- BBC Science/Nature
- 08/4/18 10:48
New data throws more doubt on the notion that cosmic rays are a major influence on the Earth's climate.
New data throws more doubt on the notion that cosmic rays are a major influence on the Earth's climate.
Nasa's Galex satellite sees baby stars spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of the M83 galaxy.
Scientists take control of flies' brains to make females behave just like males.
THURSDAY 17. APRIL 2008
The world's smallest transistor is made out of a material that could one day replace silicon, say scientists.
A tree thought to be nearly 10,000 years old is found in central Sweden, scientists say.
An inquiry is launched into how to lower carbon dioxide emissions from Britain's offices, shops and factories.
Even on Earth-like planets, the chances of intelligent life evolving are remote, a scientist calculates.
A British-built engine powered by ions makes its first space trip this summer on Europe's gravity explorer probe.
The first draft of Charles Darwin's highly influential book on evolution is made available online for the first time.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rejects allegations that biofuels are responsible for rises in global food prices.
European Space Agency scientists believe they are nearer to finding a way to grow plants on the Moon.
The US army is developing robotic suits for its soldiers with the aim of giving them superhuman powers.
WEDNESDAY 16. APRIL 2008
US President George W Bush sets new greenhouse gas targets but is quickly criticised by environmentalists.
Improvements are approved for the two US installations leading the international quest to detect gravitational waves.
The US space agency (Nasa) has extended the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years.
A technological breakthrough could see the iPod's memory increase by 150,000 times, according to researchers.
MEPs are urged to use their influence to halt poaching of wild tigers and the illegal trade in tiger parts.
The Royal Society's president says Europe should give up on manned space flight in order to compete.
An Alzheimer's study suggests sufferers do not show dementia symptoms when their brain's hippocampus is larger.
A developer is urging European Commissioners to back a major wind farm development.
A six-month consultation is expected to lead to tougher action against wildlife crimes in Scotland.
TUESDAY 15. APRIL 2008
The campaign to ban standby buttons is a waste of energy and has lost touch with the bigger picture.
Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to scientific analysis.
Agriculture has to change radically if the world is to avoid environmental and social problems, a report warns.
Nasa's Stereo orbiters capture stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun.