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What caused the mystery of the Dark Day? (19/5/2012)
What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?... VIDEO: Physicist Higgs visits old school (19/5/2012)
One of the world's leading scientists has paid a visit to his old school in Bristol... VIDEO: Nature in turmoil from wet spring (19/5/2012)
The warm March weather and the wettest April in more than a century have been playing havoc with some of the UK's wildlife.... Rhino poaching risk at UK zoos (19/5/2012)
The threat rhinos face from poachers in some parts of Africa and Asia is now spreading to the UK.... Space launch for chicken outfit (19/5/2012)
A rubber chicken wearing an outfit knitted from plastic bags by a woman from Rugby is to be launched into space by Nasa on Sunday.... Contamination at Kinloss probed (19/5/2012)
RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.... Wild spring weather baffles bugs (19/5/2012)
The wettest April in more than a century has caused problems for many UK butterflies, bees and other bugs, say conservationists.... SpaceX readies historic mission (19/5/2012)
The first privately operated delivery to the space station is set to open a new era in human spaceflight... Inside the mind of the road racer (18/5/2012)
The psychology of choosing to risk your life... VIDEO: A look at 'wind turbines' of the deep (18/5/2012)
The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland.... Rio hotels agree summit price cut (18/5/2012)
The Brazilian government reaches a deal with Rio de Janeiro hotel owners to cut spiralling room prices ahead of a major UN summit in the city.... Trawler catches 'biggest oyster' (18/5/2012)
A Shetland trawler catches what experts believe could be the largest oyster ever found in the UK.... Tidal turbine 'performing well' (18/5/2012)
A subsea turbine which uses tidal power to generate electricity has successfully completed initial tests off Orkney.... Nuclear waste bunker considered (18/5/2012)
A bunker used to store nuclear waste from all over Britain could be built in Kent, under plans being considered by a council.... Apple trees in Highlands mapped (18/5/2012)
The planting of apple trees could be on the rise in the Highlands, according to the maker of a new map.... Whales can adjust their hearing (18/5/2012)
Whales that use sound to navigate are able to adjust the sensitivity of their hearing to protect their ears from loud noises, say scientists.... Citizen science yields moth data (18/5/2012)
About 13,000 moths are captured and recorded by citizen scientists in a project described as the largest of its kind.... Councils 'must lower emissions' (18/5/2012)
Local authorities across the UK should have a statutory duty to combat climate change, government advisors recommend.... UK retains strict animal test law (18/5/2012)
The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.... Japan launches S Korea satellite (18/5/2012)
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.... 'Superflares' from stars counted (18/5/2012)
Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars.... Sticking it where the Sun shines (17/5/2012)
The Scottish scientists trying to put solar power stations in space... Insect clues crack murder probes (17/5/2012)
The maggot expert who is being called in by murder police... Big Picture: The Centaur (17/5/2012)
The best-yet view of the mysterious galaxy Centaurus A... Wildlife Trusts celebrate 100 years (17/5/2012)
The UK Wildlife Trusts celebrate their centenary... VIDEO: Wildlife Trusts celebrates centenary (17/5/2012)
The movement which started the Wildlife Trusts is celebrating its centenary year.... Chemicals 'damage male fertility' (17/5/2012)
A study by Scottish researchers suggests chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging male fertility.... Elgin gas leak 'has been stopped' (17/5/2012)
The gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped, oil firm Total says.... Cutting pollution 'helps hearts' (17/5/2012)
Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... Cameron hears Green Deal concerns (17/5/2012)
Downing Street is about to review the government's flagship Green Deal energy-saving programme after warnings that it is liable to fail.... Action urged on city climate risk (17/5/2012)
Urban areas need additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, such as flooding and rising temperatures, studies show.... Subways share universal structure (17/5/2012)
A study of the world's largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or location.... UK climate fix balloon grounded (17/5/2012)
A pioneering UK project to test technology for a climate "technical fix" has been postponed and perhaps cancelled due to problems with patents and regulations.... Nature's big picture: Beetle tracking (16/5/2012)
The beetles being tracked with tiny transmitters... VIDEO: Hopes for West Country mining (16/5/2012)
Contracts giving a mining company ownership of land in Cornwall which it says it needs for new buildings have been signed.... Tracing the source of the Thames (16/5/2012)
Is the Thames actually longer than the Severn, making it the UK's longest river?... Hen harriers 'being wiped out' (16/5/2012)
Hen harriers are "perilously close" to being wiped out as a breeding bird in England, with just one pair nesting this year, a wildlife charity says.... Work on The Shaft to be sped up (16/5/2012)
Plans are to be accelerated to deal with one of the most controversial areas of the Dounreay nuclear site.... Hain turns to 'vital' barrage bid (16/5/2012)
The MP who recently resigned from the shadow cabinet reveals he is to back a multi-billion-pound barrage across the Severn estuary that could generate 7% of UK electricity.... Gas leak operation gets under way (16/5/2012)
The operation to stop gas leaking from the Elgin platform in the North Sea gets under way.... Fawns use predator 'escape plan' (16/5/2012)
Baby deer choosing better "escape cover" instead of the nearest refuge are more likely to escape predators, a study finds.... Viruses used to power tiny device (16/5/2012)
A US team of researchers develops a way to generate electricity using viruses.... Seabed test mimics carbon release (16/5/2012)
Scientists begin a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site.... Shark attacks: A magnetic solution? (15/5/2012)
How a magnet could save you from a fatal shark attack... VIDEO: Are billions exposed to unsafe water? (15/5/2012)
The UN has greatly downplayed the scale of the global drinking water crisis, research carried out by the BBC suggests.... How are seals returned to sea? (15/5/2012)
After a seal lost for the second time is rescued in Lincolnshire, the BBC News website asks how difficult it is to return seals to the wild.... Scientists protest over funding (15/5/2012)
Scientists plan to deliver a coffin to Downing Street on Tuesday to protest about "the death of British science".... Nature protection 'must improve' (15/5/2012)
Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% decline in wildlife since 1970.... Harrabin's Notes: Safe assumptions (14/5/2012)
How the UN has understated drinking water safety problems... Nature?s toughest mothers (14/5/2012)
How some animal mothers make extreme sacrifices... VIDEO: Feed the birds: Turtle doves' decline (14/5/2012)
Once widespread in England and Wales, the turtle dove is now in serious decline, with only nine birds for every 100 there were in the 70s.... Ecuador searches for Inca emperor's tomb (13/5/2012)
Is an Inca emperor buried in this corner of Ecuador?... Dolphins 'learn waste meal times' (13/5/2012)
Dolphins have figured out how to enjoy a free meal with the whelk waste from a seafood factory, marine researchers believe.... Drought ends in parts of England (13/5/2012)
South-west England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire are no longer in drought following heavy rain in recent weeks, the Environment Agency said.... Judge jails serial egg collector (13/5/2012)
An egg collector from London is jailed for six months and banned from entering Scotland during the nesting season.... Sonic device deployed for Games (13/5/2012)
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a device which can be used as a "sonic weapon" will be deployed in London during the Olympics.... Nature and culture loss 'linked' (13/5/2012)
A study by US researchers highlights a link between the loss of biologically rich areas and a decline in linguistic and cultural diversity.... Radio 4 launches voice experiment (12/5/2012)
Do people who look the same also sound the same?... Gardeners weather storm for Games (12/5/2012)
Will the Olympics be blooming marvellous?... Whatever happened to carbon capture? (12/5/2012)
Whatever happened to carbon capture?... Osprey chick hatches at Glaslyn (12/5/2012)
The first of three osprey chicks hatches at a nest being monitored by the RSPB in North Wales and is thought to be the first in the UK in 2012.... Science bodies lobby G8 on planet (12/5/2012)
Leaders of the global science community have issued joint statements to world leaders meeting at the G8 summit later this month in the US.... Crows know familiar human voices (12/5/2012)
Crows recognise and respond to familiar human voices and the calls of other bird species, according to researchers.... Vesta is 'last of a kind' rock (12/5/2012)
The Vesta asteroid is the only remaining example of the original objects that came together to form the rocky planets like Earth, say scientists.... How would driverless cars change motoring? (11/5/2012)
How might driverless cars change motoring?... VIDEO: BBC space correspondent sees key telescope component close up (11/5/2012)
BBC correspondent Jonathan Amos gets to see the Mid-Infrared Instrument (Miri) close up before its shipment to the US.... VIDEO: Flying into the heart of a storm (11/5/2012)
Scientists have flown through the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to understand the causes of heavy rainfall.... Corgi interest boosted by Jubilee (11/5/2012)
The Queen's favourite breed of dog - the corgi - has seen a boost in popularity in her Diamond Jubilee year, according to the Kennel Club.... Liberty rocket targets 2015 debut (11/5/2012)
The industrial team that aims to make an astronaut launcher by marrying parts of the shuttle and the Ariane rocket says it intends to fly crew from 2015.... Flight heads into heart of storm (11/5/2012)
Scientists have flown through the heart of a turbulent weather system in a bid to understand the causes of heavy rainfall.... Oldest Mayan calendar unearthed (11/5/2012)
Archaeologists report a striking find in Guatemala of the first Mayan art on a wall, as well as the oldest known Mayan calendar.... VIDEO: Tornado damages trees and homes (10/5/2012)
A tornado has been reported in parts of Oxfordshire during a storm which caused damage to trees and roof tiles.... VIDEO: 'Warm sea' killed pelicans in Peru (10/5/2012)
Scientists blame rise in sea temperatures for death of thousands of pelicans in Peru.... AUDIO: Why are there not more women in science? (10/5/2012)
Professor Lesley Yellowlees, the Royal Society of Chemistry's president-elect, on why she believes Great Britain is half a century behind the United States when it comes to opportunities for women in science.... AUDIO: Telescope 'to see things Hubble can't' (10/5/2012)
Dr Eric Smith, deputy director for the James Webb Space Telescope at Nasa, on plans to build a space telescope that's bigger and better than the Hubble.... VIDEO: Hunting the world's worst alien invader (10/5/2012)
On the hunt for the brown tree snake - one of the worst invasive species in the world.... School wind turbines turned off (10/5/2012)
Wind turbines at 16 schools in the Highlands have been turned off amid concerns about the planning and installation of the devices.... Fishing ban over radiation fear (10/5/2012)
Emergency legislation is passed by Scottish ministers to prevent fishing in the Dalgety Bay area of Fife.... Smallest mammoths found on Crete (10/5/2012)
The smallest mammoth ever known to have existed roamed the island of Crete millions of years ago, researchers say.... Turtle dove rescue mission begins (10/5/2012)
Conservationists launch what they call an urgent mission to save the turtle dove from extinction in the UK.... 'First light' instrument ready (10/5/2012)
One of Europe's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope - an instrument that will help identify the first stars to shine in the Universe - is built and ready to ship to the US.... AUDIO: Fracking 'could be part of the answer' (9/5/2012)
Lord Smith, chair of the Environment Agency, explains why the agency has decided that fracking should be allowed in the UK.... VIDEO: Tornado whips through Oxfordshire (9/5/2012)
A tornado has been reported in parts of Oxfordshire during a storm which caused damage to trees and roof tiles on Monday.... Humpbacks intervene in whale hunt (9/5/2012)
The unusual sight of humpback whales intervening in a killer whale hunt has been caught on camera by a BBC/National Geographic film crew.... Huge wind farm backed by minister (9/5/2012)
The highest-generating onshore wind farm in England and Wales is given the go-ahead for development in south Wales.... Gaia creator rows back on climate (9/5/2012)
The scientific maverick James Lovelock says climate catastrophe is not so certain as he previously suggested.... Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth' (8/5/2012)
Giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence, say scientists.... Paraguay indigenous skull returns (7/5/2012)
The skull of an indigenous Paraguayan girl kidnapped more a century ago is returned to her community for burial from a museum in Berlin.... Peru beach alert over dead birds (7/5/2012)
Scientists in Peru hunt the cause of the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pelicans on the coast in the north of the country.... 'Supermoon' graces the night sky (7/5/2012)
A "supermoon", bigger and brighter than usual, is seen in the night sky as it comes closer to the Earth - bringing with it the chance of higher tides.... Saving baby (6/5/2012)
How rescuing an orphan monkey can help safeguard a species... VIDEO: Tagged cuckoos complete journey (6/5/2012)
Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.... Pioneering coastal path opened (6/5/2012)
The first coastal path network to cover an entire country is officially opened, covering 870 miles of Wales.... VIDEO: Washes nesting season washed out (5/5/2012)
Torrential rain has washed out the nesting season at the RSPB nature reserve on the Ouse Washes in Cambridgeshire, which have been turned into an inland sea.... Rain and floods 'bad for birds' (5/5/2012)
The RSPB says recent heavy rain and flooding has had a disastrous impact on many of its nature reserves.... Data sheds light on glacier speed (5/5/2012)
Greenland's glaciers are not speeding up as much as previously thought and may be contributing "significantly less" to sea-level rise, a study says.... Tagged cuckoos complete journey (5/5/2012)
Two cuckoos fitted with satellite tracking devices return to the UK, revealing new information about the threatened birds' migration.... The return of the heritage crops (4/5/2012)
Do strawberries taste as good as they used to?... Wave hunters look to the future (4/5/2012)
The project to detect gravitational waves in space has been put on the back-burner... AUDIO: How do you react to horrible sounds? (4/5/2012)
Why are some people more affected than others by horrible sounds? 18-year-old amateur scientist Izzy Thomlinson and her mentor Professor Trevor Cox explain why they want to find out how people's personalities change how they respond to certain sounds.... Horrible noises in Radio 4 test (4/5/2012)
A student launches a national experiment to find which noises are the most horrible, as part of a Radio 4 hunt for outstanding amateur scientists.... 'Chicken' frogs survive in new home (4/5/2012)
Critically endangered frogs that were reintroduced to the Caribbean island of Montserrat are surviving, say conservationists.... Pond bugs hooked in sex struggle (4/5/2012)
Pond skater males have evolved elaborate antennae due to sexual struggles with females, say researchers.... Big picture: 'Hot dust' near Orion's belt (3/5/2012)
A stunning look at stars forming in a distant nebula... AUDIO: 'Please don't destroy our crop' (3/5/2012)
Can there be a meeting of minds between researchers into genetically-modified crops and those who are deeply hostile to the technology?... Dry winter 'could see standpipes' (3/5/2012)
Standpipes could be needed in the streets next year if England faces another dry winter, the environment secretary warns.... Climate makes even earlier blooms (3/5/2012)
Researchers are surprised by how much earlier plants begin flowering when at elevated temperatures - a far greater effect than models predict.... Europe selects Jupiter mission (3/5/2012)
The European Space Agency is to mount a billion-euro mission to Jupiter and its icy moons, launching in 2022.... How much rain is needed to ease the drought? (2/5/2012)
How much more rain is needed to relieve the drought?... Automata in the modern age (2/5/2012)
Mechanical moving figures being brought back to life... Sensitive beasts (2/5/2012)
Why cockroaches need all the friends they can get... AUDIO: How to confuse hairy caterpillars (2/5/2012)
Potentially deadly exotic caterpillars are invading Britain, according to the Daily Mail. Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum at Kew Gardens explains what they are and their dangers.... Badger U-turn 'based on science' (2/5/2012)
A decision to abandon a cull of badgers was based on science and the law, not politics, says First Minister Carwyn Jones.... Most northerly dolphins 'stable' (2/5/2012)
The world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins, off the Scottish coast, is "stable", according to research.... Science exams easier, Ofqual says (2/5/2012)
GCSEs and A-levels in geography and science are easier than they were 10 years ago, the exams watchdog Ofqual warns.... Antarctic lake mission key tests (2/5/2012)
Training begins for a pioneering UK project to search for life in a lake hidden beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet.... 'Talk to us' plea by GM crop team (2/5/2012)
Scientists developing genetically genetically modified wheat ask campaigners to come for a chat rather than ruin their experimental plots.... In pictures: Bletchley Park decay (1/5/2012)
Artistic impressions from inside the ageing walls of Bletchley Park... Rio: Money flows and commitment woes (1/5/2012)
Are the Rio+20 summit talks on track to deliver a sustainable future?... VIDEO: Experts call for shark awareness (1/5/2012)
The UK waters are warmer than usual, with marine experts calling on the public to report sightings of basking sharks this summer.... Nightclub scraps live zebra plan (1/5/2012)
A nightclub manager says he has been forced to cancel plans to hire a live zebra after complaints from animal rights groups.... New cygnet means summer is here (1/5/2012)
A cygnet hatching in Abbotsbury is the earliest ever since records began in 1393.... Scientist resigns over TB U-turn (1/5/2012)
A scientist who advises on the control of bovine TB resigns over the Welsh government's reversal of a planned badger cull.... Call for clarity on wind turbines (1/5/2012)
Campaigners call for a limit on how many onshore wind farms will be built in England, but the industry says opponents already have enough of a voice.... Family disputes create rebel bees (1/5/2012)
Worker bees rebel when faced with the prospect of raising their nephews and nieces, research finds.... April is the wettest in 100 years (1/5/2012)
This has been the wettest April in the UK for over a century, with some areas seeing three times their usual monthly average, Met Office figures show.... VIDEO: The real-life Robinson Crusoe (30/4/2012)
An 86-year-old Yorkshire man, Brendon Grimshaw may have lived alone for many years on the tiny island paradise of Moyenne in the Seychelles in the middle of the Indian Ocean since he bought it in 1962 for £8000, but he is rarely lonely.... Peru investigates pelican deaths (30/4/2012)
Scientists in Peru are told told to investigate the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pelicans on the coast in the north of the country.... Experts call for shark awareness (30/4/2012)
Experts ask the public to report any summer sightings of basking sharks in UK waters, but to keep a "respectful and legal distance".... Call for trespass history lessons (28/4/2012)
How a mass trespass was a defining moment in UK history... Skylon: A British dream of space (28/4/2012)
David Shukman on Skylon - developing a re-usable spacecraft... One maths formula and the financial crash (28/4/2012)
Can mathematicians be blamed for the financial crash?... Ireland's 50ft waves (28/4/2012)
Waves the size of houses rise and fall off the coast of Ireland... UN head backs 2012 green efforts (28/4/2012)
The head of the UN's Environment Programme, Achim Steiner, backs the green measures adopted by the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games.... Sea sediments tell of past quakes (28/4/2012)
Previous earthquakes that rivalled the March 2011 Tohoku tremor in size may be recorded in sediment samples just recovered from the seafloor off Japan.... 'GPS brain cells' seen in pigeons (28/4/2012)
A group of brain cells in pigeons are shown to sense details of magnetic fields, a major find in the long-standing question of how they navigate.... Farming 'spread by migrant wave' (28/4/2012)
A new study of DNA from ancient remains provides further evidence that farming was spread to Europe by a wave of migrants.... Key tests for spaceplane project (28/4/2012)
UK engineers begin critical tests on the innovative Sabre engine technology that is designed to take a spaceplane into orbit in a single flight stage.... Confusion reigns in green revolution (27/4/2012)
Confusion reigns among the foot soldiers of the "green energy revolution"... VIDEO: Space Orbiter's mission to the sun (27/4/2012)
The European Space Agency has signed a contract to send a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before.... Brazil passes divisive forest law (27/4/2012)
Brazil's Congress approves controversial changes to the country's forest code which environmentalists say will spur Amazon deforestation.... Tiny sharks provide glowing clue (27/4/2012)
Pygmy sharks, which glow to camouflage themselves, reveal some of the evolutionary origins of luminescent sharks, say scientists.... Whitehall mulls new science chief (27/4/2012)
The director of the Wellcome Trust is among the candidates being considered for the post of UK chief scientific adviser.... Green energy 'cheap within years' (27/4/2012)
Renewables can be a cheap form of energy within years, Prime Minister David Cameron says, as governments aim for global spread of clean power.... World's glaciers 'out of balance' (27/4/2012)
Earth's glaciers are seriously out of balance with the global climate and are already committed to losing almost 40% of their volume, a study reports.... A-level sciences 'lacking maths' (27/4/2012)
A-level science exams do not contain enough maths to allow students to study the subjects at university, say experts.... Can we count animal extinctions? (26/4/2012)
Can we count how many species are becoming extinct?... In Pictures: 'World's most endangered tribe' (26/4/2012)
A look at what campaigners call world's most endangered tribe... Space jumper hails boyhood hero (26/4/2012)
Daredevil skydiver's admiration for jump hero... Food: Organic growth? (26/4/2012)
Conventional farming produces higher yields than organic - but are yields the only issue?... VIDEO: 'A month's worth of rain' expected (26/4/2012)
As much as a month's worth of rain could fall in Wales and the south of England over the next few days, but water companies say it will not be enough to replenish reservoirs.... VIDEO: US develops foot-and-mouth vaccine (26/4/2012)
The BBC has gained rare access to a high-security US research facility where scientists have developed a new vaccine against a devastating animal disease, foot-and-mouth.... VIDEO: Skydiver: 'Fear keeps you awake' (26/4/2012)
Adventurer Felix Baumgartner is planning to skydive from an altitude of 120,000 feet (36.7 km) this summer.... Trump 'lured' into opening resort (26/4/2012)
Tycoon Donald Trump has said he was "lured" into building a £1bn golf resort in Scotland with assurances that a nearby wind farm would not go ahead.... Brazil delays key forest law vote (26/4/2012)
Brazil's Congress delays a final vote on controversial changes to the country's forest code which environmentalists say will spur Amazon deforestation.... Songbirds gang up with neighbours (26/4/2012)
Great tits are more likely to gang up against predators if neighbours they know are being threatened, say scientists.... Uni spent £112k on Climategate PR (26/4/2012)
The University of East Anglia spent £112,000 on public relations advice during the so-called 'climategate' affair, it emerges.... German satellite on 'berg watch' (26/4/2012)
The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X is returning regular images of the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, to try to catch the birth of a giant berg.... Agency plea over climate warning (26/4/2012)
Leading energy ministers have been told the world is on track for a temperature increase of 6C unless they change priorities.... Green energy 'must be affordable' (26/4/2012)
Renewable energy sources must become "financially sustainable" if they are to meet the world's needs, David Cameron is to say.... Ocean driving Antarctic ice loss (26/4/2012)
Most of the ice being lost from Antarctica is going as a result of warm water eating the fringes of the continent, a new study confirms.... Population and consumption 'key' (26/4/2012)
Over-consumption in rich countries and rapid population growth in the poorest both need to be tackled to put humanity on a sustainable path, a report says.... Unlocking the secrets of the human voice (25/4/2012)
Scientists unravel the secrets behind human speech... VIDEO: Mining asteroids for gold and platinum (25/4/2012)
Details have been emerging of the plan by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources.... Ornamental fish 'thief' was otter (25/4/2012)
Police withdraw an appeal for information over an ornamental fish theft after discovering an otter was probably to blame.... Ancient virus DNA thrives in us (25/4/2012)
Traces of ancient viruses which infected our ancestors millions of years ago are more widespread in us than previously thought.... Fishermen unhappy at marine zone (25/4/2012)
Consultation is under way on plans to protect key marine habitats around Wales, but the proposals have brought criticism from some fishermen.... 'Snowball fight' in Saturn ring (25/4/2012)
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn captures evidence of km-sized balls of ice plunging through one of the planet's main rings - its F-ring... New Scots walking route planned (24/4/2012)
A new trail from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde is proposed, which would be named after environmentalist John Muir.... Red feathers link to eye damage (24/4/2012)
Birds with red, orange or chestnut feathers are more likely to suffer from cataracts, according to researchers.... Public 'back wind farm subsidies' (24/4/2012)
More Britons than not regard subsidies for wind power as a good deal, an opinion poll suggests on the eve of a major clean energy conference.... Meerkat underdogs solve problems (24/4/2012)
Subordinate members of meerkat troops are the best problem-solvers, say scientists who set the sociable creatures tasks to test their intelligence.... Renewables 'help jobs and growth' (24/4/2012)
Renewable energy supports 110,000 jobs in the UK and could support 400,000 by 2020, a report says, as well as generating export revenue.... In pictures: Rare British butterflies (23/4/2012)
Images of rare butterflies helped by 2011's hot spring... In pictures: Mexico volcano alert (23/4/2012)
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to roar... Inside Mexico's climate revolution (21/4/2012)
Why Mexico is following the UK in setting legally-binding long-term climate targets... Sharp eye sees crippled Envisat (21/4/2012)
Europe's troubled flagship Earth observer, Envisat, is pictured by another spacecraft flying just underneath it.... Trick spots CO2 from fossil fuels (21/4/2012)
Researchers prove a novel method of determining whether atmospheric CO2 was created by natural sources or by the burning of fossil fuels.... Badger cull plans to be reviewed (21/4/2012)
Government plans to cull badgers in England are to to be reviewed in the High Court following a legal challenge by the Badger Trust.... In pictures: Guardian dogs at work (20/4/2012)
Keeping large predators away from cattle and sheep... Disappointed astronomers battle on (20/4/2012)
Astronomers take stock after X-ray mission is rebuffed... VIDEO: Space shuttle arrives at new home (20/4/2012)
Retired Nasa space shuttle Discovery has arrived at its new home, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center.... Plan to build islands in estuary (20/4/2012)
Plans to build 12 man-made islands as part of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary are revived by a Welsh businessman.... Salmond 'withheld' wind farm news (20/4/2012)
First Minister Alex Salmond has been accused of withholding news that a major wind farm project in Scotland had been scrapped.... Galileo payload milestone reached (20/4/2012)
British manufacturer SSTL completes the first of 22 spacecraft payloads for Galileo - Europe's version of the American Global Positioning System (GPS).... 'Extreme Universe' puzzle deepens (20/4/2012)
Researchers go hunting for the source of the highest-energy particles we know of, and rule out one of the two presumed sources.... Rare UK butterflies 'bounce back' (20/4/2012)
Warm, dry weather leads to a significant rise in the numbers of rare butterflies in the UK, a study suggests.... DNA reveals polar bear's origins (20/4/2012)
The polar bear evolved from the brown bear about 600,000 years ago, according to new genetic data.... Evolution seen in 'synthetic DNA' (20/4/2012)
Researchers create artificial DNA and RNA molecules that interact with their natural counterparts, hinting at future "synthetic genetics".... Tracing my ancestry back to the Stone Age (19/4/2012)
I am part Neanderthal - and so might you be... Scientists create toxic glow fish (19/4/2012)
Fish that glow green when put in polluted water have been created in a British lab.... Mexico raises volcano alert level (19/4/2012)
Mexico raises the alert level around the Popocatepetl volcano after it begins spewing ash and steam.... UK outsources pollution, MPs warn (19/4/2012)
Carbon emissions from goods imported in the UK are rising faster than the domestic fall in greenhouse gases, MPs say.... Gravity disturbs bees' dancing (19/4/2012)
Honey bees "dancing" to explain directions to flowers to other bees make more errors due to gravity when performing horizontally, say researchers.... Electron's split personality seen (19/4/2012)
Researchers see electrons turning into a never-before-seen "quasi-particle" that carries the electron's properties around in a material.... Carbon capture 'needs certainty' (19/4/2012)
Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas CO2 from power stations is viable - but long-term government support will be needed, a report says.... What is a drought and its impacts? (18/4/2012)
What impact could continued reduced rainfall have on wildlife?... Listening to the 'music of the stars' (18/4/2012)
Listening to the insides of stars... VIDEO: 3D printer developed for drugs (18/4/2012)
Researchers at Glasgow University develop a revolutionary new process using 3D technology to print drugs.... VIDEO: Discovery makes Washington flypast (18/4/2012)
The retired space shuttle Discovery has landed after a flypast over the centre of Washington, on its way to retirement in a national museum....
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