Moon probe returns first images

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:17 GMT

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.

No safe haven for rarest antelope

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:40:19 GMT

Hopes are dashed that some of the few remaining hirola antelope have managed to colonise new, safer territory.

New dinosaurs found in Australia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:58 GMT

Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.

Climate change is shrinking sheep

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:38:03 GMT

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.

Planck achieves ultra-cold state

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:31:54 GMT

Europe's Planck telescope reaches its operating temperature, making it the coldest object in space.

Amur tigers on 'genetic brink'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:54:47 GMT

The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found.

World 'still losing biodiversity'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:45 GMT

Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns.

Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:23:19 GMT

TerreStar-1, the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite, is put in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket.

How honeybee mobs smother giant hornets to death

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:02 GMT

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.

UK-born astronauts are to receive a commemorative pin

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:38:11 GMT

The five British-born individuals who have flown in space are being honoured with a commemorative pin.

Earth Watch

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:18:46 GMT

Environmentally, is climate change our biggest concern?

Floating future

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:06:09 GMT

All kinds of boats provide services to Bangladeshis

Final moments

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:03:56 GMT

How Air France debris gives clues to jet's break-up

Fergus On Flu

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:29 GMT

Flu predictions should come with a health warning

Video gaga

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:06 GMT

Surveillance camera footage sheds light on baby babble

Space ambitions

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:03:25 GMT

US moonwalker Buzz Aldrin looks to new frontiers

Watching whalers and whales in Madeira

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:50:09 GMT

A compromise on whaling that just may work

China 'unfairly seen as eco-villain'

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:46:32 GMT

China's insatiable appetite for resources has led to the nation being unfairly portrayed as the world's biggest environmental villain.

Ant mega-colony takes over world

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:41:35 GMT

Ants living on three continents belong to the same colony, the largest of its kind ever known.

Huge declines in woodland birds

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:51:48 GMT

Numbers of 18 woodland bird species have crashed.

Gene clues to schizophrenia risk

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:04:47 GMT

A team of scientists identifies thousands of tiny genetic variations which raise the risk of schizophrenia.

Herschel captures galaxy image

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:21:56 GMT

The European Space Agency releases a stunning combination image of the spiral "Whirlpool Galaxy".

UK 'yet to embrace space tourism'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:18:19 GMT

Virgin Galactic boss Will Whitehorn says the UK needs a proper regulatory framework to expand private spaceflight activity in the country.

Most complete Earth map devised

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:07:49 GMT

The most complete terrain map, covering 99% of the Earth's surface, has been published and will be free to use.

Daily sex 'best for good sperm'

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:04:17 GMT

Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research finds.

Chimpanzees learn from video demo

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:38:39 GMT

Copycat chimps build their own tools after watching a video demonstration, says a team of British scientists.

Tags to help solve puffin decline

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:50:55 GMT

Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why puffin numbers at one of the UK's key colonies have fallen by a third.

Dinosaur mummy yields secrets

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:59:02 GMT

A beautifully preserved dinosaur found in the US retains remarkable detail of skin cells.

Mobile pollution sensors deployed

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:37:50 GMT

Cyclists, buses, cars and even pedestrians become mobile pollution detectors in a UK-based scientific project.

Wind 'can revolutionise UK power'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:20:00 GMT

Britain can massively expand wind power by 2030 without suffering power cuts, a report says.