- Guardian Unlimited Science
- 08/9/29 15:26
Scientists film dolphins trying to prevent an injured member of their pod from drowning
Scientists film dolphins trying to prevent an injured member of their pod from drowning
New software for mobile phones uses GPS to work out an individual's mode of transport and calculate the journey's impact on the environment
Beekeepers worldwide have reported catastrophic losses of honeybee colonies during last two years
Computer scientists utilise downtime on volunteers' PCs to search for Mersenne prime in bid to win prize
After FusionMan's jet wing, a homemade airship pedalled by Frenchman attempts crossing but fails
Alan Pickup: The Summer Triangle still looms high in the S at nightfall but moves into the W by our star map times
Drug that combines four different medicines could halve deaths from heart attacks and strokes around the globe
SUNDAY 28. SEPTEMBER 2008
Harry Kroto: Creationists such as the Rev Reiss don't have the intellectual integrity to teach science
Flag-waving astronaut performing China's first spacewalk is milestone in ambitious programme
SATURDAY 27. SEPTEMBER 2008
Ben Goldacre: Why has Dave Ford performed an incompetent experiment on thousands of children? And, more importantly, why has Durham council let him?
Childhood dream for ex-fighter pilot comes true as China moves a step closer to building a space station
FRIDAY 26. SEPTEMBER 2008
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy completes his jet-powered flight over the Channel
Most of Europe's frogs, toads and newts could become extinct in next 40 years
More than half of all frogs, toads and newts living in Europe could be driven to extinction within 40 years, scientists have warned. Climate change, disease and habitat destruction are taking their toll, with research showing that more than 40 species could become extinct by 2050
Gordon Brown blasts developed world's 'shaming indifference' to African poverty at UN assembly
Third manned space flight launches successfully as China makes strides towards moon visit
Simon Jenkins: Science is now revealing the secrets of prehistoric Britain, and its answers are commonsensical rather than supernatural
Letter: GM crops are already helping over 12m farmers around the world
Climate change, diseases and habitat destruction threaten to wipe out toads and newts especially
World leaders announce plan to end all malaria deaths by 2015 with introduction of vaccine
THURSDAY 25. SEPTEMBER 2008
Ambitious plan announced after unprecedented funding from donors including the World Bank and the Gates Foundation
Government figures show the staff shortage in secondary schools has also grown, especially in maths and science
Bad weather has caused Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy to postpone his bid to become the first person to fly across the channel using a jet-powered wing
Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy postpones bid to fly across the channel using a jet-powered wing owing to bad weather
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is out of action until next year. What will physics junkies and apocalyptic prophets talk about until then?