Did the Universe need a creator?
2010-09-02 19:27:04
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, the physicist and mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has said.

Creation was Godless says Hawking
2010-09-02 18:25:32
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.

'Lights out' help migratory birds
2010-09-02 13:52:21
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings.

Ants protect trees from elephants
2010-09-02 12:34:46
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.

Worm brain clue to evolution
2010-09-02 12:29:50
Researchers map the nervous system of worms to try and understand how the human cerebral cortex evolved.

Rare tree flowers after 23 years
2010-09-02 10:29:30
A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

Free kick study boost for footballers
2010-09-02 10:25:05
Dr Andy Harland of Loughborough University analyses what new free-kick trajectory findings mean for footballers.

Making money from Peruvian bird poo
2010-09-02 01:24:26
An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.

Hurricane prompts US evacuations
2010-09-02 00:07:29
Evacuations begin in areas of the US East Coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl, which has strengthened to a category four storm again.

Weather clash causes snowy winter
2010-09-01 20:34:00
The collision of two major weather events can explain unusually large snowfall in the US and Northern Europe, researchers say.

Let it snow
2010-09-01 20:34:00
Rare collision of two weather events caused freak snow storms in Winter 2009-2010, experts say

Greatest free kick 'was no fluke'
2010-09-01 20:15:06
Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 'impossible goal' was not a fluke.

Greatest free-kick 'was no fluke'
2010-09-01 20:15:06
Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 'impossible goal' was not a fluke.

Miracle free-kick 'was no fluke'
2010-09-01 20:15:06
Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 'impossible goal' was not a fluke.

Old star wallows in 'steam bath'
2010-09-01 13:46:11
Europe's Herschel space telescope spies an aging star that has surrounded itself in hot water vapour.

Stone Age funeral feast unearthed
2010-09-01 10:17:29
The remains of a huge 12,000 year old feast have been found in a cave in Northern Israel.

Fishermen welcome new sole quota
2010-09-01 09:48:30
Fishermen from Suffolk and Essex have welcomed a new quota agreement which allows smaller boats to start catching sole again.

Video reveals Titanic's condition
2010-09-01 08:58:06
New pictures have emerged of the shipwreck of the Titanic, almost 25 years since it was first discovered.

Ancient reef uncovered in Pacific
2010-09-01 07:58:41
An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.

Earthquake recorded in North Sea
2010-09-01 07:31:19
An earthquake is recorded in the North Sea about 155 miles east of Aberdeen.