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Stricter checks for climate body
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11131897
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to its credibility, an independent review concludes.
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Geneticists crack the apple code
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11100248
A team of 86 global scientists sequence the genetic code of the Golden Delicious apple for the first time.
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Hundreds of ancient sites found due to dry weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11128297
Hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered by aerial surveys, thanks to a dry start to the summer.
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Fears for wildlife in UK waters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11128089
Over-fishing has left many seas around the UK in a state of decline, raising fears for many types of fish and other wildlife in coastal areas.
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Sheep turn shearers to clear land
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11128368
A council in southern France has found a novel way of controlling the creeping advance of nature. It employs sheep.
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Harrabin's Notes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11131399
Where now for the UN's climate science body?
Tue, 31 Aug 10
Go with the flow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10914462
Swarms of turbines could tap energy from Gulf Stream
Sun, 29 Aug 10
NGOs warn of 'toxic' whale meat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11113887
A coalition of 10 NGOs urges the International Whaling Commission to persuade the World Health Organization to act over fears about eating whale meat.
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Double strike 'killed dinosaurs'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11112417
The dinosaurs were wiped out by at least two meteorite impacts rather than a single strike, say scientists.
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Plants send SOS signal to insects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11101536
Plants are able to summon insects to their aid to avoid being eaten by caterpillars, scientists discover.
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Electricity 'pulled from the air'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11100528
A scheme to generate renewable energy by simply pulling electric charge out of humid air sparks debate amongst scientists.
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Borneo's got talent - copycat octopus impersonates fish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11109496
DNA study of the Indonesian mimic octopus reveals how its ability to impersonate other sea life evolved.
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Early humans blamed for cave bears demise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11096945
Early humans drove Ice Age bears to extinction by occupying their caves, scientists claim
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Wheat genome 'huge challenge'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8948000/8948631.stm
Professor Mike Bevan: "The genome sequence does provide a foundation for an increase in the amount of genetic engineering in wheat"
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Space crystals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11095650
Space station could be used to grow a new kind of crystal
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Lasting stain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11078772
Galicians demand answers over Spain's 2002 Prestige oil spill
Sat, 28 Aug 10
Breeding hope
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11095980
Researchers hope to help protect one of the UK's rarest birds
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Wheat genome boost to food supply
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11099378
The draft sequences of the wheat genome released by UK scientists may prove to be a vital contribution to the efforts of securing global food supply.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Kepler spies Saturn-sized worlds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11097226
Nasa's Kepler space telescope detects two large planets orbiting a star some 2,000 light-years from Earth.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Tiger cub 'found in stuffed toys'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11104948
A two-month-old tiger cub is found sedated and hidden among stuffed toys in a woman's luggage at Bangkok's international airport.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Particle detector heads for launch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11097382
The $1.5bn Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives in Florida to make it ready for launch to the space station.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Oldest evidence of arrows found
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11086110
Researchers in South Africa have revealed the earliest direct evidence of human-made arrows.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Asia's smallest frog discovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11095728
Scientists discover one of the world's tiniest frogs when it crawls out of a pitcher plant in a Borneo national park.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Female scientists 'are forgotten'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11084476
Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a famous female scientist, according to a poll organised by the Royal Society.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Lower Ninth five years after Katrina
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8948262.stm
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was hit particularly hard during Hurricane Katrina. The BBC's Andy Gallacher met with some of those still struggling to recover their community.
Fri, 27 Aug 10
How Galicia dealt with an oil spill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11098384
Can the recovery of the Galician coast provide inspiration for the fishing and tourism industries in the Gulf of Mexico?
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Deep rescue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11089726
The challenge ahead to reach trapped Chile miners
Fri, 27 Aug 10
Cost of drought
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11084236
Russia's economic growth hit by extreme temperatures
Thu, 26 Aug 10
New hope to restore lost vision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11071923
Custom-made "biosynthetic" corneas can restore vision in humans as well as donor corneas a new study reveals
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Alps Iceman may have been buried
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11086027
Oetzi, the 5,000 year old "Iceman", may have ceremonially buried in the Italian Alps, archaeologists claim.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Dolphins 'cough' up DNA secrets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11085006
A new technique to harmlessly extract DNA from dolphin "breath" could assist conservation efforts aimed at marine mammals.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Supercomputer clue to black holes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11087715
The colossal black holes that reside in galaxies were probably formed shortly after the Big Bang, new research suggests.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
US military 'hit in cyber strike'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11088658
A 2008 cyber attack launched from an infected flash drive in the Middle East penetrated secret US military computers, a top Pentagon official says.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
France drains lake under glacier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11080827
French engineers begin an operation to drain a lake that has formed under a glacier on Mont Blanc, and which threatens to flood a valley below.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11084136
Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Rare ‘fire tornado’ filmed in Brazil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11086299
A 'fire tornado' has been caught on camera in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba, caused by strong, dry winds that fanned wildfires.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Motorway bridges built for dormice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11091681
A council in South Wales has spent almost £200,000 so that dormice can cross a road safely.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
New planetary system discovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11085186
Astronomers have discovered an Earth and Neptune like planetary system that orbits a star that is similar to our own Sun.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Mont Blanc glacier lake to be drained
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11087031
French engineers are set to drain a lake that has formed under a glacier on Mont Blanc and threatens to flood the St Gervais valley.
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Illegal trade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11086707
Stemming flow of illegal eggs and birds into the Gulf states
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Keeping track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11076823
Pilot success for tagging scheme to monitor violent offenders
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Overload on Es
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-10773893
'The day I ate as many food additives as possible'
Thu, 26 Aug 10
Blast from the past
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10951040
How the 30-year-old BBC Micro is making a comeback
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Rich exoplanet system discovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11070991
Astronomers discover a planetary system with at least five planets orbiting a star much like our Sun.
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Pakistan disease threat 'serious'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11068259
Pakistan is in danger from epidemic diseases, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani warns, as 17 million people struggle to cope with flood devastation.
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Signs of oil found off Greenland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11068467
Gas has been discovered off the coast of Greenland after the first drilling for a decade, a sign of a possible oil discovery.
Wed, 25 Aug 10
'No man-made fix' for rising seas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11076786
Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Moldova seizes smuggled uranium
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11074645
Moldovan police have seized 1.8kg of uranium-238 in the capital, Chisinau, interior ministry officials say.
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Why two stars can be bad news for planets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11075126
Astronomers have uncovered evidence for massive planetary collisions around several binary stars
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Can two cups of water before meals aid a diet?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11057891
Drinking two cups of water before meals can help dieters lose more weight, say US researchers
Wed, 25 Aug 10
Holy mackerel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11062674
Why is Britain braced for a 'war' over this humble fish?
Wed, 25 Aug 10
The Eel Man
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11037790
500 years of family history on Cambridgeshire's Fens
Tue, 24 Aug 10
‘Survival of fittest’ is disputed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11063939
Charles Darwin may have been wrong to argue that competition was the major driver of evolution, a study suggests.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Beer bugs live 553 days in space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11039206
Microbes taken from a cliff face in the English fishing village of Beer survive for a year-and-a-half on the outside of the International Space Station.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Kenya makes massive ivory seizure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11062726
Some two tonnes of ivory and five rhino horns are seized in Kenya's main airport in boxes labelled as avocados for export to Malaysia.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Dust busting technology from Mars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11057771
Technology developed for space missions to Mars enables terrestrial solar panels to self-clean and stay dust free.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Dinosaur bones discovered in Canadian sewer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11066021
Canadian workers unearth large bones belonging to two separate species of dinosaur while digging a new sewer tunnel in Edmonton.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
What happened to the space rocks?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11044289
Bacteria taken from cliffs at Beer on the South Coast have shown themselves to be hardy space travellers.
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Gandalf's homing instinct kicks in
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11059540
Gandalf, the vulture who decided to go absent without leave during an airshow in Cumbernauld last Tuesday, has returned home
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Sex and fossils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11040319
From fossil plants to sex manuals: the curious career of Dr Marie Stopes
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Digital DNA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11016755
The sketch that helped discover the 'secret of life'
Tue, 24 Aug 10
Home efficiency
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11041247
Experts build a house to test energy-saving technologies
Mon, 23 Aug 10
Aliens 'may be thinking machines'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11041449
The hunt for aliens should allow for the fact that ETs may be thinking machines rather than like us, a leading researcher says.
Mon, 23 Aug 10
Walking Icelandic volcano's lava fields
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11038232
Hikers are once again walking on the slopes of the crater, where they are discovering some dramatic changes to the landscape.
Mon, 23 Aug 10
Stranded whales buried in New Zealand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11052686
Forty-nine pilot whales have been buried on a northern New Zealand beach following a two-day struggle by more than 200 rescuers to save them.
Sun, 22 Aug 10
Computer blow to gravity satellite
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11044470
The European Space Agency is battling to recover its Goce gravity satellite which has been struck by a second computer glitch, blocking data delivery to Earth.
Sun, 22 Aug 10
Last stand?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8912727.stm
Fresh outbreak threatens UK's remaining English elms
Sat, 21 Aug 10
Chernobyl decline linked to DNA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11023530
Scientists working in Chernobyl find a way to predict which species are likely to be most severely damaged by radioactive contamination.
Sat, 21 Aug 10
Study tracks ocean plastic spread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11031291
US researchers measure the amount of plastic accumulating in a region of the Atlantic Ocean over a 22-year period.
Sat, 21 Aug 10
Dozens of stranded NZ whales die
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11036698
Some 58 pilot whales die after being stranded on a northern New Zealand coast, as volunteers battle to save remaining survivors.
Sat, 21 Aug 10
Leafy veg 'may cut diabetes risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11028825
A diet rich in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, say researchers.
Sat, 21 Aug 10
Greenfinch population plummeting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11037830
A decline in the greenfinch population in the eastern counties has been blamed on an infectious disease.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Oil leak leaves undersea residue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11028622
A study of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak confirms the presence of a residue of toxic chemicals below the sea surface.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Universe 'likely to grow forever'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11030889
A galactic magnifying glass shows the Universe will probably expand forever, resulting in a slow death.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Bat and moth arms race revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11010458
A pair of studies cast light on a new strategy one bat uses to catch moths, and the way one moth deals with the threat.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Criminals' walk 'could trap them'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-hampshire-11025318
The way people walk could be used as a powerful surveillance tool, a nine-month study has revealed.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Urine could be renewable source
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11023725
A research team at Heriot-Watt University investigates whether urine could be used as a source of renewable energy.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Climate protest camp targets RBS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11020007
Dozens of climate change protesters set up camp close to the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Best of wildlife photos revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11028349
One of the world's most prestigious natural history photography competitions completes its annual search for entries.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Churchill's butterflies take to the skies once again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11025174
For the first time in half a century, butterflies are being bred at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's Kent home.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Egg thief filmed dangling over nests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11027954
Footage has emerged of convicted rare egg smuggler Jeffrey Lendrum lowering himself from a helicopter in Canada to reach a nest.
Fri, 20 Aug 10
Falcons 'victims of human greed'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11024923
Jeffrey Lendrum has admitted attempting to smuggle rare bird eggs out of Britain. Guy Shorrock from the RSPB told the BBC's Claire Marshall the birds were ''victims of human greed'' and Lendrum stood to make ''tens of thousands of pounds'' from his crimes.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
'Terror bird' was prize fighter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11013735
Scientists show how the giant, flightless terror birds that roamed South America for millions of years would have taken down their prey.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Disease threat to UK garden birds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11013507
A disease that first emerged in 2005 is killing large numbers of greenfinches and chaffinches, researchers say.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Double earthquake caused tsunami
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11013048
A strange double earthquake triggered the Tonga tsunami that killed 192 people in September 2009, scientists say.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Light shed on black hole mystery
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11011118
Discovery of a rare magnetic star challenges theories about the origin of black holes, astronomers claim.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Fossils may be 'earliest animals'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11001132
Small, irregularly shaped fossils from South Australia could be the oldest remains of simple animal life found to date.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Did life on Earth evolve twice?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8923000/8923565.stm
Dr Adam Maloof explains how the discovery of a sponge fossil shows animals evolved 90 million years earlier than previously thought
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Protecting the UK's rarest coral
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11014725
The waters around Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel are home to more species of marine life than any other part of Britain.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Plant grows eight metres in two months
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11011352
A Cornwall couple said they returned from holiday to find a plant in their garden had grown 26ft (8m) high.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
US astronauts to be first twins in space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11007769
Two US astronauts may become the first twins to be flying in space at the same time.
Thu, 19 Aug 10
Green promises
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10981853
How is the UK's coalition living up to its environmental aims?
Wed, 18 Aug 10
'No human link' to mammoth demise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11000635
A new study suggests that woolly mammoths died out because of dwindling grasslands - rather than being hunted to extinction by humans.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Sex or death for trembling aspen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11003684
Certain trees can clone themselves suggesting they could live forever and avoid extinction, but a new study dashes their hopes.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Satellite tracks Pakistan floods
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10991541
Europe's Smos "water satellite" uses its innovative sensor to track the saturated soils of flood-stricken Pakistan.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
City bees eat better than their farmland cousins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10998318
Research from the Bee Part Of It campaign shows that farmlands provide a poorer diet than urban landscapes.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Polar bear threat to Scotland-bound geese
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-10988316
An Arctic expedition finds polar bears are preying on the eggs of geese who migrate to the south of Scotland each year.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Time to close the global energy gap
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8921985.stm
Universal access to modern energy sources can help make progress towards a number of Millennium Development Goals.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Rare giraffe revealed to public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11006992
One of the world's rarest giraffes has been born in captivity in the UK
Wed, 18 Aug 10
High-tech poachers who target rhinos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-10999487
The South African wildlife service says poaching of rhinos is escalating at an unprecedented rate.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Project gives hope for grey seals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10995456
Conservationists are hoping a project on the Cornish coastline will help increase the numbers of grey seals by providing them with sanctuary.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Predicting your local micro-climate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10995401
Residents of one of small village are looking to their local weatherman for their forecasts.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
How business should learn from animals
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8919616.stm
Author Peter Miller discussed with Katty Kay his findings on the subject of the science of 'swarming' and its links between the animal kingdom and humans.
Wed, 18 Aug 10
Taiwan zoo faces fine over 'liger' cubs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-10994934
Two newborn liger cubs - the offspring of a lion and a tiger - have been unveiled at a private zoo in Taiwan but have upset animal rights groups.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Human link to giant turtle's end
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10970082
Humans may have been responsible for driving giant turtles to extinction 3,000 years ago, according to a new study.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Bacteria 'have a sense of smell'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10985313
A common type of bacteria has surprised researchers by demonstrating the ability to "smell" chemicals in the air.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Space station cooling fault fixed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10986130
International Space Station astronauts finish repairs to a faulty cooling system after a third spacewalk.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Patrick Moore UFO film identified
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-10985156
A science fiction film featuring astronomer Sir Patrick Moore is unearthed, more than 50 years since it was filmed in the grounds of an Irish country estate.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Squabbling pair of rare rhinos' new 'lovenest'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-10983513
A "honeymoon suite" for two rare rhinos has opened at a Nepal zoo in the latest attempt to encourage the pair to mate.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Global solar powered car rally begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-10991491
Teams from three continents have set off from the Place des Nations in Geneva with their electric cars on the longest and greenest race of all time, called the Zero Race.
Tue, 17 Aug 10
Third ISS repair spacewalk begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10986968
Astronauts are continuing repairs on the International Space Station's cooling system.
Mon, 16 Aug 10
Russia ban on grain export begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-10977955
A ban on grain exports imposed by Russia after wildfires devastated crops comes into force, a move likely to push up bread prices.
Mon, 16 Aug 10
'More call' for opencast mining
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10977640
Applications for opencast mining on greenfield sites are likely to increase to meet the UK's demand for energy, the British Geological Survey says.
Mon, 16 Aug 10
Increase in 'warm water' dolphins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-10980145
Warmer seas could be responsible for a change in the type of dolphins spotted off the North East coast.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Sun's 'quiet period' explained
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10967292
Changes in the way that plasma circulates in the Sun may help explain prolonged period of weak solar activity.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Home computers discover rare star
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10959590
Three "citizen scientists" discover a rare astronomical object using the processing power of their home computers.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Wave energy cable laying halted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cornwall-10968890
A multi-million pound project to create a testing platform for wave energy devices in Cornwall is halted.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
MoD blast mixture 'unauthorised'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10971734
US officials did not authorised the use of a chemical mixture that killed a government scientist in an explosives accident in Essex, an inquest hears.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Peru battles killer vampire bats
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10960389
Peru sends medical teams to the Amazon to tackle a rabies outbreak after vampire bats bite 500 people and four children die.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Star's quiet death yields a high-energy find
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10964237
Astronomers find that novae - the relatively quiet death of certain stars - emit the highest-energy rays known to nature.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
First wild beavers in 400 years born in Scottish forest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-10951209
The first newborn beavers born in the wild since their re-introduction to the UK last year are spotted in a Scottish forest.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Rare crocodiles snap at London move
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10970975
Two Cuban crocodiles have been moved from a Denmark zoo into the London Aquarium
Sat, 14 Aug 10
What makes a computer super?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10859175
A new supercomputer is transforming the way research is conducted at the University of Southampton.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Mosquito hunters comb Mumbai
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-10965062
The Indian monsoon season provides mosquitos with the ideal breeding ground, and in Mumbai cases of malaria are on the rise.
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Flood science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10958760
Is climate change reponsible for Pakistan's recent floods?
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Moon fleet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10960409
Superpowers battle to be next to the Moon
Sat, 14 Aug 10
Bloodhound diary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10961107
The land speed record team goes on the road with their "show car"
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Cattle 'cloned from dead animals'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10951108
Some of the cattle cloned to boost food production in the US have been created from the cells of dead animals.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Scientist will live as an Inuit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10955024
A Cambridge University researcher will set out on Sunday on a year-long expedition to document the threatened Inughuit culture.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Asteroid found in space graveyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10954453
Astronomers have discovered a new Trojan asteroid in a space graveyard near Neptune
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Meteor spectacle 'set to dazzle'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10941034
Sky-watchers could be in for "fantastic views" over the next two days as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Haiti quake caused by 'new fault'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10944024
This devastating earthquake in Haiti in January was caused by a previously unknown fault, say scientists.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Largest tidal turbine is unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-10942856
A device thought to the largest tidal energy turbine to be built in the world is described by its developer as 'simple and robust'.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Scots challenge land speed record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-10950197
A Scottish team is to make the country's first-ever attempt to beat the one litre world land speed record, which stands at 313mph.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Beer-like pour best for champagne
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10953131
Study shows it is best to pour champagne down the inside of the glass "like beer" to maximise its flavour.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Cloned meat - from lab to plate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10951547
Ranchers in the US are using cloning to boost the quality and quantity of the meat they produce. Our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh went there to follow how the process works - from lab to plate.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Massive tidal turbine unveiled in Scotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10952924
What is thought to be the biggest tidal energy turbine in the world has been unveiled in the Scottish Highlands, ahead of testing off Orkney.
Fri, 13 Aug 10
Stinging jellyfish invade Spanish coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-10948267
Beaches in both Alicante, in southern Spain, and near San Sebastian, on its northern coast, have been affected.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Oldest signs of tool-making found
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10938453
Researchers have unearthed evidence that our ancestors used tools and ate meat 800,000 years earlier than thought.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Relic of 'original Earth' exposed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10941026
Arctic rocks may contain a chemical signature dating from just after formation of Earth, scientists claim.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Row over 'million dollar puzzle'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10938302
A claim to have solved one of the most difficult riddles in mathematics is challenged by scientists.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Second spacewalk under way at ISS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10939867
US astronauts begin a second spacewalk to repair vital cooling units on the International Space Station.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Orangutans show talent for mime
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10926301
Orangutans resort to miming to get their messages across in the wild, a study shows.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Cloned cow probe finds third case
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10942050
A third case of meat linked to a cloned cow being sold in the UK has emerged, the Food Standards Agency says.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Speedy solution to Rubik's Cube
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10929159
A 30-year quest to find the minimum number of moves needed to solve every configuration of a Rubik's Cube may have ended.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Images capture giant ice island
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10937784
Nasa satellite images capture the scale of the ice island that broke off the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Second spacewalk to fix ISS cooler
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10943612
NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson embarked on a second spacewalk to repair a vital cooling unit on the International Space Station.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Hospital for threatened sea turtles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10934974
More loggerhead sea turtles nest on the Greek island of Zakynthos than anywhere else in the Mediterranean but they are at risk from the tourist trade.
Thu, 12 Aug 10
'Lie back' and enjoy meteorite shower
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8903000/8903580.stm
Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock explains how to watch the best meteor shower over the UK in recent memory
Thu, 12 Aug 10
Roman 'surprise'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-10937007
Archaeologists hail major buildings find near historic fortress
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Ancient language mystery deepens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10924743
A lingual mystery has arisen in Scotland, surrounding symbols on stones that predate the formation of the country itself.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Ex-Nasa chief survives plane crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-10928024
Former Nasa chief Sean O'Keefe and his teenage son both survive a plane crash in Alaska; former US Senator Ted Stevens is among the dead.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Brains 'wired like the internet'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10925841
Mammal brains are like highly interconnected networks, rather than a chain of command, a study suggests.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Archaeologists dig 'oldest house'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-10929343
Researchers digging at a site in Yorkshire say they have discovered a 6,500-year-old dwelling which could be the oldest house in Britain.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Climate 'linked to Moscow fires'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10919460
Global climate change is partly to blame for the abnormally hot and dry weather in Moscow, cloaked in a haze of smoke from wildfires, researchers say.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
US military to attack Moore's Law
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-10924841
Supercomputers one thousand times more powerful than existing machines are being planned by a US defence research agency.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
China landslide death toll soars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-10922991
More than 700 people are confirmed dead after Saturday's landslides in north-west China, and more than 1,000 are still missing.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Pond skaters 'bully females for sex'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10926692
Male pond skaters employ scare tactics to force females into having sex with them, according to new study.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Hot news: UK autumn 'delayed by cold winter'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10925016
Autumn in the UK could be delayed this year with berries ripening and leaves changing colour later than usual, wildlife experts are predicting.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Why send astronauts to asteroids?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8899000/8899887.stm
Astronomer Dr Heather Couper explains why Nasa are hoping to send astronauts to asteroids.
Wed, 11 Aug 10
Controversial catch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-10926201
Iceland defies EU opposition to whaling despite bid to join bloc
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Rice yields falling under warming
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10918591
Rice yields are falling across Asia as average temperatures rise, researchers show - with further declines to come.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Test 'smells' hidden grave sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10919441
A technique to measure the presence of the chemical markers of decomposing flesh could outperform veteran sniffer dogs.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
BP deposits $3bn in relief fund
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-10917007
BP makes its first deposit of $3bn (£1.8bn) into a $20bn account to pay for the oil spill after finishing talks with the US Department of Justice.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Third repair attempt for ISS crew
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10917225
Nasa expects to conduct a third spacewalk to repair a vital cooling system on the International Space Station.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Moscow deaths double in heatwave
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-10912658
Moscow's health chief confirms the mortality rate has doubled as a heatwave and wildfire smog continue to grip the Russian capital.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
UK 'on track' with nuclear power
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-10910898
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne insists the government is committed to plans for new nuclear power plants after a call for reassurance to investors.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
How to get World Heritage status
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10894625
Ancient ruins in a south London car park could be shortlisted for World Heritage Site status. Rajini Vaidyanathan finds out what criteria need to be fulfilled.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Cranes return after 400 year absence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10913150
Cranes are being reintroduced to the West Country 400 years after they were last regularly seen in the area.
Tue, 10 Aug 10
Conservationists begin mass 'frog hunt'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10910291
Conservationists are preparing to scout the world for traces of amphibian species that are believed to be extinct, but may just be clinging to existence.
Mon, 9 Aug 10
Hunt for 'extinct' frogs begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10859989
Conservationists begin a series of expeditions aimed at finding remnants of amphibian species believed to be extinct.
Mon, 9 Aug 10
Bees 'cleverer in the morning'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-10892913
Honeybees are better at learning in the morning, according to a study, which suggests that this may help the insects gather nectar.