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Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8124099.stm
The invasive Harlequin ladybird is putting over 1,000 species in the UK in peril, according to scientists.
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Joint Mars plan on talks agenda
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8124882.stm
The US and European space agencies are to discuss the potential for mounting joint missions to Mars.
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Lion prides form to win turf wars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8120000/8120712.stm
Lions form prides to defend territory against other lions, not to improve their hunting success, new research reveals.
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Crop plants get genomics centre
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119704.stm
A UK research centre to decode the DNA of plants and animals used in agriculture will open this week in the east of England.
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Week-long heatwave to send temperatures soaring in the UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8122969.stm
A heatwave alert is issued by the Met Office for England and Wales over the next few days.
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Earning stripes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8124176.stm
Pressure on wild tigers: does farming help?
Tue, 30 Jun 09
African roots
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8117258.stm
DNA testing helps African Americans find their origins
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Tech Lab
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8121843.stm
John Pethica on what nanotech can do for you
Mon, 29 Jun 09
Scientists attack energy industry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8122864.stm
Britain must invest hugely to create a new low-carbon economy, say leading members of the Royal Society.
Mon, 29 Jun 09
Agencies meet for Mars discussions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/8122951.stm
The University of Plymouth hosts an annual summit of the European and US space agencies, which will discuss future missions.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Light goes out on solar mission
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8121625.stm
European and US space agencies finally pull the plug on the aging Ulysses spacecraft, which has studied the sun for 18 years.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
US House supports emissions bill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8121528.stm
The US House of Representatives narrowly backs legislation to cut carbon emissions, but the bill now faces a tough Senate battle.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Cloud clue in space blast mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119097.stm
Space shuttle exhaust causes clouds that may explain the 100-year-old mystery of how a Siberian forest was levelled.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Brown proposes £60bn climate fund
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8120432.stm
Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to set up a £60bn annual fund to help poor countries deal with climate change.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Brazil's Lula signs Amazon bill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8120209.stm
Brazil's president approves a controversial bill allowing Amazon farmers to acquire an area of public land larger than France.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
UK 'space jewel' set for polish
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119991.stm
An expert panel is asked to deliver a strategy that will grow an already highly successful British space industry.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Dolphin 'super pod' shift laid at door of climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8120523.stm
Environmental charity Earthwatch says a massive migration of short-beaked common dolphins are a sign of climate change.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Climate academic shuns trip over 'plane emissions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/8120638.stm
An academic turns down a flight to a US conference to discuss carbon emissions and others follow suit.
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Ad hoc no more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119398.stm
Pallab Ghosh on infrastructure management
Sat, 27 Jun 09
Wood harvest puts pandas at risk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8119000/8119402.stm
People should be encouraged to chop down fewer trees for firewood in China's largest panda reserve, says a new report.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Solar plane to make public debut
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8120026.stm
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Picard is set to unveil a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world one day.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Whale chief mulls ending hunt ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119843.stm
Whaling Commission chairman suggests whale conservation could benefit from ending the commercial hunting ban.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
UK to outline emission cut plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119887.stm
Gordon Brown is pledge UK leadership in the battle against climate change, as he outlines emissions cut plans.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Monkeys fall for visual illusion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119028.stm
Experiments using a visual illusion have demonstrated that rhesus monkeys recognise faces in the same way that humans do.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
'Oldest musical instrument' found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8117915.stm
Flutes dating back to the time modern humans began colonising Europe suggest music may have been influential in our evolution.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Science and tech committee reborn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8119678.stm
The House of Commons has approved the re-establishment of the parliamentary Science and Technology Committee.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Stoned wallabies 'make crop circles' in Tasmania
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official says.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Solved: the curious case of the missing frogs' legs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8116000/8116692.stm
Scientists resolve one of the most controversial environmental issues of the past decade: the curious case of the missing frogs' legs.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Buzz for answers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8119025.stm
Suggest a question for astronaut Buzz Aldrin interview
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Stone Age wells found in Cyprus
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8118318.stm
Archaeologists find a group of water wells in western Cyprus believed to be among the oldest in the world.
Fri, 26 Jun 09
Chuffed over egg success
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8118078.stm
Bird enthusiasts are celebrating in Cornwall after two pairs of choughs successfully raised eight fledglings.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Swine flu puts porpoise on brink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8117784.stm
Mexico's twin crises, swine flu and the economy, may derail plans to save the world's most endangered cetacean, say campaigners.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Many sharks 'facing extinction'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8117378.stm
Almost a third of species of open ocean sharks are under threat of being wiped out by overfishing, say scientists.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Evolution faster when it's warmer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8115464.stm
The climate could have a direct effect on the speed of "molecular evolution" in mammals, according to a study.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
'Misty caverns' on Enceladus moon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8115148.stm
The Cassini probe obtains compelling evidence that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus has liquid water beneath its surface.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
UK expands wind power potential
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8117704.stm
The UK government moves to clear the path for a quarter of the nation's electricity to be powered by wind by 2020.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Avoiding 'wheelies' slows animals
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8115530.stm
The acceleration of four-legged animals seems to be limited by their avoidance of raising their bodies and thus losing traction.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Where giant plants dare to grow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8113000/8113633.stm
The height to which plants grow follows a global pattern, new research reveals for the first time.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Have you got a licence for that? Six-year-old test drives solar car
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8115767.stm
A solar-electric car built by students at a Welsh university is to be test driven by the son of the group's leader.
Thu, 25 Jun 09
Now hear this: get what you want by talking into someone's right ear
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8116321.stm
If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear, say scientists.
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Whaling peace talks 'to continue'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8115175.stm
A compromise between pro- and anti-whaling groups has proved intractable at the International Whaling Commission meeting.
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Himalayan glacier studies commence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8109389.stm
Scientists have embarked on field studies of Himalayan glacial lakes, which are feared to be swelling dangerously as glaciers melt.
Wed, 24 Jun 09
UK's infrastructure 'vulnerable'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8116013.stm
UK infrastructure such as energy and transport networks are vulnerable to terrorism and bad weather, a report warns.
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Jump start for electric car trial
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8114470.stm
Ministers launch electric and low carbon car trials across the UK
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Blue-blooded Barbary lions benefit from conservationists' stud book
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8109000/8109945.stm
A royal stud book created by conservationists could help return the majestic Barbary lion to the wild.
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Amazon battle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8113952.stm
Key ruling on land ownership keenly awaited
Wed, 24 Jun 09
When cows attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8114529.stm
Why do these gentle giants suddenly charge?
Wed, 24 Jun 09
Whale-watching 'worth billions'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8114353.stm
The whale-watching industry generates far more income than whale hunting, according to a report.
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Megafauna demise blamed on humans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8112885.stm
A study of giant kangaroo fossils adds weight to the theory that hunters caused the extinction of Australia's "megafauna".
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Many conservation areas 'at risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/humber/8113339.stm
More than 700 conservation areas in England are at risk of neglect, decay or damaging changes, English Heritage says.
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Tools are 'temporary body parts'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8112873.stm
Experiments show that people envision tools as extensions to the body, changing their perception of themselves.
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Great whites 'plan' seal attacks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8110000/8110246.stm
Great white sharks use a premeditated hunting strategy akin to that used by some human serial killers, researchers say.
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Nuclear mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8107908.stm
The story of a US hero and a missing nuclear bomb
Tue, 23 Jun 09
Whaler watching
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107059.stm
A compromise on whaling that just may work
Mon, 22 Jun 09
Whaling talks target compromise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8112055.stm
Officials are gathering in Madeira to hammer out a deal on whaling, with Japan and Iceland likely to insist on their right to hunt.
Mon, 22 Jun 09
Repairs 'affecting' swift numbers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8112032.stm
Repairs and demolition work being carried out on properties is affecting swift numbers, conservationists say.
Sun, 21 Jun 09
Work starts on New Mexico spaceport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8111243.stm
Construction begins at the site of the world's first commercial spaceport, a project aimed at revolutionising space exploration.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
Herschel gives glimpse of power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8110345.stm
Europe's Herschel space observatory gives a demonstration of its capability with a first image of the iconic Whirlpool Galaxy.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
The plant that pretends to be ill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8108000/8108940.stm
A plant that feigns sickness to stop it being attacked by insect pests has been found growing in the rainforests of Ecuador.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
'Surprise' prostate result probed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8110103.stm
Researchers are probing an unexpected success in a study of an experimental treatment for prostate cancer.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
How aerosols mask climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8108100.stm
Uncertainty over exactly how much aerosols impact on the climate has finally been settled, scientists say.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
Streetlights ruin a bat's commute, a study shows
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8108912.stm
Streetlights could have a negative impact on "commuting" bats, say researchers.
Sat, 20 Jun 09
Geek's paradise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8107803.stm
Meet the gadget hackers who make weird new things
Sat, 20 Jun 09
Hunt for answers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8107793.stm
Will the Air France plane crash ever be explained?
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Lift off for Nasa's lunar probes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107197.stm
Nasa launches two spacecraft to the Moon to pave the way for a return to the lunar surface by US astronauts.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Flood protection 'needs doubling'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107920.stm
With one in six homes in England at risk from flooding in the future, the Environment Agency urges a big rise in spending.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Firms team up for ISS supply ship
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107877.stm
US and Italian companies have signed a contract to build a private re-supply ship for the space station.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
UK 'must plan' for warmer future
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107014.stm
Wetter winters, drier summers and warmer weather all year are climate changes the UK must prepare for, government says.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Mobiles boost Africa climate data
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8105814.stm
A partnership between mobile phone companies and humanitarian groups aims to improve data on Africa's climate.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Hysterectomies a stem cell source
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8103345.stm
Discarded fallopian tubes from hysterectomies could be a good source of donor stem cells, say researchers.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Canadian seal hunt 'collapsing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8106539.stm
Canada's fishermen catch only 25% of this year's seal quota, blaming falling prices for seal pelts and an expected EU ban on seal products.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Ancient crustaceans produced enormous sperm, scientists find
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107515.stm
A new method for imaging tiny fossils has shown that ostracods had developed giant sperm more than 100 million years ago.
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Precision dangers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8106513.stm
Pallab Ghosh on UK climate models' margins for error
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Buffer zone
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107166.stm
Wildlife rule over a quiet "involuntary park" in Cyprus
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Thirsty crops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107350.stm
How will drier summers affect UK farms?
Fri, 19 Jun 09
Rockets move 'threatens' St Kilda
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8105615.stm
A proposal to leave a radar station for rocket ranges unmanned will be damaging for St Kilda, the national trust warns.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Mammoths survived late in Britain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8106090.stm
Woolly mammoths lived in Britain as recently as 14,000 years ago, according to new evidence.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Mekong dolphins 'almost extinct'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8106323.stm
The World Wide Fund for Nature says freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River are on the verge of extinction.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
UK maps climate change forecasts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8106104.stm
The UK government's detailed projections of climate change impacts, due out later, are said to be "worse than expected".
Thu, 18 Jun 09
New dinosaur gives bird wing clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8105513.stm
A new fossil has shed light on how the bones of a five-fingered dinosaur evolved in to a modern bird's wing.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Rats play odds in gambling task
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8105963.stm
Rats play the odds to maximise their gains, say researchers who have designed a rodent task to test the biology of gambling.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Dingoes 'could help rare species'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8104955.stm
Replenishing huge areas of Australia with dingoes would help endangered animals and could aid some farmers, researchers say.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Shuttle launch delayed until July
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8104407.stm
A fresh fuel leak forces the postponement of the space shuttle Endeavour until July at the earliest, Nasa says.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Queen fire ant sleeps deeply while workers toil and take power naps
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8100000/8100876.stm
While queen ants dreamily doze, workers are forced to take power naps.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
The stickleback - 'forgotten genius' of the fish world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8104759.stm
Experts find the way fish learn could be much closer to the human way of thinking than previously thought.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Fusion falters?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8103557.stm
Soaring costs threaten fusion reactor project
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Over the Moon?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8106247.stm
US considers its future space exploration
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Samples reveal Mesolithic Wales
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/north_east/8102450.stm
Samples of soil and heather taken from a beauty spot help paint a picture of life there nearly 10,000 years ago.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Noise fear for elephants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8105250.stm
Noise pollution from more helicopter flights over Victoria Falls could badly affect elephants in Zimbabwe, environmentalists warn.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
2,500-year-old bird's nest found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8103000/8103872.stm
Hundreds of generations of gyrfalcons have used the same nest site, but climate change might soon drive the birds out.
Thu, 18 Jun 09
Scott of Antarctic hotel 'saved'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8102884.stm
The future of a hotel where Scott of the Antarctic planned his ill-fated expedition is secured by take-over.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Space shuttle launch postponed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8104407.stm
A fresh fuel leak forces the postponment of the space shuttle Endeavour from Cape Canaveral, Nasa officials say.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
'Major Tim will get into space'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8104308.stm
The new UK astronaut candidate Tim Peake will get into orbit despite a looming shortage of rides, says the European Space Agency.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
High-speed 'wedge' for re-entry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8104355.stm
A special sensor-packed wedge-shaped spacecraft is to be built in Europe to test re-entry technologies.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Female baboons exploit chaperones
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8097000/8097545.stm
A study shows male and female baboons form platonic friendships, but while females benefit, the rewards for males are unclear.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Hydrogen car to be 'open source'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8103106.stm
The manufacturer of a hydrogen car unveiled in London on Tuesday will make its designs available online.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Conservation efforts pay off for the large blue butterfly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8102739.stm
The large blue butterfly has made an astonishing comeback following re-introduction efforts, scientists say.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Green China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8100988.stm
Is China to blame for the world's environment woes?
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Darwin and art
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8101520.stm
How the father of evolutionary theory inspired artists
Wed, 17 Jun 09
Thousands of bees return to Kew
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8102434.stm
Honeybees are making a comeback to Kew Gardens in London.
Wed, 17 Jun 09
'Teenage' Andes could collapse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8096827.stm
The largest mountain chain on the American continent is shrinking in some areas.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Europe's Mars mission scaled back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8102086.stm
A major component of Europe's ExoMars rover mission is being dropped to contain costs.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Contracts give impetus to Galileo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8102047.stm
Europe's satellite-navigation system takes a big step forward with the signing of new industrial contracts.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8099377.stm
Part of a Neanderthal man's skull has been dredged up from the North Sea, in the first confirmed find of its kind.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Drayson supports oversight call
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8102175.stm
Lord Drayson says he supports a move to re-establish the old House of Commons Science and Technology committee.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Scots nature reforms target invaders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8099655.stm
Ways in which Scotland's "outdated" wildlife legislation could be reformed will be the subject of a public consultation.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Beg pardon? New study suggests squid and octopus can hear
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8095000/8095977.stm
The discovery that octopus and squid can hear raises interesting questions about the behaviour of these intelligent creatures.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Lightning strike kills 16 cows sheltering from a storm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8100953.stm
A lightning strike kills 16 cows which were sheltering from a storm under a tree at an East Lothian farm.
Tue, 16 Jun 09
In Pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8100897.stm
Science finds new wildlife wonders in South America
Tue, 16 Jun 09
High eye
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8090895.stm
How Hylas will take broadband to Europe's notspots
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Grey sky research
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8097966.stm
Can bacteria change the weather?
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Birth control
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8074259.stm
Combating malaria by sterilising male mosquitoes
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Fresh air
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8097882.stm
Can wind save South Africa from blackouts?
Tue, 16 Jun 09
Ghost forest in Trafalgar Square
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8093912.stm
A 'ghost rainforest' of huge tree stumps from the jungles of Africa is to form a dramatic artwork in London's Trafalgar Square.
Mon, 15 Jun 09
Herschel telescope 'opens eyes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8099105.stm
Europe's new billion-euro Herschel space observatory opens a hatch allowing its instruments to see the cosmos for the first time.
Mon, 15 Jun 09
Charge on single atoms measured
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8095967.stm
Researchers have demonstrated a new method to measure the charge of individual atoms on a variety of materials.
Mon, 15 Jun 09
Hint of planet outside our galaxy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8097141.stm
Astronomers believe they have spotted an object six times Jupiter's mass orbiting a star in the Andromeda galaxy.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Net injury 'disables' minke whale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8093000/8093592.stm
A minke whale scarred by fishing gear is seen feeding in a way never before recorded.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Australians demand climate action
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8098452.stm
Thousands of demonstrators rally across Australia to demand greater government action on climate change.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Nasa cancels space shuttle launch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8098462.stm
The launch of space shuttle Endeavour is cancelled hours before take-off due to a hydrogen leak, Nasa says.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Science policy scrutiny 'at risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8097306.stm
Science and technology desperately needs its own House of Commons committee, say MPs.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Basic anatomy 'baffles Britons'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8092930.stm
Many people in the UK are unable to identify the location of major organs, including the heart and lungs, a study suggests.
Sat, 13 Jun 09
Scientists 'disprove' fingerprints friction theory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8093134.stm
Scientists have disproved the long-held theory that fingerprints improve our grip by increasing friction.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
'Boom and bust' of deforestation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8095833.stm
Using the Amazon forest for ranches and plantations creates a short economic "boom" and a long "bust", researchers find.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Government 'must back insulation'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8095470.stm
The winner of a clean energy prize says government must show much greater urgency in insulating people's homes.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Typhoons trigger slow earthquakes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8094083.stm
Typhoons trigger "imperceptible" earthquakes, and potentially reduce the number of more powerful ones, say researchers.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Reindeer herds in global decline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8094000/8094036.stm
Reindeer numbers are falling everywhere as they struggle to survive in a warming, developed world, a new survey reveals.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
WHO declares swine flu pandemic
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8094655.stm
The World Health Organization has declared a global flu pandemic after an emergency meeting.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Japanese probe crashes into Moon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8094863.stm
Japan's Kaguya probe has ended its mission at the Moon by crashing into the lunar surface.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Explosion mystery
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/newsnight/susanwatts/2009/06/no_noble_gas_from_north_korea.html
Scientists fail to detect North Korea nuclear traces
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Atomic response
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8076685.stm
France moves to compensate nuclear test victims
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Fergus On Flu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/ferguswalsh/
Should you be worried about a flu pandemic?
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Undiscovered rainforest 'Googled'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8094862.stm
The discovery of a patch of rainforest in northern Mozambique is one of the most significant finds in years.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Nanoparticle lung threat blocked
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8091141.stm
Scientists have identified how a type of tiny nanoparticle can cause lung cancer - and blocked the process.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Trans-European power grid needed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8095187.stm
European countries must invest in new electricity grids to safeguard their power supplies, scientists warn.
Fri, 12 Jun 09
Bird numbers decline 'worrying'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8095416.stm
Scotland's seabird numbers plunged by 19%, with the Northern Isles and east coast badly hit, a new report says.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Japan sets 'weak' climate target
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8092866.stm
Japan's prime minister plans to cut greenhouse emissions by 15% by 2020, a target slammed as "appalling" by environmentalists.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
'Tiny chance' of planet collision
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8093005.stm
Astronomers calculate there is a tiny chance that Mars or Venus might collide with Earth - though not for at least a billion years.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Periodic table gets a new element
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8093374.stm
Element 112 has become the latest and heaviest addition to the periodic table, but it doesn't yet have a name.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Microphone to pick up pillow talk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8091850.stm
A pillow, which uses speech recognition software to record people's worries when they cannot get to sleep, is unveiled.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Hummingbirds dive 'faster than jets' - and all for love
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8091944.stm
Caught on camera: male hummingbirds dive faster than a jet fighter, and all to try to impress the ladies.
Thu, 11 Jun 09
X-ray and rocket
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8091753.stm
What are the top 10 most significant science objects?
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Eureka...zzzzz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8092029.stm
Five great ideas that were had while sleeping
Thu, 11 Jun 09
Silky smooth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8083962.stm
The world's hairiest spiders point scientists to silk
Thu, 11 Jun 09
When two bat tribes go to war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8091000/8091495.stm
Greater spear-nosed bats form maternal tribes that go to war by attacking and kidnapping each other's pups.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Road particles pose 'higher risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8092182.stm
Children may be at greater risk from the microscopic particles in traffic pollution than previously thought, according to new research seen by BBC News.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Defence job for science minister
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8091330.stm
Science minister, Lord Drayson, will oversee UK military research spending in addition to his civil responsibilities.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Snake slips show slither secret
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8091685.stm
Experiments showing how much snakes' bellies grip in different directions has shed light on how they slither.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Fuel emissions focus 'too narrow'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8089722.stm
Policymakers must consider more than just "tailpipe emissions" when considering the impacts of transport, say researchers.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Giant black holes just got bigger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8091271.stm
Some of the biggest black holes in the nearby Universe may be much larger than previously thought, astronomers say.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Little known monkey caught on camera in the forests of Gabon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8085000/8085208.stm
A BBC film crew living in a treehouse has filmed a troop of elusive red-capped mangabeys living in the forests of Gabon.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Not fair game: Afghanistan issues its first list of protected species
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8091095.stm
Afghanistan publishes its first list of protected species that are illegal to hunt or harvest.
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Flu origins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8090041.stm
Why some link swine flu to intensive farming
Wed, 10 Jun 09
Fish's off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8090277.stm
Should you take tuna off the menu before it's too late?
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Mobile scanner could detect guns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8089959.stm
UK scientists develop a portable microwave scanner to help police identify individuals carrying concealed guns and knives.
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Chimps mentally map fruit trees
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8086000/8086246.stm
A chimpanzees spatial memory is so precise that it can find a single tree among thousands in a forest
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Australia wind farm gets go-ahead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8090554.stm
Approval has been given for Australia's biggest wind farm to be built near Broken Hill in New South Wales.
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Rogue protein 'spreads in brain'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8084787.stm
Scientists show a rogue protein thought to cause Alzheimer's can spread through the brain, turning healthy tissue bad.
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Forensic service job cuts feared
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8089922.stm
Union officials fear up to 800 jobs will be lost at the Forensic Science Service, as the government launches a consultation on its future.
Tue, 9 Jun 09
In the limelight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8090553.stm
Basking sharks' annual migration to Cornwall
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Saving the seas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8089122.stm
Whales' futures depend on vast marine reserves
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Booze tonic
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8079816.stm
Is a little alcohol really good for your health?
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Secrets of the sea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8089692.stm
More questions than answers, one week after crash
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Back from brink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8080079.stm
Kashmir's hangul deer defies extinction
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Prawn problems
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8085768.stm
India's struggling fishing industry in pictures
Tue, 9 Jun 09
Ageing eagles' new chicks ringed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8089225.stm
Scotland's oldest sea eagles have their latest chicks ringed.
Mon, 8 Jun 09
Early rocks to reveal their ages
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8080126.stm
A new technique has been helping scientists piece together how the Earth's continents were arranged 2.5 billion years ago.
Mon, 8 Jun 09
Natural bleach 'key to healing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8078525.stm
A natural bleach produced by the body appears to play a key role in marshalling the immune system to heal wounds.
Mon, 8 Jun 09
'Uranium find' at Syrian reactor
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8086565.stm
Traces of man-made uranium have been found at a second site in Syria, the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says.
Sun, 7 Jun 09
Key to blood clotting discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8082692.stm
Scientists discover a molecular mechanism that is key to regulating the way blood clots, which could help treat disorders.
Sun, 7 Jun 09
Floating wind turbine launched
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8085551.stm
The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea off the coast of Norway this weekend.
Sun, 7 Jun 09
Major pollution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8081907.stm
Peruvian smelter problem nears conclusion
Sun, 7 Jun 09
'Vomit comet'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8075636.stm
BBC producer experiences near-weightlessness
Sat, 6 Jun 09
Bats 'recognise others' voices'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8085477.stm
Bats are able to tell each other apart by their "echolocation" calls, according to researchers.
Sat, 6 Jun 09
Universities merged into business
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8086233.stm
Dius, England's department for higher and further education has been scrapped, two years after its creation.
Sat, 6 Jun 09
Sacred plants of the Maya forest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8083000/8083812.stm
Some of Central America's rainforest's hidden treasures are revealed by the Maya, more than 1,000 years after their demise.
Sat, 6 Jun 09
Rainforest is worth more standing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8083706.stm
Protecting the Indonesian rainforest could raise more money than felling trees for agriculture, according to researchers.
Sat, 6 Jun 09
Why nobody wants a donor organ from a killer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8084936.stm
Most people are strongly averse to the idea of receiving a donor organ from a killer, a study suggests.
Fri, 5 Jun 09
Tickled apes yield laughter clue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8083230.stm
Research carried out by tickling apes and infants suggests laughter evolved in a common ancestor of great apes and humans.
Fri, 5 Jun 09
Circus chief to be space tourist
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8083336.stm
The founder of Cirque du Soleil, the circus performance group, is set to become Canada's first space tourist in September.
Fri, 5 Jun 09
More premature babies surviving
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8078911.stm
Survival chances have greatly improved for premature babies, even those born extremely early, work reveals.
Fri, 5 Jun 09
'Cancer hope' from diabetes drug
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8081311.stm
A common anti-diabetes drug may boost the potency of vaccines against viruses and even cancer, research suggests.
Fri, 5 Jun 09
'Beehive fence' can deter elephants from raiding crops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8081000/8081521.stm
A pilot study in Kenya shows that a simple fence made from wood, wire and beehives can deter elephants from raiding farmers' crops.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Origin of Antarctic ice revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8079767.stm
The East Antarctic ice sheet was formed against an "Alpine" backdrop 14 million years ago, research suggests.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Armstrong's 'poetic' slip on Moon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8081817.stm
Neil Armstrong did not say "one small step for a man" when he set foot on the Moon in 1969, a linguistic analysis has confirmed.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Bridging the gap to quantum world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8081058.stm
"Entanglement" is seen in a mechanical system for the first time, narrowing the gap between two branches of physics.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Pigs offer new stem cell source
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8078996.stm
Chinese scientists give adult pig cells the ability to turn into any pig tissue, much like embryonic stem cells.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
'Nature's ghosts' caught on film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8079000/8079476.stm
Eerie-looking ghost bats have been caught on camera for the first time, deep inside an abandoned mine in Australia.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
'Gay penguins' rear adopted chick after hatching egg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8081829.stm
A male penguin couple has hatched an egg at Bremerhaven zoo in Germany, the zoo says - and they are now rearing the chick together.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Why birds in cities are singing louder than their country cousins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/mid/8079539.stm
Scientists find birds in urban areas sing louder than their country cousins, so they can be heard over man-made noise.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Storm threat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8079591.stm
What could have brought down Air France flight 447?
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Cleaning up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8078007.stm
US plans to persuade others on clean energy
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Promise?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8081210.stm
Are pupils really entitled to study separate sciences?
Thu, 4 Jun 09
US in nuclear disclosure blunder
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8080519.stm
A document listing confidential US nuclear information is withdrawn after being wrongly posted on a government website.
Thu, 4 Jun 09
Schools rapped over GCSE sciences
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8080139.stm
Half of England's comprehensive schools did not offer physics, chemistry or biology GCSEs last year, figures show.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Robot sub reaches deepest ocean
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8080324.stm
A robotic submersible called Nereus has reached the deepest-known part of the ocean.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Space rocks turned tide for Earth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8079796.stm
A storm of meteorites that pounded Earth and Mars four billion years ago may have made the planets warmer and wetter.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Space headache a real phenomenon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8078477.stm
Astronauts need to add space headache to their list of occupational hazards, say researchers.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
'Severe damage' to Scottish site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8078831.stm
More than a quarter of a wildlife sanctuary at mainland Britain's most northerly point is "significantly damaged" by a fire.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Dinosaur skulls fetch a high price, but could end up as coffee tables
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8078827.stm
Two dinosaur skulls fetch double their pre-sale estimates at a New York auction, and could end up as coffee tables.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Giant tortoises threatened as bloodthirsty mosquitoes set in
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8078287.stm
Mosquitoes with a taste for reptile blood could bring disease to the giant tortoises of the Galapagos, experts warn.
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Green Room
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8078938.stm
Maldives president on his country's strong promises
Wed, 3 Jun 09
No fishing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8078234.stm
New film warns that our oceans face a catastrophe
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Mystery flight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8078203.stm
What caused Paris plane to disappear over the Atlantic?
Wed, 3 Jun 09
Bee alert
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8077303.stm
Hive thieves pose new menace to keepers
Tue, 2 Jun 09
'Oldest pottery' found in China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8077168.stm
Archaeologists have found pottery dating to between 17,500 and 18,300 years ago at a cave in south-east China.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Droppings put penguins on map
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8077040.stm
Scientists locate 38 emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica using satellites to look for stains from the animals' droppings.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Distant world circles tiny star
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8077302.stm
A distant "sun" residing in the constellation Aquila has become the smallest star known to host a planet.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Help wanted to write book of life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8077262.stm
Earth's biodiversity could soon be mapped in a vast database that would help track the effects of climate change.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Dolphin and whale climate fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8077272.stm
More dolphins, porpoises and whales could be at risk from the effects of climate change than was previously thought, according to a new study.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Beached whales drama in S Africa
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8075250.stm
Rescuers in South Africa manage to return to the water 20 false killer whales which beached near Cape Town but others are put down.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Scientists say tomato pill 'can help stave off heart disease'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8076556.stm
Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes can stave off heart disease and strokes.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Root of the problem: can plants recognise themselves?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8076000/8076875.stm
The finding raises the tantalising possibility that plants, just like animals, often prefer to help their relatives over unrelated individuals.
Tue, 2 Jun 09
Cloudspotters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8076000/8076805.stm
Has a new kind of cloud been spotted in our skies?
Mon, 1 Jun 09
Ranchers driving wind revolution
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8076301.stm
Wind farms on the US's high plains could eventually help power the country's coastal population centres, experts say.
Mon, 1 Jun 09
Rare bumblebee coming back to UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8076205.stm
A bumblebee which is extinct in the UK is to be reintroduced from New Zealand under plans being announced.