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Scheme 'can cut extra emissions'

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:52:19 GMT

A new business scheme could slash energy bills and cut carbon emissions by 50% more than anticipated, a study will claim.

Law change call for space flight

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:33:09 GMT

A law change is needed before Scotland can be considered as a launch site for commercial space flights, Virgin Galactic says.

Studies 'overstate species risks'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMT

Some large-scale studies appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity, a study suggests.

Leaders 'likely' to go to summit

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:48 GMT

At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.

Minister 'backs adviser autonomy'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:24:37 GMT

The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says.

Horse genome unlocked by science

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:38 GMT

The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.

Scientists urge respect on advice

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:02:23 GMT

Senior academics call on the UK government to respect the independence and freedom of its scientific advisers.

Babies 'cry in mother's tongue'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:38:56 GMT

German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb.

How 'spirit bears' use their appearance to fish successfully

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:23:29 GMT

Being invisible to fish is what helps a rare white morph of black bear, known as a spirit bear, survive, scientists discover.

The quest to save world's rarest duck - the Madagascar pochard

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:25:18 GMT

Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.

Yucatan wonders

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:13:02 GMT

Photos highlight the wildlife at risk in the Central America

Earth Watch

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:19:36 GMT

All's fair in the climate change blame game

Getting warm

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:55 GMT

Where key players stand on a deal to halt climate change

Rocket and roll

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:59 GMT

Land speed team starts to see plans come together

Flexetarian

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:53:40 GMT

Can you eat fish and still be a vegetarian?

Breathing In

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:11:14 GMT

Artist seeks out planet's most, and least, polluted air

Saving the trillionth tonne of coal

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54:15 GMT

Policy makers must never allow human activity to allow the trillionth tonne of carbon dioxide to be emitted into the atmosphere.

Casting a net far into the future

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:02:31 GMT

Governments and the fishing industry must collaborate in developing legislation to protect both fish and the seas in which they live.

Species' extinction threat grows

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:44 GMT

More than a third of species are now threatened with extinction.

Polar bear plus grizzly equals?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:26 GMT

A study reveals what happens if a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly.

Tiny tech sparks cell signal find

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:10:16 GMT

Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it

F1 designer unveils electric car

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:04:04 GMT

A new sustainable electric car designed for city or town use is the result of a £9m investment programme.

Light down a wire for solar power

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:01 GMT

A modification to commercial optical fibre could be a promising route to solar power without large arrays, say researchers.

Messenger spies iron on Mercury

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:57:49 GMT

The Nasa Messenger probe's observations of Mercury show the planet is even more of an "iron planet" than scientists thought.

Minister 'appalled' by Nutt exit

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:20 GMT

A minister says the removal of the government's chief drugs adviser in a row over cannabis was a "big mistake".

Major quakes may be aftershocks

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:45:57 GMT

Many earthquakes may be aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, say scientists.

Clues sought to bear mystery

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:24:21 GMT

Bears in an eastern German zoo have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.

Rare whale gathering sighted

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:24:41 GMT

In a rare sight, marine biologists spot 60 enigmatic Arnoux's beaked whales gathering off the Antarctic coast.

Meet T. rex's most ancient relative

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:59 GMT

Tyrannosaurus rex.

GPS used to preserve ants' nests

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:03:08 GMT

GPS satellite technology is used to record the locations of rare ants' nests ahead of work to fell thousands of trees.

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