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Laser experiment powers up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7972865.stm
The US completes construction of a huge physics experiment that aims to recreate the blistering conditions at the Sun's core.
Tue, 31 Mar 09
Polypill 'could become a reality'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7971456.stm
A cheap five-in-one pill can guard against heart attacks and stroke, research conducted in India suggests.
Tue, 31 Mar 09
High hopes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/archive/7968022.stm
What it takes to get into space
Mon, 30 Mar 09
Brown accused over green spending
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7971183.stm
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is accused of failing to harness his economic stimulus for the benefit of the environment.
Mon, 30 Mar 09
Evolution study focuses on snail
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7971200.stm
Members of the public are asked to look for banded snails and report their findings for a major evolutionary study.
Mon, 30 Mar 09
'War' on poisonous Australia toad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7970651.stm
Australians take part in a mass capture of poisonous cane toads, as part of a collective effort at pest control.
Sat, 28 Mar 09
Wind powered car breaks record
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7968860.stm
After 10 years, British engineer Richard Jenkins breaks the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.
Sat, 28 Mar 09
World prepares for big switch-off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/7969515.stm
Millions of people worldwide are being urged to switch off lights for an hour, in a major climate change protest.
Sat, 28 Mar 09
Medics 'can mend a broken heart'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7967660.stm
Scientists have found it is possible to mend a broken heart.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Space shuttle ready to head home
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7967831.stm
Space shuttle Discovery is packing up to return to Florida on Saturday, but its experiments are not yet finished.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Crabs 'sense and remember pain'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7966807.stm
Research on hermit crabs indicates that they not only suffer pain but also retain a memory of it.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Science GCSE standards 'lowered'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7966688.stm
The exams watchdog for England says boards have to take action after finding standards in science GCSEs have fallen.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Mars domes may be 'mud volcanoes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7966437.stm
The Martian surface shows structures that look like mud volcanoes, which would be key sites to search for life.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Millions of fish shoal in seconds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7966335.stm
Scientists have recorded the critical point at which herring suddenly form vast shoals covering tens of kilometres.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Slower spin 'made moon's bulge'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7965332.stm
Scientists believe they have worked out why Saturn's moon Iapetus has a giant ridge around its circumference.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Space tourist blasts off to ISS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7964977.stm
US tycoon Charles Simonyi blasts off for the International Space Station, the first space tourist to make the trip twice.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Solar cells get energy from where? GCSE science put to the test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7967600.stm
The new qualifications watchdog has demanded immediate action from the government on GCSE science standards.
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Space experiment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7966731.stm
Russia to put humans through mock Mars mission
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Lingering pain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7961062.stm
Studies continue to probe the effects of the Bhopal leak
Fri, 27 Mar 09
Radio astronomy gets grant boost
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7965873.stm
Radio astronomy across Europe is to be supported by a ten million euro grant to scientists at the University of Manchester.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
'Crunch year' for world's forests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7963489.stm
Failure to agree a deal on deforestation in 2009 could critically hamper efforts to halt dangerous climate change, researchers will warn.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
Tracked asteroid debris collected
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7964891.stm
Scientists collect remains from an asteroid that was tracked as it fell to Earth, offering a unique chance to study its make-up.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
Bid to aid daddy longlegs numbers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7963088.stm
A conservation charity is trying to boost cranefly populations in an effort to prevent 'local extinctions' of upland birds.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
Poland reverses to spare wetland
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7962918.stm
Poland has chosen a new route for a planned motorway to save a pristine wetland, the environment minister says.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
The Japanese man who survived two atomic bombs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7963581.stm
Japan certifies a man aged 93 as the only known survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
China puts rampant desert gerbils "on the pill"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7963836.stm
Chinese authorities use contraceptive pills to cut down the number of gerbils in a province plagued by the rodents.
Thu, 26 Mar 09
Ready for lift-off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7964196.stm
Preparing a space launch on the Kazakh steppe
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Briny pools 'may exist on Mars'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7958471.stm
Pools of salty water might be able to exist just below the surface of Mars, planetary scientists tell a major US conference.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Arctic trek team pushes forward
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7961957.stm
The UK team trying to measure Arctic sea-ice thickness on a trek to the North Pole says the weather is turning in its favour.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
UK ships super-telescope's 'ears'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7961049.stm
A European-built receiver is to begin its journey to form part of what will become the world's largest radio telescope.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
All-women team set for South Pole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7962311.stm
An eight-strong team of women plan to trek the South Pole to mark the Commonwealth's 60th anniversary.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Wales reveals badger cull areas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7961770.stm
Details of plans for a badger cull are announced in an attempt to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Porton Down 'not death sentence'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7961034.stm
War veterans of Porton Down face no greater risk of dying of cancer but health concerns remain, experts say.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Death link to too much red meat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7959128.stm
US scientists have produced new evidence suggesting eating lots of red and processed meat damages health.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Brain waves 'foreshadow mistakes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7955360.stm
A distinct pattern of brain waves which occurs just before we make a mistake has been pinpointed by scientists.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Welcome visitor: Long-tailed tit flies into RSPB's top 10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7962676.stm
Mild winters and a new diet help the long-tailed tit make it into the top 10 birds spotted in UK gardens, says the RSPB.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Why a child's sweet tooth may just be a tall story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7955837.stm
A childhood love of sweet treats is associated with growth, a study suggests.
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Too green
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7962698.stm
Why a renewable energy scheme ran out of money
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Delta force
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7961682.stm
Mozambique moves people off flood plains, but at a cost
Wed, 25 Mar 09
Meeting needs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7961240.stm
Cutting meat from diets could do more harm than good
Tue, 24 Mar 09
Setback for climate technical fix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7959570.stm
The idea of curbing climate change by seeding the seas with iron gets a knock-back from the biggest investigation so far.
Tue, 24 Mar 09
RSPB calls for more UK wind farms
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7959912.stm
The UK can significantly increase the number of wind farms built onshore without harming wildlife, the RSPB says.
Tue, 24 Mar 09
Cold fusion debate heats up again
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7959183.stm
Researchers at a meeting in the US claim renewed evidence for the long-discredited idea of fusion at room temperature.
Tue, 24 Mar 09
New DNA test gives cold case hope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7959431.stm
A new technique which can decipher previously unintelligible DNA samples is made available to all police forces in England and Wales.
Tue, 24 Mar 09
Wildlife flee Kenyan forest fires
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7959230.stm
Hundreds of thousands of flamingos and other wildlife are at risk after five forest fires erupted in Kenya, officials say.
Tue, 24 Mar 09
Wet wonder
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7951880.stm
Liquid water on Mars just a million years or so ago
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Bees and ants 'operate in teams'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7957834.stm
Scientists say bees and ants are team players - unlike other creatures that are motivated by self-interest.
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Synthetic blood from embryos bid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7958582.stm
UK scientists plan trials to see if embryonic stem cells can be used as a viable way of making synthetic blood.
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Cancer drug 'fuels tumour growth'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7954472.stm
A type of drug designed to stunt tumour growth has been found to fuel cancer spread if given at too low a dose.
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Bills reveal how Darwin lived a gentleman's lifestyle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7958710.stm
Bills recording details of naturalist Charles Darwin's daily life at Cambridge University are discovered.
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Alien encounters: UK opens official UFO files
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7954001.stm
A boomerang-shaped object seen from an airport and a woman's encounter with an "alien" are among secrets revealed in newly-released UFO files.
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Tiny terror?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7954979.stm
'World's cheapest car' prompts pollution concern
Mon, 23 Mar 09
Coal face
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7956994.stm
UK miners' strike legacy prompts 'clean coal' pleas
Sat, 21 Mar 09
Space station unfurls solar wings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7956332.stm
Ten years after its construction began, the International Space Station now has full power capability.
Sat, 21 Mar 09
Finches choose sex of offspring
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7953467.stm
Female finches "decide" the number of male or female offsprings in their brood.
Sat, 21 Mar 09
US birds in 'widespread decline'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7955085.stm
Nearly one third of US bird species are "endangered, threatened or in significant decline", a report shows.
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Pink elephant is caught on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7951331.stm
A wildlife cameraman captures images of a rare baby pink African elephant in northern Botswana.
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Port awaits liquid gas delivery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/7952415.stm
The first giant tanker carrying super-cooled gas from the Middle East to one of two new terminals in Pembrokeshire is due to dock.
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Spacewalkers bolt in power unit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7954604.stm
Astronauts install the final truss, or backbone segment, to the International Space Station.
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Major leap for faster computers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7952524.stm
Super-fast quantum computers are now a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists.
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Trees of life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7949053.stm
'Without trees, there would be no village'
Fri, 20 Mar 09
Liquid gas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7881388.stm
What is liquefied natural gas and where is it from?
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Global crisis 'to strike by 2030'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7951838.stm
Rising population will create a "perfect storm" of food, energy and water shortages, the UK's chief science adviser says.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Risk-free virtual anaesthetics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7948300.stm
A "virtual needle" allows spinal anaesthesia to be taught without using live patients.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Fossil hints at fuzzy dinosaurs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7950871.stm
A fossil discovery in China prompts researchers to question the scaly image of dinosaurs.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Badgers to be given anti-TB jabs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7952282.stm
Badgers in areas of England badly affected by TB in cattle will be vaccinated, the government announces.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Food supplies reach Arctic team
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/7952165.stm
Food finally reaches Arctic explorers on half rations after bad weather gounded their supply plane.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Dying bees 'were not a priority'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7951009.stm
Defra's top civil servant admits bee disease has not been a "top priority" but denies being complacent in tackling declining bee numbers.
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Feeling the heat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7950845.stm
How to map the hottest place on the planet
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Sci-fi reality
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7948058.stm
Science fiction's relationship with science fact
Thu, 19 Mar 09
Discovery docks for power mission
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7950537.stm
Nasa's space shuttle Discovery joins up with the International Space Station to extend its electricity generation capacity.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
'Armed' chimps raid beehives
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946614.stm
Scientists discover how chimps armed with clubs plunder beehives for honey.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Chernobyl 'shows insect decline'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7949314.stm
Scientists find the signal of a decline in the numbers of insects in Chernobyl's exclusion zone, 20 years after the nuclear accident.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Fungus devastates 'chicken' frog
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7948124.stm
Montserrat's "mountain chicken" frog is the latest victim of the lethal chytrid fungus sweeping the world.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
UN accuses EU over climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7950211.stm
The UN's climate change chief accuses the EU of shifting the goalposts in global talks on climate change.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Fife aquarium breeds deadly frogs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7950128.stm
A frog so poisonous it can kill as many as 200 people is successfully bred at a Fife aquarium.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Gravity satellite leads new wave
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7945170.stm
The Goce gravity mapping satellite is launched as part of what will become an armada of European Earth observers.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Beavers 'could thrive in England'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7949733.stm
Beavers would bring many benefits to England, a conservation body's report on their reintroduction says.
Wed, 18 Mar 09
Arctic sea monster's giant bite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7948670.stm
A giant fossil sea monster found in the Arctic had a bite that would have been able to crush a 4x4 car.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Canadian dig yields tiny dinosaur
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7947240.stm
The smallest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in North America has been identified from six tiny pelvic bones.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Ministers' £1bn UK science plea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946371.stm
The Department for Innovation Universities and Skills is pressuring the government to pump £1bn into UK science.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
China seeks export carbon relief
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7947438.stm
China says importers of Chinese-made goods should pay for carbon emitted during their manufacture.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Hormone 'to restart reproduction'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7945600.stm
Scientists say a recently discovered hormone could form the basis of an effective and less risky fertility treatment.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Madrid plans vulture rescue law
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7947442.stm
Spanish politicians are planning a novel way to save vultures - by changing the law so dead animals can be left to rot.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Forests 'facing a testing time'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7942237.stm
The world's forests are facing the dual challenge of climate change and economic turmoil, a UN report observes.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
See a hungry whale steal a bird's dinner - in one giant gulp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7940396.stm
Humpback whales come up with a novel way for getting an easy snack, footage reveals.
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Climate confusion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946476.stm
Exactly who called for 'climate action' last week?
Tue, 17 Mar 09
New breed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946689.stm
Russia unveils rocket plans for new Moon shot
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Saving paradise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7946072.stm
Maldives facing up to challenge of global warming
Tue, 17 Mar 09
Eyes on Earth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7923867.stm
Europe's new satellite is first for UK science
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Gravity satellite launch delayed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946480.stm
The launch of a European Space Agency gravity mapping satellite, called Goce, has been delayed.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Physicist wins £1m Templeton gong
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7946092.stm
French physicist and philosopher Bernard d'Espagnat has won the Templeton Prize for work on the nature of reality.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Mini-boats are 'strongest ever'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7942912.stm
Super-buoyant metals used to make postage stamp-sized boats could one day be the basis of "aquatic robots"
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Nasa shuttle launched after delay
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7945345.stm
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station after weeks of delay.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7944760.stm
The Maldives leader says his country will be carbon-neutral within a decade by switching to renewable energy.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Wales plans energy efficiency drive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7944873.stm
Major changes to support for people in fuel poverty are to form part of a plan to make Wales more energy-efficient.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Pollution threatens Kashmir lakes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7940087.stm
The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Indian-administered Kashmir says that Srinagar's famous houseboats could be about to disappear for ever.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
From the pits of despair: UK man has first sweat gland removal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7939141.stm
How a UK first operation could mean the end of sweaty armpits for one restaurant manager.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Queen Cleopatra was 'of African descent', say scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/also_in_the_news/7945333.stm
Scientific tests on remains thought to be Queen Cleopatra's sister show the siblings had an African mother.
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Burning issue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7924373.stm
Can a new take on charcoal save humanity's future?
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Future of floods
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7942169.stm
Anticipating watery climate change in the Netherlands
Mon, 16 Mar 09
Apollo moment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7939365.stm
Pioneering Moon programme marks fortieth birthday
Sat, 14 Mar 09
'Supermodel' satellite set to fly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7935621.stm
After a three-year delay, Goce - described as the most beautiful satellite ever built - is to be launched.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Junk alert for space station crew
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7940431.stm
The crew of the International Space Station are forced to shelter in the Soyuz capsule after a close call with space debris.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Coatings that 'self-heal' in sun
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7939776.stm
University of Southern Mississippi researchers devise a new type of coating that uses sunlight to automatically heal scratches.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Climate fears 'being realised''
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7940532.stm
International scientists say the worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged just two years ago are already being realised.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Device turns pink before you do
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7937195.stm
Scientists develop a thin film device that changes colour to give advance warning of sunburn.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Caravaggio was early 'photographer'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7936946.stm
Caravaggio used an early form of photography to create his masterpieces - 200 years before the invention of the camera, a researcher claims.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Monkeys 'teach infants to floss'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7940052.stm
A group of monkeys has been observed by researchers showing their young how to floss their teeth - using human hair.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Scientists move a step closer to reading a person's mind
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7937926.stm
Scientists say for the first time they have understood someone's thoughts by looking at what their brain is doing.
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Coral lab
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7939452.stm
Underwater 'coral lab' offers ocean acidification insight
Fri, 13 Mar 09
Sky high eyes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7938522.stm
The UK military shows off its latest robot planes
Thu, 12 Mar 09
EU needs 'brutal' science advice
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7935663.stm
The UK government's chief scientist says Europe's lawmakers need independent and sometimes uncomfortable scientific advice.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Nasa space shuttle launch delayed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7936681.stm
Nasa delays the launch of its Discovery shuttle mission to the International Space Station after a fuel leak is detected.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
'Peking Man' older than thought
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7937351.stm
Iconic ancient human fossils from China are 200,000 years older than had previously been thought, a study shows.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Poached skins matched to tigers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7935661.stm
'Forensic' software is able to identify individual tigers by the unique stripe patterns on their coats, scientists report.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Deep water fish decline concerns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7935733.stm
A 25-year study finds that deep sea fishing is harming stocks up to a kilometre below the reach of the deepest nets.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Scientists think they are on to a battery that 'charges in seconds'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7938001.stm
A simple change to lithium-ion battery manufacturing leads to cheaper, safer, faster-charging batteries.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Why monkey mums bow to baby temper tantrums
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7934852.stm
Angry bystanders force rhesus macaque mothers to give in to babies' temper tantrums, scientists find.
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Going off track
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7934857.stm
Formula One tech makes it into boots, boats and hospitals
Thu, 12 Mar 09
Mayans v mine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7934513.stm
Claims of gold mine pollution in Guatemala denied
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Acidic seas fuel extinction fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7936137.stm
Increasing levels of acidity in oceans could trigger a mass extinction of sea life, a leading scientist warns.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
'Dracula' fish shows baby teeth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7935482.stm
A miniature Burmese fish has developed extraordinary fangs made of bone, scientists report.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Nano-treatment to torpedo cancer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7935592.stm
Nanotechnology raises hopes of destroying hard-to-treat cancers with highly targeted tumour-busting genes.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Sea rise 'to exceed projections'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7935159.stm
The global sea level looks set to rise far higher than forecast because of changes in the polar ice-sheets, researchers suggest.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Indian police enrol rat recruits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7933538.stm
Police in the Indian state of Haryana say two white rats are protecting official documents from a mice infestation.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
World mummies go on show in Italy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7934317.stm
One of the biggest exhibitions of mummies ever staged is opening in the northern Italian town of Bolzano.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Government seeks 'super-heroes' to zap kids with science
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7933340.stm
UK businesses are asked to give up more volunteers to champion the cause of science within schools.
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Acid test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7933737.stm
Concern grows for the state of the world's oceans
Wed, 11 Mar 09
Cold comfort
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7929174.stm
Are politicians as keen as they claim on climate curbs?
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Zoo chimp 'planned' stone attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7928996.stm
A male chimpanzee provides compelling proof that animals may be able to plan for future events and moods.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
'More bad news' on climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7934046.stm
A meeting of scientists in the Danish capital Copenhagen is expected to reveal further worrying data on global warming.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Shakespeare's first theatre found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7931823.stm
Archaeologists in London believe they have unearthed the remains of the theatre where Romeo and Juliet had its premiere.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7927004.stm
Scientists claim to have developed a tiny scaffold of stem cells to fill holes in the brain caused by stroke damage.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
'Portable lung' could ease the need for transplants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7931243.stm
Lung disease patients could one day have an alternative to a transplant after scientists develop a 'portable lung'.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Al Gore backs 'logical' .eco web domains
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7927812.stm
Former US vice president AL Gore is backing the creation of green .eco domain names.
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Safe haven
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7933662.stm
Hunting reef sharks is banned Maldivian waters
Tue, 10 Mar 09
Susan Watts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/newsnight/susanwatts/2009/03/can_uk_stem_brain_drain.html
What does the US stem cell decision mean for the UK?
Mon, 9 Mar 09
Enzyme behind cancer spread found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7813072.stm
Scientists identify an enzyme that helps cancer spread around the body, leading to hopes it can be "switched off".
Sat, 7 Mar 09
Nasa launches Earth hunter probe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7926277.stm
A Nasa mission carrying a telescope to search the sky for Earth-like planets launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Sat, 7 Mar 09
Telescope 'cousins' meet at last
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7926546.stm
Europe's Herschel and Planck space observatories are in the same cleanroom, just weeks before their historic launch.
Sat, 7 Mar 09
UK's top young scientists named
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7926796.stm
The first UK science competition for teenagers names its young scientist and young technologist of the year.
Sat, 7 Mar 09
Obama 'to reverse stem cell ban'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7929690.stm
President Barack Obama is to lift restrictions on US funding for research on human embryonic stem cells, reports say.
Sat, 7 Mar 09
Italy revives Sicily bridge plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7928949.stm
Italy's government revives plans to build a controversial bridge to Sicily as part of a massive public works project.
Sat, 7 Mar 09
Where's left?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_7927000/7927205.stm
With GPS and sat phones, can you be a true explorer?
Sat, 7 Mar 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/7921264.stm
Butterfly migration under threat in Mexico
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Horses tamed earlier than thought
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7926235.stm
Horses were domesticated about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, evidence suggests.
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Virus 'triggers child diabetes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7926026.stm
A common virus may be the trigger for many cases of diabetes, say researchers, opening the way for a vaccine.
Fri, 6 Mar 09
'No proof' of bee killer theory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7925397.stm
Scientists say there is no proof that a mysterious disease blamed for the deaths of billions of bees actually exists, the BBC learns.
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Universities share £8bn funding
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/7924765.stm
There are winners and losers as England's university funding council allocates money for 2009-10.
Fri, 6 Mar 09
World's 'oldest' spider web found encased in amber
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/sussex/7925629.stm
Two brothers discover what is thought to be the world's oldest recorded spider's web encased in amber on a Sussex beach.
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Cosmic cousins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7918497.stm
If we found Earth's missing twin, would we regret it?
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Bee mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7925619.stm
The US beekeeper whose livelihood is under threat
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Darwin worship
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7924423.stm
Andrew Marr on why Darwin should not become a deity
Fri, 6 Mar 09
Drying up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7921489.stm
California's farmers struggle as drought withers crops
Thu, 5 Mar 09
Dancing black hole twins spotted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7924414.stm
Astronomers believe they have seen the first pair of black holes orbiting each other at the centre of a distant galaxy.
Thu, 5 Mar 09
Bionic eye gives blind man sight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7919645.stm
One of only three people in the UK to be fitted with a bionic eye talks about how he can see for the first time in 30 years.
Thu, 5 Mar 09
Regional sheep 'more vulnerable'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7923019.stm
A survey highlights the heightened risk of disease faced by regional breeds of sheep.
Thu, 5 Mar 09
Sex patch effectiveness doubted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7918968.stm
A leading medical journal has cast doubt on whether a testosterone patch designed to boost a women's flagging sex drive actually works.
Thu, 5 Mar 09
Big ideas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7921619.stm
Tackling climate change needs big and bold solutions
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Climate 'hitting Europe's birds'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7921936.stm
Climate change is already having an impact on European bird species, according to British scientists.
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Chimps craft ultimate fishing rod
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7922120.stm
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why some chimpanzees are so good at collecting termites.
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Fish feast frenzy caught on film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7921119.stm
A feeding frenzy featuring thousands of sharks, dolphins and seabirds feasting on sardines is captured on camera.
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Space rock makes close approach
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7921279.stm
An asteroid which may be as big as a ten-storey building has passed close by the Earth, astronomers say.
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Sex drug hope over rotten egg gas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7920565.stm
The gas responsible for the foul odour of rotten eggs could hold the key to a new impotence drug, experts believe.
Wed, 4 Mar 09
Friendflation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7920434.stm
Should you keep just five friends and cull the rest?
Tue, 3 Mar 09
Mars had 'recent' running water
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7919113.stm
Mars appears to have had running water on its surface about one million years ago, according to new evidence.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
US nuclear relic found in bottle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7918618.stm
A bottle discarded at a waste site in the US contains the world's oldest sample of bomb-grade plutonium, scientists say.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
Plant diseases threaten woodland
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7920199.stm
The government is to spend £25m in a bid to eradicate plant diseases spreading across the country.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
Mass whale stranding in Tasmania
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7918144.stm
Rescuers race to save dozens of pilot whales and dolphins beached on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
'Ethical' stem cell creation hope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7914976.stm
The ability to create stem cell treatments without using embryos is a step closer, say researchers.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
Mechanical mother whirrs in to help new-born monkey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/7918612.stm
A hand-reared monkey is provided with a mechanical surrogate mother to help keep her company.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
NI tops survey of people who do not believe in evolution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7919180.stm
Northern Ireland has the highest percentage of people who believe human beings did not evolve but were created by God in the last 10,000 years, according to a UK survey.
Tue, 3 Mar 09
Celebs on high
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7919100.stm
Really, how hard is it to climb Kilimanjaro?
Mon, 2 Mar 09
Chinese probe crashes into moon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7917957.stm
The Chinese lunar probe Chang'e 1 crashes into the moon in what Beijing describes as a controlled collision.
Mon, 2 Mar 09
Scots bird team on Syrian mission
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7917902.stm
Four Scottish conservationists are heading to Syria to search for critically endangered birds.
Mon, 2 Mar 09
DNA reveals Roots author Alex Haley had Scottish blood
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/7917605.stm
DNA evidence reveals that bestselling Roots author Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman.
Mon, 2 Mar 09
Brass from muck
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/ethicalman/2009/02/ethical_mans_guide_to_making_a_fortune_in_a_lowcar.html
Ethical Man gets to grips with his own waste
Sun, 1 Mar 09
Explorers begin epic Arctic trek
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7917266.stm
A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting