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Climate science 'openness' urged
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8595483.stm
MPs investigating the recent climate change e-mail row demand greater transparency from climate scientists.
Wed, 31 Mar 10
'Roadrunner' dinosaur discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8592000/8592749.stm
One the smallest and most agile theropod dinosaurs yet discovered is unearthed by scientists in China.
Wed, 31 Mar 10
Magnets can modify our morality, scientists discover
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8593748.stm
Scientists have shown they can change people's moral judgements by disrupting a specific area of the brain with magnetic pulses.
Wed, 31 Mar 10
Gloom and Gaia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8594000/8594561.stm
James Lovelock's bleak prediction for planet earth
Wed, 31 Mar 10
Green Room
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8592678.stm
The curious and complex case of the Kiwi hedgehog
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Collider to begin science quest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8593780.stm
Europe's Large Hadron Collider is about to start the operations that could lead to the discovery of new physics.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Hyena laughs and giggles decoded
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8593000/8593789.stm
A hyena's 'laugh' contains important information about the animal's status, a study reveals.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Probe sees 'Pac-man in the moon'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8594101.stm
The Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn catches an interesting new view of the tiny moon Mimas.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Next UK nuclear plant 'in Wales'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/north_east/8594152.stm
The UK's next nuclear power plant could be constructed on the island of Anglesey by 2020.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Gulf Stream 'is not slowing down'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8589512.stm
Scientists confirm that there is no slowing of the Gulf Stream ocean current, as predicted by some models of climate change.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Folk medicine threat to primates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8589000/8589551.stm
Traditional folk medicine poses a significant threat to the future of over 100 primate species around the world, scientists say.
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Earth Watch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/03/for_as_long_as_i.html
Anti-Japan or anti-whaling? Writers raise the stakes
Tue, 30 Mar 10
Small garden birds 'hit by cold'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8591686.stm
The number of small birds like coal tits and goldcrests spotted in gardens has fallen because of the cold winter, says the RSPB.
Sun, 28 Mar 10
Frustration for Meteosat project
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8590296.stm
European nations fail to move forward on the multi-billion-euro project to upgrade their weather satellites.
Sun, 28 Mar 10
UK low carbon uptake 'too slow'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8590753.stm
The UK has been "disappointingly slow" at taking up low carbon technologies, a report by MPs warns.
Sun, 28 Mar 10
'Solar city'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8586046.stm
Abu Dhabi strives for zero-carbon comfort
Sat, 27 Mar 10
Tiny cube to tackle space debris
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8590103.stm
UK-based researchers plan to unfurl a small sail in space which they say could help drag defunct satellites out of orbit.
Sat, 27 Mar 10
China steams ahead on clean energy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8587319.stm
China overtook the US during 2009 as the leading investor in clean energy, researchers say - with the UK in third place.
Sat, 27 Mar 10
Skin becomes gadget control pad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8587486.stm
Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could be the way you interact with the next generation of gadgets.
Sat, 27 Mar 10
Heathrow opponents win challenge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8588220.stm
Campaigners win a High Court battle for further consultation into plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Sat, 27 Mar 10
Confused cuttlefish spotted laying eggs on seahorse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8587000/8587087.stm
In a curious case of mistaken identity, a cuttlefish is seen laying its eggs on a passing seahorse.
Sat, 27 Mar 10
Murky waters for marine life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/03/so_the_onceeverythreeyears_con.html
The CITES meeting muddies the waters for life in the oceans
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Forest loss slows as China plants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8586701.stm
The speed of forest loss across the world has slowed markedly over the last decade, reports the UN.
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Cuts cast doubt on asteroid plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8579319.stm
Funding cuts could hit a plan by astronomers to more precisely plot the orbit of a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Southern 'cousin' of T. rex found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8588282.stm
Scientists find the first evidence that tyrannosaurs - relatives of the famous T. rex - existed in the southern hemisphere.
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Food push urged to avoid hunger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8585504.stm
Big investments in agriculture are needed if the world is to feed its swelling population, a major report warns.
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Jurassic ban for fossil diggers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/dorset/8587162.stm
Rogue fossil hunters are banned from Dorset's Jurassic Coastline after two court injunctions are granted.
Fri, 26 Mar 10
Tetris and trauma
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8587000/8587211.stm
What if scientists could erase your bad memories?
Fri, 26 Mar 10
In pictures: Super-predators
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8585000/8585931.stm
Super-predation, where predators hunt one another, plays a widespread and under-appreciated role in nature, say researchers.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
DNA identifies new ancient human
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8583254.stm
Scientists identify a previously unknown type of ancient human by analysing DNA from a finger bone.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
Step up climate efforts, MPs say
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8586431.stm
Far more needs to be done by the government to help the UK adapt to climate change, MPs have said.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
Maths genius urged to take prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8585407.stm
Russian maths genius Grigory Perelman, who declined a top award four years ago, is under new pressure to accept a prize.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
Project to turn CO2 into car fuel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8584756.stm
Scientists and engineers in Bath and Bristol aim to convert carbon dioxide into car fuel.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
Bay of Bengal island 'disappears' under the waves
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8584665.stm
Global warming claims a tiny island disputed by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal, scientists say.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
The dinosaur found fossilised in a sand dune
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8583911.stm
A close dinosaur relative of the biggest animals to ever walk the Earth seems to have been caught in a falling sand dune.
Thu, 25 Mar 10
Harrabin's Notes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8586056.stm
What does latest UK Budget mean for green energy?
Thu, 25 Mar 10
New cryptic gecko reveals itself
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8584000/8584979.stm
A new and extremely well camouflaged species of gecko in discovered hiding in the mountain forests of Cambodia.
Wed, 24 Mar 10
UN to look at climate meat link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8583308.stm
UN farm experts will look at links between meat-eating and greenhouse emissions amid claims they have been exaggerated.
Wed, 24 Mar 10
'God particle' hunt set to start
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8582778.stm
The organisation that operates the Large Hadron Collider has set a date for the start of its science programme.
Wed, 24 Mar 10
France backs down on carbon tax
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8583898.stm
The French government signals that it is dropping a plan for a tax on domestic carbon dioxide emissions.
Wed, 24 Mar 10
Last Supper 'has got super-sized'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8580146.stm
Food portions depicted in paintings of the Last Supper have grown bigger and bigger in line with our own super-sizing of meals, say obesity experts.
Wed, 24 Mar 10
Spectacular spring to 'blow away' cold UK winter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8582532.stm
It's been the longest and coldest winter in years, but the pay-off will be a spectacular spring, say conservationists. Why?
Wed, 24 Mar 10
Natural capital
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8583015.stm
Ploughing a little something back into the land
Wed, 24 Mar 10
Earth Watch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/03/the_passage_of_president_obama.html
How will US health bill affect the climate?
Wed, 24 Mar 10
Glossy male birds are more 'sexy'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8577000/8577316.stm
Male birds with glossy feathers are more attractive to the opposite sex, scientists discover.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Britain to establish space agency
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8579270.stm
The UK is formally launching its new executive space agency, to put space policy in the hands of one co-ordinating authority.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Rise of dinos linked to volcanism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8580444.stm
Massive volcanic activity may have helped dinosaurs rise to prominence more than 200 million years ago, a study argues.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
'Cosmonauts' ready for Mars test
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8579277.stm
Four Europeans agree to be locked away in steel containers for 18 months to simulate a mission to Mars.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Ivory bids fall on poaching fears
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8580245.stm
A UN wildlife trade meeting rejects proposals for further sales of ivory, amid concern on poaching controls.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Chair announced for climate probe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8579929.stm
A chairman has been appointed for a review into science published by the unit at the centre of the "Climategate" row.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Quantum tech boosts phone cams
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8580372.stm
Tiny semiconductor "quantum dot" particles could be used in mobile phone cameras that outperform larger approaches.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Hong Kong pollution hits new high
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8579495.stm
School children are kept indoors as Hong Kong's government says air pollution levels in the smog-hit city are at a record high.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Amateur UK astronomer nets 'cosmic discovery' from Hawaii
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8579963.stm
An amateur astronomer has made a "major astronomical discovery" while accessing a telescope in Hawaii over the internet while at work in the UK.
Tue, 23 Mar 10
Rarest sparrow nest sites found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8576000/8576551.stm
New nesting sites of one of the world's rarest birds, the Worthen's sparrow, are found in Mexico.
Mon, 22 Mar 10
Internet 'threatens' rare species
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8579310.stm
The internet has emerged as one of the biggest threats to endangered species, conservationists meeting in Doha say.
Sat, 20 Mar 10
LHC smashes energy record again
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8576545.stm
The Large Hadron Collider has smashed the record for highest-energy particle beams again in its quest to uncover new physics.
Sat, 20 Mar 10
Consortium wins big weather prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8545597.stm
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.
Sat, 20 Mar 10
Ice mission given lift-off date
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8568285.stm
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields.
Sat, 20 Mar 10
Weed invasion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8576646.stm
The creeper that is smothering an ecosystem
Sat, 20 Mar 10
Spaceman
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/jonathanamos/2010/03/riding-the-strangest-rocket-in.shtml
Riding the strangest rocket in the world
Sat, 20 Mar 10
Flat-headed cat is now endangered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8574000/8574155.stm
Habitat loss and deforestation are now endangering the survival of Asia's flat-headed cat, a diminutive and little studied feline species.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
Fears winter harmed UK wildlife
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8575537.stm
The harsh winter may have had a devastating impact on UK wildlife, British Waterways warns as it launches its annual survey.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
Velociraptor's cousin discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8575481.stm
Scientists discover a new species of dinosaur that was closely related to the Velociraptor.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
Invisibility cloak created in 3-D
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8574923.stm
Scientists create the first cloaking device to render an object invisible in three dimensions.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
Bid in for 132-turbine wind farm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8574490.stm
Plans for a major wind farm development in Dumfries and Galloway are submitted to the Scottish government.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8574775.stm
A US- and EU-backed bid to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna fails, raising fears for the species' future.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
'Hobbit' island's deeper history
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8574037.stm
New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species.
Fri, 19 Mar 10
Guess who's a sucker for high-definition television? The octopus
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8572000/8572828.stm
Octopuses respond to high-definition television (HDTV), but seem to ignore normal standard television, scientists discover.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
Planck spies massive dust clouds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8571418.stm
Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
New exoplanet like 'one of ours'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8572760.stm
A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
Limits of quantum world stretched
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8570836.stm
Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
Monkeys learn more from females
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8571318.stm
Groups of monkeys pay more attention to females than to males when learning a task, say scientists.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
Crimean ship found off Balaclava
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8571967.stm
Ukrainian archaeologists say they have found the HMS Prince, a British naval vessel sunk during the Crimean War.
Thu, 18 Mar 10
In pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8570000/8570858.stm
Behind the scenes at London's Natural History Museum
Thu, 18 Mar 10
In pictures: Arctic peril
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8572000/8572807.stm
Populations of many species living in the high Arctic have declined by one quarter, according to a new assessment measuring how the wildlife there is responding to environmental change.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
'Arrogance' undid climate talks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8571347.stm
The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Ads 'exaggerated climate change'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8571353.stm
Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Supersonic car's lift flaw fixed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8569553.stm
Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Africa 'lacks climate vocabulary'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8571589.stm
Many Africans blame themselves for climate change and lack the knowledge to discuss the issue, a new BBC report suggests.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Forensic role for hand bacteria
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8570054.stm
The bacteria on our hands could be used in forensic identification, in the same way as fingerprints and DNA, say scientists.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
'Milestone' for wave energy plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8564662.stm
Seven companies are to push forward plans to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity from wave and tidal power.
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Don't give up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8568377.stm
More reason than ever to deal with the climate debacle
Wed, 17 Mar 10
Harsh winter delays spring blooms
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8570239.stm
It looks more like January than March as spring flowers bloom much later than expected, say researchers.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Toxic troubles for climate 'fix'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8569351.stm
Spreading iron in the oceans as a climate "fix" could poison marine mammals and birds, scientists show.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Home improvement 'hitting swifts'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8569267.stm
A survey of swifts suggests the species is at risk from improvement work being undertaken on old houses.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Tiger decline 'sign of failure'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8568035.stm
Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Mars moon Phobos seen in detail
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8568827.stm
The European Mars Express probe releases new pictures from its close flybys of the Martian moon Phobos.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Reindeer body clock switched off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8565233.stm
Reindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arctic.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
UK responds to EU noise directive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8569120.stm
The government has responded to the EU Noise Directive by publishing a long-delayed noise policy statement.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Bee swarms follow 'pied pipers'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8562000/8562904.stm
A tiny group of bees act like "pied pipers" to trigger the onset of "explosive" swarms leaving the hive, report scientists.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Late-blooming daffodils spark web appeal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cumbria/8567629.stm
Tourism bosses in Cumbria urge people to get in touch if they see a blooming daffodil, after the cold weather delays growth.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
UK minister talks climate in China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8567455.stm
The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China to hold discussions with the country's political leaders.
Tue, 16 Mar 10
Carbon capture plans under way
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8566701.stm
The first stage of a planning process to build a coal plant with carbon capture technology in Ayrshire is to get under way.
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8565480.stm
UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Apollo men decry Obama Moon plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8565243.stm
Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Climate linked to smaller birds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8560000/8560694.stm
Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes.
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Siberian tigers die at China zoo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8563673.stm
Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
Sat, 13 Mar 10
What happened next? Zebra puts head in hippo's mouth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8564834.stm
A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth.
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Powering up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8563928.stm
Japan's home fuel-cell tech to take on Europe
Sat, 13 Mar 10
Coffee car
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/tv/2010/03/bang-goes-the-theory-and-the-coffee-powered-car.shtml
The waste fuel for your motor that won't cost a lot
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Thalidomide effect mystery solved
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8562998.stm
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Half-cock chicken mystery solved
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8561814.stm
Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Japan protest over tuna ban plan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8561751.stm
Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Farming future
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8558095.stm
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Parched island
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8560424.stm
Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought
Fri, 12 Mar 10
In pictures: Bear power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8560000/8560235.stm
The European brown bear's love of electricity and telegraph poles is helping scientists gain new insights into its behaviour.
Thu, 11 Mar 10
Scientists to review climate body
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8561004.stm
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Thu, 11 Mar 10
EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8560896.stm
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Thu, 11 Mar 10
Science 'is a key election issue'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8559821.stm
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
Thu, 11 Mar 10
World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... small animal poo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8552000/8552157.stm
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
Thu, 11 Mar 10
Harrabin's Notes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8559661.stm
Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels
Thu, 11 Mar 10
Starling flock 'falls from sky'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/somerset/8560398.stm
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Collider to shut for year to fix faults
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8556621.stm
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8526093.stm
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8558683.stm
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8556656.stm
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8557461.stm
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Skynet satellite system extended
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8556585.stm
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Tongue-lashing: Chameleon's weapon unmatched in the cold
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8555000/8555547.stm
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Galapagos tension
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8549901.stm
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Alien vs predator
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8555559.stm
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Blooming rare
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8556000/8556988.stm
One of the loneliest flowers on Earth in all its glory
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Lough eel numbers 'on the brink'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8556477.stm
There are growing concerns about the future of the Lough Neagh eel fishery and the hundreds of jobs it supports.
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Superweed predator to be released
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Lords in science investment call
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8556515.stm
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Tory review urges science boost
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8556596.stm
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Bonobos opt to share their food
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8548478.stm
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, prefers to share its food rather than dine alone, scientists report.
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Spaceman
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/jonathanamos/2010/03/a-rummage-in-the-apollo-archiv.shtml
Rummaging in BBC archive for Apollo reports 40 years on
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Two Indian tiger cubs found dead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8554936.stm
Two tiger cubs are found dead, apparently after being poisoned, at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Sat, 6 Mar 10
Probe may have found cosmic dust
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550924.stm
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the Nasa Stardust spacecraft.
Sat, 6 Mar 10
Met Office ends season forecasts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8551416.stm
The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
Sat, 6 Mar 10
Underwater waves: Green dye sheds light on a deep sea mystery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8546032.stm
Green dye reveals some physical mysteries of the deep ocean
Sat, 6 Mar 10
Energetic debate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8547273.stm
Long-term doubts linger about fusion energy's future
Sat, 6 Mar 10
In Pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8549000/8549998.stm
Sperm whales caught in the act of surface feeding
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Panel confirms dino crater link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550504.stm
An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
'Case stronger' on climate change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550090.stm
The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Promise made on UK physics woes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8549627.stm
The government is promising to put in place measures to protect the future funding of physics and astronomy in the UK.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Deep sea fish 'eat their greens'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8547000/8547332.stm
Fish are seen eating plants that have sunk to the seafloor, changing our understanding of ocean food webs.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Europe's Mars Express probe makes its closest flyby of Phobos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550362.stm
The European Mars Express probe makes its closest flyby of the Martian moon Phobos.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
An 'extinct' frog species is sighted in farmland in Australia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8549303.stm
A frog species thought to have been extinct for more than three decades has been sighted in farmland in Australia.
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Stalled engine?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8549882.stm
Environmental limbo threatens Thai recovery
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Elephant research 'washed away'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8549000/8549878.stm
A major research station in Kenya used to study African elephants is destroyed by flash floods.
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Clues to Antarctica space blast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8547534.stm
A large space rock may have exploded over Antarctica thousands of years ago, according to new research.
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Gut microbes hold 'second genome'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8547454.stm
There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies, scientists report.
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Dinosaur's oldest relative found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8547735.stm
Scientists have discovered a dinosaur-like creature 10 million years older than the earliest known dinosaurs.
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Most detailed satellite images to date reveal Earth's true colours
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8547114.stm
Nasa releases the most detailed satellite images to date of the Earth. The so-called Blue Marble pictures have been pieced together following months of observations.
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Slippery slope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8547806.stm
Why the UK's eel population faces an uncertain future
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Trash voyage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8540299.stm
Setting sail on a boat made from plastic bottles
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Stressed out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8533776.stm
India's overworked elephants turn violent
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Money matters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8545268.stm
The man in charge of a vast virtual economy in space
Thu, 4 Mar 10
Rumbles in the jungle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8546000/8546127.stm
Listening in on Africa's rarely seen forest elephants.
Wed, 3 Mar 10
Egg shells illustrate human story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8544332.stm
Etched ostrich shells from South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism, scientists say.
Wed, 3 Mar 10
GM potato cleared for EU farming
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8545503.stm
The European Commission clears a genetically modified potato for cultivation in the EU - only the second GM product allowed.
Wed, 3 Mar 10
The snake frozen in the act of eating a dinosaur
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8545450.stm
Scientists identify what they say is the fossilised remains of a snake that dined on dinosaur eggs.
Wed, 3 Mar 10
Aptly named: swift takes the record for fastest bird
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8539000/8539383.stm
A common swift has taken the title as the fasted bird recorded in level flight, say scientists.
Wed, 3 Mar 10
Flying into a row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/daveharvey/2010/03/could_a_bigger_airport_actuall.html
Support sought for Bristol airport expansion
Wed, 3 Mar 10
Earth Watch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/03/murky_waters_of_marine_reserve.html
Troubled waters tinge UK's marine protection plan
Wed, 3 Mar 10
Whaling woes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8545073.stm
Commercial interests 'abuse' whaling rights
Wed, 3 Mar 10
'Bigger brains'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8543906.stm
Did cooking our food make us human?
Tue, 2 Mar 10
Ice deposits found at Moon's pole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8544635.stm
A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole.
Tue, 2 Mar 10
UK science 'must meet challenge'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8543513.stm
The UK government's top scientific advisory body urges ministers to maintain science spending to compete with other nations' research.
Tue, 2 Mar 10
New scan could nose out criminals
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8543292.stm
Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study.
Tue, 2 Mar 10
MPs quiz 'climategate' scientist
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8543289.stm
The climate scientist at the centre of the row over stolen e-mails faces his first public questioning.
Tue, 2 Mar 10
Ants navigate with 'stereo smell'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8539000/8539525.stm
Desert ants in Tunisia are the first animals known to navigate with stereo smell, creating an "odour map".
Tue, 2 Mar 10
Midges die off in freezing cold
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8542670.stm
Freezing winter temperatures should mean less Scottish midges.
Mon, 1 Mar 10
Better off
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8534031.stm
How palm oil is lifting Indonesians out of poverty