- BBC Science/Nature
- 08/3/7 22:28
Europe is set to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle - the biggest, most complex spacecraft in its history.
Europe is set to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle - the biggest, most complex spacecraft in its history.
Rebels who seized control of DR Congo's Gorilla Sector say rangers will be executed if they enter the area.
A reconstruction of how the oceans looked in the past could help model future changes, a study says.
An anti-whaling activist says Japanese sailors shot him from their ship - a claim denied by Tokyo officials.
Coral reef fish spend weeks scouting out a new neighbourhood before they move in, scientists reveal.
Scientists are to examine the DNA of what are believed to be the only polar bear remains found in Britain.
THURSDAY 6. MARCH 2008
The powerful Large Binocular Telescope acquires galactic images using both its giant mirrors.
Sea cucumbers inspire a novel material that could be used in brain implants, US researchers say.
Scientists at one of the world's most advanced observatories face plans to scrap its flagship project.
Giove-B, the second test spacecraft for Europe's proposed satellite navigation system, is finally to be sent for launch.
The share of electricity generated by nuclear should increase beyond the current 19%, a minister says.
The International Whaling Commission aims to find common ground between the factions at a London meeting.
WEDNESDAY 5. MARCH 2008
A weed has rapidly evolved to survive the challenge of life in the concrete jungle, a study shows.
A bid to exhume the remains of Galileo Galilei for DNA tests sparks a row between Church and scientists.
The Antarctic cod puts itself into a state similar to hibernation for the winter, scientists have discovered.
Our level of happiness throughout life is strongly influenced by the genes with which we were born, say experts.
Scientists claim 18,000-year- old "Hobbit" remains are not a new human species, but true modern humans with a growth disorder.
A secret by-product from whisky is used by researchers to clean contaminated ground and waste water.
The UK Treasury lacks "ambition and imagination" when it comes to green taxes, a report by MPs conclude.
TUESDAY 4. MARCH 2008
The UK needs to shift much of its road traffic onto the railways to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a report urges.
The bittern, one of Britain's rarest birds, faces a new threat to its population from rising sea levels.
The Conservatives say plans for national road pricing are "in tatters" as Ruth Kelly admits they have stalled.
Scientists are given three weeks to make a case for a series of high-profile projects which face cuts.
Japan summons senior foreign diplomats to protest over an attack by activists on its whaling fleet.
Scientists believe they have uncovered a key reason why flu viruses tend to strike in cold weather.