Double space impact 'killed dinosaurs'
2010-08-27 12:36:42
The dinosaurs were wiped out by at least two space impacts rather than a single strike, say scientists.

Borneo's got talent - copycat octopus impersonates fish
2010-08-27 11:29:42
DNA study of the Indonesian mimic octopus reveals how its ability to impersonate other sea life evolved.

Borneo's got talent - octopus impersonates fish
2010-08-27 11:29:42
DNA study of the Indonesian mimic octopus reveals how its ability to impersonate other sea life evolved.

Copycat octopus impersonates fish
2010-08-27 11:29:42
DNA study of the Indonesian mimic octopus reveals how its ability to impersonate other sea life evolved.

Early humans blamed for cave bears demise
2010-08-27 06:24:23
Early humans drove Ice Age bears to extinction by occupying their caves, scientists claim

Humans caused cave bear demise
2010-08-27 06:24:23
Early humans drove Ice Age bears to extinction by occupying their caves, scientists claim

Space crystals
2010-08-27 06:15:43
Space station could be used to grow a new kind of crystal

Plants send SOS signal to insects
2010-08-27 05:31:37
Plants are able to summon insects to their aid to avoid being eaten by caterpillars, scientists discover.

Wheat genome 'huge challenge'
2010-08-27 02:23:36
Professor Mike Bevan: 'The genome sequence does provide a foundation for an increase in the amount of genetic engineering in wheat'

Lower Ninth five years after Katrina
2010-08-26 19:58:32
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.

Wheat genome boost to food supply
2010-08-26 19:25:18
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.

Breeding hope
2010-08-26 19:16:00
Researchers hope to help protect one of the UK's rarest birds

Tiger cub 'found in stuffed toys'
2010-08-26 16:41:58
A two-month-old tiger cub is found sedated and hidden among stuffed toys in a woman's luggage at Bangkok's international airport.

Particle detector heads for launch
2010-08-26 16:05:52
The .5bn Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives in Florida to make it ready for launch to the space station.

Kepler spies Saturn-sized worlds
2010-08-26 14:23:26
Nasa's Kepler space telescope detects two large planets orbiting a star some 2,000 light-years from Earth.

How Galicia dealt with an oil spill
2010-08-26 10:30:31
Can the recovery of the Galician coast provide inspiration for the fishing and tourism industries in the Gulf of Mexico?

Deep rescue
2010-08-26 06:22:26
The challenge ahead to reach trapped Chile miners

Asia's smallest frog discovered
2010-08-26 05:52:41
Scientists discover one of the world's tiniest frogs when it crawls out of a pitcher plant in a Borneo national park.

Oldest evidence of arrows found
2010-08-26 04:22:24
Researchers in South Africa have revealed the earliest direct evidence of human-made arrows.

Female scientists 'are forgotten'
2010-08-25 22:40:29
Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a famous female scientist, according to a poll organised by the Royal Society.