- BBC Science/Nature
- 08/3/25 02:42
The US space shuttle Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station at the end of a record mission.
The US space shuttle Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station at the end of a record mission.
Sharks could be used to predict storms following research in Aberdeen by a marine biology student.
MONDAY 24. MARCH 2008
A 6.1-magnitude quake hits northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey says.
Does the world need Tony Blair as a climate envoy - and does he understand what the developing world is already facing?
The UK's chief environment scientist deals a damaging blow to the government's biofuels policy.
SUNDAY 23. MARCH 2008
Therapeutic cloning has been successfully used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice, research shows.
Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour store an inspection pole at the International Space Station.
FRIDAY 21. MARCH 2008
Astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour have tested a heat-shield tile-repair kit.
The arrival of European settlers triggered a dramatic shift in the genetic profile of South America's population, a study says.
Europe is still committed to ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions, the EU environment chief tells the BBC.
Genetic study suggests Latin Americans are descended from European men and Native American or African women.
THURSDAY 20. MARCH 2008
Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to new data from the Cassini-Huygens space mission.
Mars appears to be dusted with the salt from huge dried up lakes, new evidence suggests.
Two timid lions are hesitant about making a public debut at Twycross Zoo, in Leicestershire.
As climate change and pollution threaten coral reefs, fish may be vital to their survival, scientists say.
British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke will be buried in a private ceremony in Sri Lanka on Saturday.
A diet rich in the vitamin folate may protect men against producing abnormal sperm, a study suggests.
WEDNESDAY 19. MARCH 2008
Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is parked up in front of the International Space Station (ISS).
A carbon-containing molecule has been detected for the first time on a planet outside our Solar System.
A hormone triggered by light hitting a brain cell causes birds to sing in the spring, scientists find.
Bluetongue zones have been extended after new cases were found in Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire.
Vietnam has become a major South-East Asian hub for processing illegally logged timber, a report says.
The home secretary opens a state-of-the-art forensic mortuary in central London.
A wildlife park official in DR Congo is arrested amid claims he orchestrated the killing of a group of mountain gorillas.
First Minister Alex Salmond officially opens a £90m biomass power station in the south of Scotland.