BBC Science/Nature
Smallest planet shrinks in size
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.
4 Jul 2008 at 6:42am
Sulston argues for open medicine
Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says medical profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:06am
Badger cull proposals 'rejected'
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.
4 Jul 2008 at 3:30am
Italy declares Pompeii emergency
Italian ministers declare a "state of emergency" at the ancient ruined city of Pompeii as it sinks deeper into disrepair.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:26pm
Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:57am
Stolen fossils back in Argentina
Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US.
3 Jul 2008 at 10:15pm
Australia 'needs carbon trading'
An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming.
4 Jul 2008 at 6:09am
Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'
Tiny slivers of diamond may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds.
2 Jul 2008 at 12:13pm
Extinction risk 'underestimated'
Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:37am
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report.
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm
Feeling the heat - centuries of knowledge of surviving in world's drylands at...
Centuries of knowledge needed to survive in the world's drylands are being sacrificed in the name of progress.
17 Jun 2008 at 5:45am
Mechanics of curbing climate change
Despite recent criticisms, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism is delivering the goods.
10 Jun 2008 at 7:24am
Climate regrets
Japan rues being bundled into a Kyoto deal
4 Jul 2008 at 9:23am
Machine music
Punk-loving robots pogo in the name of science
4 Jul 2008 at 3:55am
Ocean robbery
Illegal fishing is a blight on nature and the poor
2 Jul 2008 at 6:55pm
Scotsman.com: Science
Putting science back on the right career path
Persuading pupils to view the subject as a serious career path is a priority for business, writes Christopher Mackie
4 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Mammoth task of preservation
IF THERE is one iconic picture of Ice Age humans, it must surely be that of half a dozen muscled prehistoric cavemen surrounding an angry mammoth that they are trying to spear
4 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Science centre staff face axe as funds cut
MORE than a quarter of staff at Glasgow Science Centre are to lose their jobs in a funding cut by the Scottish Government.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Court rules YouTube clips no longer private
INTERNET giant Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has watched any clip on YouTube, the popular online video-sharing service, a US court ruled yes
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Live Science
Breakthrough: Artificial DNA Could Power Future Computers
Chemists claim to have created the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts.
5 Jul 2008 at 11:23am
Teen Pregnancy Pact Just a Rumor
News of a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts is only the latest in several high-profile stories that turned out to be mostly or totally based on myths.
5 Jul 2008 at 10:10am
Police: Text Us Crime Tips
In an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs — to identify criminals using text messages.
5 Jul 2008 at 9:24am
UN Official: Climate Change to Worsen Food Crisis
Urges leaders of the world's richest countries meeting in Japan next week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions within the next dozen years.
5 Jul 2008 at 9:15am
Orangutan Populations Decline Sharply
Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild.
5 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Merger of U.S. Sciences Agencies Proposed
USGS and NOAA should be one, groups says.
5 Jul 2008 at 9:07am
New Paper Tough As Steel
Nanopaper made of gently processed natural cellulose nanofibers is found to have remarkable strength.
5 Jul 2008 at 9:01am
Outdoor BBQ: A 700,000-year-old Ritual
Humans switched to cooked meats and they never looked back.
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm
VIDEO: Bacteria Make Fake Snow Safer
Snow machines at ski resort use a questionable protein/bacteria slush to encourage water to freeze. Newfound microbes may be better.
3 Jul 2008 at 3:05pm
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Nurses forced to use 'workarounds' to ensure medication errors are kept to minimum, study says
3 Jul 2008 at 1:27pm
Yahoo Science
Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply
(AP)
AP - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says.
5 Jul 2008 at 5:05am
UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked
(AP)
AP - The global food crisis will only worsen because of climate change, the U.N. climate chief said Friday, urging leaders of the world's richest countries meeting in Japan next week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions within the next dozen years.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:47pm
Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq
(AP)
AP - Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites.
4 Jul 2008 at 3:48am
Breakthrough: Artificial DNA Could Power Future Computers
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Chemists claim to have created the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts.
5 Jul 2008 at 11:35am
Tropical Storm Bertha speeding over Atlantic
(AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Bertha continues to speed across the Atlantic Ocean.
5 Jul 2008 at 4:34am
Spacecraft Woken for Asteroid Encounter
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A comet-chasing spacecraft has been awoken during its years-long journey so it can study an asteroid it will fly past this September.
5 Jul 2008 at 10:03am
Chinese man gets award for caring for quake pig
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Chinese man who bought an emaciated
pig who survived for 36 days under rubble after May's massive
Sichuan earthquake and promised to care for it for life has
been given an award by an animal rights group.
3 Jul 2008 at 12:02am
Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil
(AP)
AP - Scientists with the Virginia Museum of Natural History have confirmed the discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossil called a stromatolite.
26 Jun 2008 at 3:55pm
NKorea says US, other parties slow on nuclear pact
(AP)
AP - North Korea said Friday it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program until the U.S. and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:38am
No revamp of EU rules on GMO crops: ministerial meeting
(AFP)
AFP - A review of the European Union's procedures for vetting genetically modified crops does not imply the policy will undergo far-reaching change, a French environment minister said Friday.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:32pm
USGS Earthquake Activity
M 2.5, Alaska Peninsula
July 05, 2008 15:27:57 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 10:27am
M 2.6, Nevada
July 05, 2008 13:55:45 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 8:55am
M 2.5, Nevada
July 05, 2008 13:38:01 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 8:38am
M 2.6, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
July 05, 2008 13:31:53 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 8:31am
M 4.6, central Peru
July 05, 2008 13:28:11 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 8:28am
M 5.1, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
July 05, 2008 12:56:15 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 7:56am
M 4.9, Vanuatu
July 05, 2008 12:15:02 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 7:15am
M 3.4, Central Alaska
July 05, 2008 08:36:39 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 3:36am
M 3.2, Virgin Islands region
July 05, 2008 07:50:39 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 2:50am
M 5.1, near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
July 05, 2008 07:49:03 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 2:49am
M 4.6, Panama-Costa Rica border region
July 05, 2008 07:45:14 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 2:45am
M 4.7, eastern Sichuan, China
July 05, 2008 07:00:45 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 2:00am
M 2.7, Arkansas
July 05, 2008 06:58:02 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 1:58am
M 3.6, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
July 05, 2008 05:01:30 GMT
5 Jul 2008 at 12:01am
M 5.0, Sea of Okhotsk
July 05, 2008 02:30:55 GMT
4 Jul 2008 at 9:30pm
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