Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:03:51 GMT
French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, a study suggests.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT
The government should do more to curb waste using tax as an incentive, a House of Lords committee has said.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:15 GMT
A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on the web auction site eBay finds that it belongs to a new species.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:04 GMT
Fruit juices may not be as healthy as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is claimed.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:46:36 GMT
Two British men prepare to try and break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:44:22 GMT
A humpback whale calf separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney, Australia, is weakening, observers say.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:52:33 GMT
The Ministry of Defence has concluded a contest to identify robots best suited to battlefield conditions.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:57:07 GMT
In what is thought to be a world first, a wild dolphin is apparently teaching others to tail-walk.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:41:56 GMT
A new technology has been demonstrated that can regulate the temperature of miniature satellites and spacecraft
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:38:50 GMT
The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia has turned out to be a gorilla suit in a block of ice.
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:16:45 GMT
Why reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social ills.
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:07:31 GMT
The decline of primates shows time is running out
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:16:58 GMT
Why lack of water will make it hard to feed ourselves
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:36:03 GMT
UK resort hopes artificial reef will help ride the waves
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:53:32 GMT
Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste victims
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:34:14 GMT
Phoenix gets up close and personal with Martian dust
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:27 GMT
How surgery has been revolutionised over the years
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:22:31 GMT
New approach may make fridges more efficient and quieter
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:21:08 GMT
Humans have an innate ability to do maths even if they do not have the language to express it, research suggests.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:40:44 GMT
A Russian Proton rocket successfully launches one of the biggest commercial satellites ever built - the Inmarsat-4 (I4-F3).
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:38:32 GMT
Scientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:26:24 GMT
Tree trimmings used to make cancer drugs
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:09:12 GMT
A tour around a virtual ant colony, mapped by radar
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:38 GMT
Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror, scientists find, making them the first non-mammal known to do so.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:15:36 GMT
Pedigree dogs suffer from debilitating genetic diseases due to inbreeding, a BBC inquiry concludes.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:57:16 GMT
It will be early next year before up to 10 "eco-towns" planned for England are approved, the government says.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:57:00 GMT
Can Brazil's farms help to feed the world?
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:52:12 GMT
Data from a Greenland ice core indicates that coal burning is the prime source of heavy metal pollution in the Arctic.
