Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
2010-09-06 08:18:12
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.

Insect brains to fight MRSA
2010-09-06 07:08:39
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

Century man
2010-09-06 06:52:24
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?

Blair in climate inaction warning
2010-09-05 19:09:15
Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.

Danish rocketeers postpone launch
2010-09-05 09:43:48
A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.

Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast
2010-09-05 04:03:14
The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.

Death of a star
2010-09-05 04:03:14
The Hubble telescope re-images supernova first seen in 1987

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
2010-09-03 19:56:38
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

Plans for solar 'close encounter'
2010-09-03 12:44:59
Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.

Nasa plans for solar 'close encounter'
2010-09-03 12:44:59
Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.

Panda twins delight Japanese zoo
2010-09-03 11:47:29
New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.

Wolves fail to halt aspen decline
2010-09-03 11:20:39
The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.

Island 'super-sized' mice studied
2010-09-03 06:59:14
Researchers begin a study of the 'super-sized' mice found on a tiny Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides.

Mighty mouse study on St Kilda
2010-09-03 06:08:23
Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.

Sharks swarm off Australian coast
2010-09-03 04:07:49
Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.

Earl weakens as it nears US coast
2010-09-03 00:16:25
Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears the US East Coast, though officials warn it remains 'large and powerful'.

Now you see it...
2010-09-02 22:45:03
Inside the Royal Navy's powerful and stealthy attack submarine

Technique to trace persistent CFCs
2010-09-02 20:49:58
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone hole.

Openness urged on UK's emissions
2010-09-02 20:49:34
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.

Once bitten
2010-09-02 19:42:04
Why bed-bugs are on the march again