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'Space clown' ready for blast-off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8281253.stm
Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte plans to become the "first clown in space" when his Soyuz rocket lifts off from Kazakhstan.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Deadly tsunami in Pacific islands
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8281616.stm
A tsunami from a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kills at least 85 and injures scores in Samoa, reports say.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Bearded Vultures 'seen in India'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8280607.stm
About 200 Bearded Vultures have been spotted in a remote part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, reports say.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Giant fish 'verges on extinction'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8269000/8269414.stm
A three-year survey fails to find a single Chinese paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Diverse fish reduce coral disease
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8279572.stm
Coral reefs where lots of different fish species swim are healthier than overfished ones, scientists show.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Probe's pass and brake at Mercury
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8280100.stm
NasaÂ’s Messenger probe will use its third and final fly-by of Mercury to slow itself sufficiently to get into orbit in 2011.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Mathematics to build cancer model
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8278334.stm
Mathematicians in Dundee are to develop a virtual model of cancer growth in an effort to predict how it spreads.
Wed, 30 Sep 09
What crisis?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8278515.stm
Fears about millions of 'climate refugees' are unfounded
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Eden drying out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8279290.stm
Disastrous drought threaten Iraq's farmlands
Wed, 30 Sep 09
Census reveals extinction threat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8280301.stm
Almost 10% of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish are at risk of extinction, says an Australian report.
Tue, 29 Sep 09
Four degrees of warming 'likely'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8279654.stm
The global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060, according to a new study by the UK Met Office.
Tue, 29 Sep 09
Champagne bubbles' flavour fizz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8279073.stm
Scientists find that the bubbles in champagne contain high concentrations of chemicals that give the drink its flavour.
Tue, 29 Sep 09
LHC gets warning system upgrade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8270427.stm
Engineers hope an early warning system on the Large Hadron Collider will prevent further incidents requiring shutdown.
Tue, 29 Sep 09
Harrabin's notes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8278816.stm
Will the rich pay for clean energy in poor countries?
Tue, 29 Sep 09
Attenborough's classics go online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/8273655.stm
Sir David Attenborough selects 50 of his most memorable natural history moments.
Sat, 26 Sep 09
Iceland plans big whalemeat trade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8275732.stm
The company which is behind Iceland's fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whalemeat to Japan.
Sat, 26 Sep 09
Mars probe watches water-ice fade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8273855.stm
Water-ice in new meteorite craters suggests Mars has considerable ice deposits in its near-surface layers.
Sat, 26 Sep 09
Eel reveals its migration secrets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8273000/8273877.stm
Scientists find out where European eels go during the early part of their mysterious migration to the Sargasso Sea.
Sat, 26 Sep 09
Burning problem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8272603.stm
Is Africa's charcoal trade worsening climate change?
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8272508.stm
With half of the world's sharks threatened with extinction, Palau creates the world's first "shark sanctuary".
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8273938.stm
Exceptionally well preserved dinosaur fossils uncovered in north-eastern China display the earliest known feathers.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Recession barely dents 'eco-debt'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8273791.stm
The global recession has barely dented the trend to over consumption according to a report out today.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Laser satellite records ice loss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8272357.stm
Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a Nasa satellite reveals.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
EU in tussle over CO2 emissions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8273016.stm
The European Commission considers pursuing a legal fight with the EU's top court over Europe's carbon trading scheme.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
HIV vaccine 'reduces infection'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8272113.stm
An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut infection rates, in a major trial in Thailand, researchers say.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8272058.stm
The UK's largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold artefacts, from the 7th Century, is found with a metal detector in a field.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Butterflies carry 'GPS clock' in their antennae
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8273069.stm
North America's Monarch butterflies use a "clock" sensor in their antennae to guide them on winter migration to Mexico.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Arachnophobes look away now - it's a bumper autumn for spiders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8273960.stm
Conservationists say there could be more spiders and daddy long legs than usual this autumn because of favourable breeding conditions
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Listen to actors, make friends, pledge cash, save gorillas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8270711.stm
Hollywood actors are helping to launch a campaign to raise money for gorillas in Uganda via Facebook.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Soil goods
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8272988.stm
A farmer's view of the government's soil protection plan
Fri, 25 Sep 09
The holy grail?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8272532.stm
Why the hunt for an HIV jab is proving so hard
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Burning problem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8272603.stm
Is Africa's charcoal trade worsening climate change?
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Burnt ambitions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8270688.stm
What's the point of a costly study to find perfect toast?
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Safe haven
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8271000/8271375.stm
A new home for two of the world's rarest primates
Fri, 25 Sep 09
White buck caught on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/local/gloucestershire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8272000/8272689.stm
A magnificent white buck is photographed in the Forest of Dean.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Bus CCTV could predict assaults
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8270934.stm
CCTV security systems could soon spot an assault on a bus before it happens, according to a major research project.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Scientists begin earthworm count
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8272361.stm
A project begins to count Scotland's earthworms in a bid to understand how climate change is affecting their numbers.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Huge clean-up after Sydney storm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8272128.stm
Australia is clearing up after its worst dust storm in decades, which smothered Sydney and brought transport to a standstill.
Fri, 25 Sep 09
Oil spill threatens rare turtles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8272752.stm
An oil spill from a ship sunk off the coast of the Indian state of Orissa could harm rare sea turtles, environmentalists warn.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Bid to protect England's topsoil
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8272022.stm
England's soil needs safeguarding to ensure it continues to store carbon dioxide, the government says.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Spacecraft see 'damp' Moon soils
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8272144.stm
Data from three spacecraft, including an Indian probe, detect very fine films of water coating dirt particles on the Moon.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Seismic bangs 'block' whale calls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8269126.stm
Blue whales change their calls during seismic surveying - usually used to look for oil and gas.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
'Fingerprints' identify cheetahs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8261000/8261358.stm
An international team of conservationists has developed a technique to identify cheetahs by their paw prints.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Pillinger speaks out on dying debate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8270710.stm
Leading scientist Professor Colin Pillinger, who has mutiple sclerosis, speaks out against assisted suicide.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Intel shows chips can get smaller
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8269278.stm
The head of the world's biggest chipmaker says it believes silicon chips can continue to get smaller and faster.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Rare Indian lotus 'disappearing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8269273.stm
Conservation efforts to save India's last surviving examples of a water-lily must be stepped up, a leading botanist says.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Assisted suicide law 'clarified'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8270320.stm
Guidance is issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales - but it offers no guarantees against prosecution.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
India's 'magnificent seven' launch counters space blues
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8270200.stm
India successfully launches seven satellites in a single mission, reaffirming its growing capabilities in space.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Shark has out-of-water operation to find hook
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/dorset/8271409.stm
An operation is performed on a shark at a Dorset sealife centre - in what is thought to be the first such procedure out of water.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Gulf in tech
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8270601.stm
Saudis open mixed campus to boost hi-tech science
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Hope over skin cancer therapy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8268719.stm
Scientists have presented results of an experimental new drug which in early stage trials has significantly shrunk skin cancer tumours.
Thu, 24 Sep 09
Desert dust storm chokes Sydney
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8270104.stm
A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the outback.
Wed, 23 Sep 09
UN chief praises climate summit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8270105.stm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says a one-day summit in New York has given fresh impetus to efforts to tackle global warming.
Wed, 23 Sep 09
Satellite to begin gravity quest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8268942.stm
Europe's Goce spacecraft will start this week to make the most detailed global map of the Earth's gravity field.
Wed, 23 Sep 09
Why torture is pointless if you want to get to the truth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8267633.stm
Researchers say torture techniques used by the Bush administration damage memory and do not get to the truth.
Wed, 23 Sep 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8268505.stm
Deadliest viruses and bacteria cast in glass sculpture
Wed, 23 Sep 09
Stephanomics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/
Is the economic downturn going to save the planet?
Wed, 23 Sep 09
Wired up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8268374.stm
How hi-tech is transforming life in Rwanda
Wed, 23 Sep 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8263000/8263182.stm
Wildlife haven's 40 years of National Trust ownership
Tue, 22 Sep 09
UK rivers failing new EU standard
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8267686.stm
Three quarters of rivers in England and Wales fall below a new European environmental standard, according to a report.
Tue, 22 Sep 09
Recession and policies cut carbon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8267475.stm
The global recession has brought a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions, says the International Energy Agency.
Tue, 22 Sep 09
'Millions at risk' as deltas sink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8266500.stm
Most of the world's major river deltas are sinking due to dams and the extraction of gas and groundwater, a study shows.
Tue, 22 Sep 09
Rare bat rewrites record books
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8263876.stm
One of the UK's rarest bats has been found further west than ever before - in a wooded valley in Pembrokeshire.
Tue, 22 Sep 09
Protected birds killed in Malta
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8266902.stm
The bodies of 150 protected birds are found stashed on the Mediterranean island of Malta as activists search what they call a "major crime scene".
Tue, 22 Sep 09
Vulture couture: scientists spot secret of birds' silvery wings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8263000/8263115.stm
A previously unknown structure within feathers gives the wings of birds a silver sheen, scientists discover.
Tue, 22 Sep 09
Scorched earth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8267165.stm
Kenya drought takes its toll on people and wildlife
Mon, 21 Sep 09
Climate deal in peril, says Brown
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8265974.stm
The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says.
Mon, 21 Sep 09
India plans return of the cheetah
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8262862.stm
Soutik Biswas examines whether initiatives to bring the cheetah back to India are a good idea.
Sat, 19 Sep 09
Squirrel seen savaging fruit bat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8261000/8261364.stm
In a bizarre incident, a squirrel in Africa is seen trying to kill a fruit bat, a behaviour not recorded before.
Sat, 19 Sep 09
Brazil eyes Amazon sugar cane ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8262381.stm
Brazil's government unveils proposals to ban sugar cane and ethanol production in environmentally sensitive areas.
Sat, 19 Sep 09
DNA 'Barcodes' tackle African bush meat trade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8262499.stm
Researchers have developed a new way of tracking the origins of bush meat and other animal products, using DNA "barcodes".
Sat, 19 Sep 09
Harrabin's notes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8263084.stm
How the world's biggest cargo ship cuts carbon
Sat, 19 Sep 09
Last chance to see the aye-aye?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8258000/8258569.stm
Wildlife expert Mark Cawardine describes the ecological destruction of Madagascar.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Tiny ancestor is T. rex blueprint
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8259902.stm
A 3m-long dinosaur fossil from China which predates T. Rex by 60 million years is a blueprint for the mighty carnivore, say scientists.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Pause in Arctic's melting trend
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8261953.stm
This summer's melt of Arctic ice has been smaller than in the last two years, but the long-term trend is down, scientists report.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Station grabs Japanese freighter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8262085.stm
Japan's new unmanned space freighter loaded with supplies is safely berthed to the International Space Station.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Planck telescope's first glimpse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8260711.stm
The ancient Universe is revealed in the first images from the telescope sent far from Earth to study the oldest light.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Warming Arctic 'halts migration'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8257299.stm
Milder winters in the Arctic region means fewer Pacific brants - a species of goose - are migrating southwards, say researchers.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Deep doo-doos for 'sceptic' presenter Clarkson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8261287.stm
Climate change protesters dump bags of horse manure at the home of BBC TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
Fri, 18 Sep 09
Rare bird gets twitchers flocking
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/kent/8260386.stm
Birdwatchers flock to see a Pacific seabird's first visit to Britain.
Thu, 17 Sep 09
Mobile app sees science go global
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8258501.stm
Researchers have demonstrated a mobile application that will allow the collection, analysis, and distribution of data worldwide.
Thu, 17 Sep 09
Elusive golden cat caught on film
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8259000/8259573.stm
Extremely rare photographs are taken of one of Africa's most elusive cats, with a surprise conclusion.
Thu, 17 Sep 09
Distant world 'has rocky surface'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8259152.stm
A planet orbiting a star some 500 light-years away probably has a hard surface, astronomers say.
Thu, 17 Sep 09
Japan's first lady tells her 'spaced-out' tale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8258626.stm
The wife of Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is a Renaissance woman with a claim to have visited Venus with aliens.
Thu, 17 Sep 09
Bloodhound diary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8255322.stm
Fighter pilot Andy Green looks for a rocket's brakes
Thu, 17 Sep 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8259533.stm
New technology widens Kenya's digital divide
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Doctors warn on climate failure
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8257766.stm
Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will usher in a "global health catastrophe", according to medical leaders.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Bank urges climate 'action now'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8256961.stm
Rich countries must lift climate change spending and accept responsibility for their historical emissions, says the World Bank.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Scale of gorilla poaching exposed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8256000/8256464.stm
An undercover investigation by a conservation organisation reveals the extent of gorilla poaching in the Republic of Congo.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Military robot 'hops' over walls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8253807.stm
New video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8257912.stm
A ship that may contain nuclear waste has been blown up by the mafia in a waste disposal racket, Italian authorities are told.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Pollution fears on China birth defects
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8257151.stm
Beijing sees another rise in birth defects, mirroring increases elsewhere in China, amid fears pollution is to blame.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Reptiles' walk 'evolved faster'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/bristol/8256270.stm
Reptiles learned to walk upright much more quickly than was originally thought, new research shows.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Rwanda mourns Titus - 'The Gorilla King'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8257250.stm
Titus "The Gorilla King" - the subject of documentaries and scientific studies throughout his life - dies in Rwanda aged 35.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Book that reveals 18th Century innovation nets prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8256979.stm
A book about the great 18th-Century innovators wins this year's Royal Society prize for popular science books.
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Trading place
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8254212.stm
Markets hold the key to the next UN climate treaty
Wed, 16 Sep 09
Web Monitor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/09/web_monitor_75.shtml
Why author Dan Brown doesn't trust religion or science
Tue, 15 Sep 09
'Ice explorer' ready for launch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8255605.stm
Europe's ice monitoring satellite is likely to launch from Kazakhstan in February next year, officials tell BBC News.
Tue, 15 Sep 09
Crunch time for Russia Mars probe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8254820.stm
Less than two months before launch, Russia's Phobos-Grunt and China's Yinghuo 1 face a likely two-year delay.
Tue, 15 Sep 09
Xbox speeds up research results
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8254159.stm
Researchers harness the powerful silicon chips used in the Xbox 360 games console to solve scientific questions.
Tue, 15 Sep 09
A European bat has come out of the dark and now hunts by day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8254000/8254222.stm
A pipistrelle bat in Europe has emerged from the darkness and started hunting by day, scientists discover.
Mon, 14 Sep 09
Cave dig unearths important finds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/8253091.stm
Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas and woolly rhinos, are unearthed at a cave in Devon.
Mon, 14 Sep 09
Key gene 'controls disease fight'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8250330.stm
A master gene that helps mobilise the immune system to fight disease has been discovered by UK scientists.
Mon, 14 Sep 09
Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8253005.stm
US Nobel Peace laureate Norman Borlaug, who helped save millions of lives with the Green Revolution in food production, dies at 95.
Sun, 13 Sep 09
Oil threat to Australia wildlife
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8252982.stm
An oil slick coats beaches and wildlife along Australia's east coast, after a cargo ships spills its load in stormy seas.
Sat, 12 Sep 09
'Lost seabird' returns to ocean
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8250000/8250215.stm
The extremely rare Fiji petrel is spotted at sea in its natural habitat, for the first time, by scientists.
Sat, 12 Sep 09
German ships blaze Arctic trail
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8251914.stm
Two German merchant ships negotiate the North East passage in the Russian Arctic, which was ice-bound until recently.
Sat, 12 Sep 09
Singing the same tune: birds that evolved almost identical songs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8246424.stm
Two species of songbird in Peru have evolved almost identical songs to keep each other out of their territory, say scientists.
Sat, 12 Sep 09
Screen burn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8248915.stm
The future of television goes on show
Sat, 12 Sep 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/sci_nat__environmental_photographer_of_the_year/html/1.stm
Environmental photographer of the year
Sat, 12 Sep 09
Counting down
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249694.stm
Leading industry figure argues for a UK space agency
Fri, 11 Sep 09
UK 'could face blackouts by 2016'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249540.stm
The UK could face blackouts as green energy is not coming on stream fast enough, the government's new energy adviser has told the BBC.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Japan's space freighter in orbit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249357.stm
Japan successfully launches its new unmanned cargo craft on a mission vital to the future of the space station.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Shuttle landing delayed for a day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249687.stm
The landing of the space shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center is delayed for at least a day due to bad weather in Florida.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Most ancient twine found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249362.stm
Archaeologists discover 30,000 year old coloured fibres that they say are the earliest examples of humans making rope.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
UK climate scepticism spreads
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249668.stm
The British public has become more sceptical about climate change over the last five years, according to a survey.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
EU proposes climate risk billions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8248474.stm
The EU proposes spending billions of dollars to protect poor nations from climate impacts - but campaigners want more.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Test ignition for 'Moon rocket'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8249772.stm
A test firing is completed for the first-stage rocket motor that could one day help take astronauts back to the Moon.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
France set to impose carbon tax
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8248392.stm
France's President Sarkozy announces plans for a new carbon tax aimed at combating global warming.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Honeybees use their wings to blow away marauding ants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8245000/8245091.stm
Honeybees are filmed for the first time using their wings to blow away marauding ants.
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Fish or foul
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8248271.stm
Chef wants to put Mediterranean jellyfish on menu
Fri, 11 Sep 09
Going for green
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8176865.stm
Vancouver's Winter Olympics aim for top green marks
Fri, 11 Sep 09
The East's crayfish fight back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8248000/8248308.stm
Norfolk's white-clawed crayfish are being moved to a secret location.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Superb vistas from reborn Hubble
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8246556.stm
Astronomers celebrate the release of remarkable images from the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
DNA fingerprinting 25 years old
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8247641.stm
The scientist behind DNA fingerprinting calls for a change to databases on the 25th anniversary of his discovery.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Killer genes cause potato famine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8246944.stm
Scientists publish the genome of the potato blight mould, a major cause of the Irish famine and still a big farming problem worldwide.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Ancient 'smell of death' revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8232000/8232607.stm
Distantly-related animals all avoid a common "smell of death" that has a long evolutionary history, scientists discover.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
New malaria 'poses human threat'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8246063.stm
An emerging form of malaria thought only to infect monkeys poses a deadly threat to humans, research shows.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Bed sharing 'bad for your health'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8245578.stm
Couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship, say experts.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Strange new food for great tits - hibernating bats
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8245165.stm
For the first time, scientists spot and film the songbirds killing and eating hibernating bats in a cave in Hungary.
Thu, 10 Sep 09
'Eureka' moment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8245312.stm
DNA pioneer celebrates 25 years of profiling
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Farming future
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8212841.stm
The search for sustainable ways to farm the Amazon
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Medical robots
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8238088.stm
How surgery could be transformed in the next decade
Thu, 10 Sep 09
Rare tongue-eating parasite
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/jersey/8246001.stm
A rare louse which eats fish tongues is found off Jersey.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Underfunding shackles Nasa vision
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8245409.stm
The US space agency's plans for manned missions to the Moon and beyond are not viable with current funding, a panel warns.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Planes 'to reset climate targets'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8243922.stm
The UK economy may have to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050 to make space for aviation growth.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Chimps imitate yawning animations
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8244963.stm
Yawning is so contagious that chimpanzees can "catch" it from cartoons, according to research.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Climate deal is 'in the balance'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8244223.stm
There is a "real danger" that a UN climate deal will not be reached this year, says the UK's foreign secretary, as he embarks on a new diplomatic push.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Underwater laser pops in navy ops
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8243503.stm
US military researchers have shown how laser light can be used to drive small underwater explosions for communications.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
US firm in China solar mega-deal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8245129.stm
US energy group First Solar has signed a preliminary deal to build the world's biggest solar power plant in China.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Indian villagers flee elephants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8243217.stm
Hundreds of villagers are forced into camps in the Indian state of Orissa after repeated attacks by an elephant herd.
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Behaving badly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8242410.stm
Green concerns mean totems such as GDP have to go
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Floating challenge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8235456.stm
World's first full- size floating wind turbine is unveiled
Wed, 9 Sep 09
Loggerhead found in rockpool
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/8244234.stm
A loggerhead turtle dubbed Steve is rescued after being found in a rockpool in Cornwall.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
World's smallest parrot filmed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8236000/8236410.stm
The world's smallest parrot has been filmed in the wild for the first time by a BBC expedition team.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Japan vows big climate change cut
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8241016.stm
Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Maldives to miss climate summit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8243091.stm
The president of the Maldives says he will not go to key climate talks in Copenhagen in December unless someone else pays.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Seaweed suspected in French death
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8242649.stm
Police investigate whether a lorry driver who died in July is the first victim of toxic seaweed clogging the Brittany coast.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Women judge, but do they convict?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8242870.stm
Researchers say the current "honesty test" should be reviewed after discovering big differences in judging what makes a dishonest act.
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Earth Watch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2009/09/the_power_of_prophesy.html
Japan dangles the climate carrot - will the US bite?
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Brain train
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8237945.stm
Can puzzles and tests really improve your mind skills?
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Bangladesh diary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8239712.stm
Cyclones, phones and the narrowest refugee camps
Tue, 8 Sep 09
Audio slideshow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8224706.stm
Interpretations of the human body in art and medicine
Tue, 8 Sep 09
In Pictures: Weird crater creatures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8241000/8241536.stm
Stunning photographs of unusual and unknown invertebrates discovered in a 'lost volcano' in Papua New Guinea
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Giant rat found in 'lost volcano'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8210000/8210394.stm
A BBC expedition discovers a new species of giant rat in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, one of the largest ever found.
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Giant statues give up hat mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8236349.stm
UK researchers believe they can now better describe how the famous Easter Island statues got their red hats.
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Honesty test 'should be reviewed'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8240985.stm
Researchers say the current "honesty test" should be reviewed after discovering big differences in judging what makes a dishonest act.
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Alzheimer's genes link uncovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8237686.stm
Two potentially key genes linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease have been uncovered by UK researchers.
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Astronauts make final spacewalk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8240291.stm
Astronauts from space shuttle Discovery encounter problems during their final spacewalk from the International Space Station.
Mon, 7 Sep 09
Crater creatures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8234000/8234539.stm
Strange animals are discovered in a 'lost volcano'
Sun, 6 Sep 09
Gossip Girl
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8240096.stm
Sue Nelson reports from the British Science Festival
Sat, 5 Sep 09
Google trick tracks extinctions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8238462.stm
Google's algorithm for ranking web pages can be adapted to determine critical species in ecoysystems, say researchers.
Sat, 5 Sep 09
Quantum computer slips onto chips
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8236943.stm
Researchers fit some of the laboratory-sized machinery of quantum computing onto a chip the size of a penny.
Sat, 5 Sep 09
One giant slip as Bangladesh media report 'faked' moon landings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8237558.stm
Two Bangladeshi newspapers apologise after republishing a parody US news article saying the Moon landings were a hoax.
Sat, 5 Sep 09
Harrabin's Notes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8239118.stm
How to spend $250bn tackling climate change
Sat, 5 Sep 09
In Pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8237000/8237714.stm
Hunting ducks with leopard seals in South Georgia
Sat, 5 Sep 09
Touch me
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8235712.stm
The future of human computer interaction
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8236797.stm
The Arctic region cooled for two millennia, research reveals, before warming abruptly in the last century.
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Antibodies 'may aid HIV jab hunt'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8233784.stm
Two powerful new antibodies to HIV have been discovered which could aid development of a vaccine, researchers say.
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8234428.stm
Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell, is about to be restored to full working order.
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Elusive UK dolphin re-emerges
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8233000/8233875.stm
A Risso's Dolphin is seen off the UK coast three years after its previous sighting.
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Block Head
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8233850.stm
Can playing Tetris actually make you more intelligent?
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Coconuts used to capture carbon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8232535.stm
The Maldives government aims to reduce its CO2 emissions using fertiliser. The "biochar" is a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells.
Fri, 4 Sep 09
Australia's warm winter a record
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8235111.stm
Australia records its warmest ever winter - partly caused by climate change - and fears the coming bush fire season.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Galaxy 'cannibalism' revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8234898.stm
The vast Andromeda galaxy has expanded by consuming stars from smaller galaxies, research shows.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Climate targets 'will kill coral'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8233632.stm
Targets being debated in UN climate talks are not enough to save reefs, which are worth over $100bn annually, says a report.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
We're all mutants, say scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8227442.stm
We all have at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Pigeons' wings sound the alarm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8232570.stm
Startled pigeons produce a whistling alarm call with their wings as they take off, according to researchers.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Nest-making frogs found in India
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8233923.stm
A scientist in India says he has found three rare species of frogs that make nests in which to lay their eggs.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Kayak protest over climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8233686.stm
Activists sit in kayaks outside the Department of Energy and Climate Change in London on the last day of the week-long Climate Camp.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Albatrosses set breeding record
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8232000/8232337.stm
A group of albatrosses has set up home in the Antarctic, the southernmost breeding location ever recorded.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Chinese scientists unearth a close cousin of an American dinosaur
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8233797.stm
Scientists in China have identified a fossil as the first Asian example of a brachiosaurid dinosaur common in the Americas.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Dressing down - Bangladesh suit ban to save power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8234144.stm
Bangladesh orders male government employees to stop wearing suits and turn down air conditioning in order to save power.
Thu, 3 Sep 09
Eureka moments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8233455.stm
Just where do inventors get their ideas from?
Wed, 2 Sep 09
Engineering Earth 'is feasible'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8231387.stm
Geo-engineering projects could retard climate change but are no substitute for cutting emissions, a Royal Society report concludes.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
Strange jellies of the icy depths
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8231000/8231367.stm
Details emerge of the strange jelly-like animals that inhabit the deepest realms of the Arctic ocean.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
Spaceship passes critical review
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8232967.stm
The Orion spacecraft, which Nasa is developing to replace the shuttle, passes a critical development milestone.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
UN chief in Arctic climate visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8230921.stm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits the Arctic Circle to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
EU bans old-fashioned light bulbs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8230961.stm
A ban comes into force in the European Union on the manufacture and import of 100-watt incandescent light bulbs.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
London artists plan a giant lunar clock for 2012
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8226735.stm
Scientists and artists plan to build a giant lunar clock by the River Thames.
Wed, 2 Sep 09
Fossil heaven
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8230511.stm
Why Angola is the 'final frontier' for dinosaur-hunters
Wed, 2 Sep 09
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8231000/8231553.stm
The creatures that live in the Arctic's icy depths
Tue, 1 Sep 09
British plan to tackle asteroids
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8230138.stm
A team of British scientists are developing plans for a spacecraft that could stop large asteroids from hitting the Earth