largest glasshouse

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Bleak forecast on fishery stocks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7887536.stm
Changing ocean temperatures will force many fish species to migrate towards the poles, hitting fish stocks, scientists warn.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Gestures 'develop infant speech'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7887446.stm
Toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies on reaching school age, US researchers say.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Missile warning technology lofted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7887457.stm
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launches two satellites to test technology for a missile early warning system.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Neanderthals 'distinct from us'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7886477.stm
Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Simulation targets early cosmos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7882364.stm
Scientists use a supercomputer to simulate what the Universe was like as the first galaxies were forming.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
EU plans new charges for lorries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7885420.stm
Euro MPs back a draft law that would bring in extra road charges to curb congestion and pollution from lorries.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
A woman's personality traits may be "written all over her face"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7884223.stm
A woman's personality traits may be "written all over her face", Glasgow University research suggests.

Fri, 13 Feb 09
America on tap
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7829850.stm
Close neighbours try to reconcile water visions

Fri, 13 Feb 09
Growing threat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7885750.stm
Space collisions highlight the need orbital vigilance

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Russian and US satellites collide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7885051.stm
US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Obama 'must act now' on climate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7885036.stm
The planet will be in "huge trouble" unless Barack Obama tackles climate change rapidly, says a top US scientist.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Galapagos damage 'must be curbed'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7884581.stm
The Galapagos Islands face irreversible damage unless the growth in tourism is curbed, according to conservationists.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Study debunks illegitimacy 'myth'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7881652.stm
The rate of illegitimate births in the population is lower than many people believe, according to a major study of male ancestry.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
German guile won Queen Nefertiti
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7883102.stm
Documents suggest a German archaeologist used trickery to smuggle home a famous sculpture of Queen Nefertiti.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
UK's CO2 plan 'certain to fail'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7881868.stm
The UK's plans to cut emissions by 80% by 2050 are almost certain to fail, according to a US scientist.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Fishermen in 'dolphin rescue' off Philippines coast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7880375.stm
Fishermen rescue about 200 dolphins stranded in shallow waters off the Philippines.

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Space odyssey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7881708.stm
Ghana's rocket man aims for the Moon and beyond

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Water quiz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7883768.stm
How much do you know about the precious resource?

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Treasure islands
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7882134.stm
Meet the unique inhabitants of Darwin's Galapagos

Thu, 12 Feb 09
Pinpoint picture
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7881031.stm
RAF's new spy plane takes to the Afghan skies

Wed, 11 Feb 09
Boiling point
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7881382.stm
Why we are failing to solve the world's water woes

Wed, 11 Feb 09
Flying giant
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7880808.stm
The great Jumbo - four decades of the Boeing 747

Tue, 10 Feb 09
'Arctic unicorns' in icy display
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7869257.stm
Spectacular footage of elusive narwhal is captured by a BBC team.

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Hadron Collider relaunch delayed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7880223.stm
The Hadron Collider could be switched back on in September - a year after it shut down and months later than expected.

Tue, 10 Feb 09
'Silver sensation' seeks cold cosmos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7864087.stm
The European Space Agency's Herschel observatory will study the processes that form stars and galaxies.

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Composer imagines the music that rocked the Neanderthal world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7874415.stm
Composer imagines the music that Neanderthals rocked out to

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Enchanted Isles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7875299.stm
Retracing Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos Islands

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Pipe dream
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7873516.stm
Zimbabwe shows health hazards of unclean water

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Back to life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7875657.stm
Darwin's Kent home restored for his bicentenary

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Science spend
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/talking_point/7878787.stm
Science minister answers your funding questions

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Feeling queasy?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7875331.stm
What's E.coli done for us? Much more than food poisoning

Tue, 10 Feb 09
Water delay
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7864390.stm
Chinese scheme to divert Yangtze River is four years late

Sun, 8 Feb 09
Photosynthesis viewed in a flash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7873294.stm
Using ultra-short laser pulses, scientists hope to understand how plants harvest the Sun's energy.

Sun, 8 Feb 09
Call for rural energy guarantee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7876847.stm
A call is made for more to be done to help Scottish communities benefit from energy efficiency measures.

Sun, 8 Feb 09
World Class
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-//worldclass/your_stories/20090204_galapagos_join_in.shtml
Schools can send their questions to the Galapagos

Sat, 7 Feb 09
Climate history 'helps conserve'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7870717.stm
Understanding a region's climatic history can help conservationists find new species, a study suggests.

Sat, 7 Feb 09
Test spots contaminated equipment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7860993.stm
Scientists have perfected a highly sensitive test to detect vCJD-causing proteins on surgical instruments.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Dog gene 'may aid wolf survival'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7872826.stm
A gene for dark coat colour in wolves was introduced through mating with domestic dogs, scientists report.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
EU gives shark protection teeth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7872032.stm
The European Commission unveils proposals to conserve sharks, many of which are threatened with extinction.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
UN chief in India climate warning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7871236.stm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns a climate change conference in India that failure to tackle the issue will lead to global economic upheaval.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Sweden aims to lift nuclear ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7871824.stm
The Swedish government unveils plans to lift a three-decade-old ban on the construction of new nuclear reactors.

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Water kings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7867202.stm
The boys who deliver water in Nigeria's cities

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Cutting the cake
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7872370.stm
How should the UK prioritise its funding of science?

Fri, 6 Feb 09
Just burn it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7872037.stm
Is this the answer to our growing mountain of waste?

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Largest snake 'as long as a bus'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7868588.stm
The discovery of fossilised remains belonging to the world's largest snake has been reported in Nature journal.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Ancient sponges leave their mark
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7871099.stm
The oldest evidence of animal life on Earth is found in 635-million-year-old rocks from Oman, scientists say.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Research debate call sparks fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7870742.stm
The science minister calls for a debate on how much of the research budget should go to areas that benefit the economy.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Insecticide malaria impact clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7867055.stm
Scientists pinpoint genetic variations which may determine whether insecticides will kill malarial mosquitoes.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Gene fault 'ups antibiotic risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7866749.stm
A gene variation linked to hearing damage from a commonly used antibiotic is carried by one in 500 children, a study suggests.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Summer babies 'tall and strong'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7869146.stm
Children born in late summer or early autumn are often taller and stronger than peers born in spring and winter, research suggests.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Alien life forms 'out there' - and there could be thousands
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7870562.stm
Alien life forms are out there, and there could be thousands of them, according to an Edinburgh scientist.

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Scorched Perth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7859590.stm
How a city is spending its way out of water crisis

Thu, 5 Feb 09
Organic slum
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/7865387.stm
Sound and images as poor Kenyans eye green riches

Thu, 5 Feb 09
UK to scrap 'toxic' carrier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/tees/7866993.stm
A French aircraft carrier, which was too toxic to break up in India, is on its way to be scrapped on Teesside.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Telescope sees smallest exoplanet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7868100.stm
The smallest planet yet found outside the Solar System is detected by a French space telescope.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Liberian crop pest mystery solved
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7868086.stm
The mystery caterpillar which is plaguing farmers in Liberia and Guinea has finally been identified, says the UN food agency.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Computer chips may 'repair' nerve
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7867724.stm
Researchers are one step closer to making silicon chips that could one day repair damaged tissue in the human body.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Iran satellite move sparks fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7868116.stm
Western powers voice concerns over Iran's intentions after it launches its first domestically made satellite into orbit.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Donor kidney removed via vagina
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7867837.stm
US surgeons successfully remove a healthy donor kidney through a small incision in the back of the donor's vagina.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
The video game that may help with fire rescues
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7867861.stm
Researchers at Durham University have modified a video game to simulate fire scenarios for training purposes.

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Water scramble
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7790711.stm
Farms compete with industry in a thirsty world

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Early skyscrapers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/7858777.stm
See how the trend that transformed US cities began

Wed, 4 Feb 09
Eastern delights
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7861563.stm
Unlocking the secrets of New Guinea's jungle

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Iran launches its first satellite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/7866357.stm
Iran launches its first domestically made satellite, describing it as "another achievement under sanctions".

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Google Earth dives under the sea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7865407.stm
Google has unveiled an expansion to Google Earth that includes large swathes of the world's oceans.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Plans for UK satellite launcher
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7862827.stm
Two firms are in talks about developing a new UK satellite launcher, 38 years after the government ditched its capability.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Alzheimer's 'is brain diabetes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7866022.stm
The most common form of dementia may be closely related to another common disease of old-age - type II diabetes, say scientists.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Riddle of Liberian insect plague
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7865240.stm
A plague of caterpillars ravaging part of West Africa is not armyworms, as previously believed, an expert says.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Major contract for Ariane rockets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7866262.stm
Arianespace, the Paris-based company which operates Europe's rocket service, places an order for 35 new Ariane 5 ECA launchers.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Cancer protection secret revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7861474.stm
Scientists claim to have discovered a missing link in the way cells protect themselves against cancer.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Fur flies as English and Scottish animal charities clash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7865965.stm
The SSPCA launches an attack on the RSPCA for "stealing food from the mouths" of Scottish animals.

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Water 'crisis'?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7865603.stm
Will more people and climate change drink us all dry?

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Green taboo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7865332.stm
Why the silence on population needs to be broken

Tue, 3 Feb 09
Humans share lemur gaze habit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7863997.stm
Scientists studying the human tendency to follow the gaze of other people have found a link to the behaviour of lemurs.

Mon, 2 Feb 09
'Green' gas could help heat homes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7862696.stm
Biogas produced from waste could heat almost half the UK's homes, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, a report says.

Mon, 2 Feb 09
China birth defects 'up sharply'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7863290.stm
Pollution in China has caused an alarming rise in the number of babies with birth defects, a senior official says.

Mon, 2 Feb 09
US salvage company 'finds legendary British warship'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7863840.stm
A US salvage company is thought to have found remains from the wreck of a legendary British warship sunk in 1744.