- BBC Science/Nature
- 12/11/8 01:16
How smart software aims to cut our electricity bills
How smart software aims to cut our electricity bills
An idea to put a "twist" into radio and light waves to vastly boost the amount of data they can carry is called into question by a number of scientists.
WEDNESDAY 7. NOVEMBER 2012
A project is launched which aims to find out how many people in Scotland carry the red hair gene.
Marine scientists "get back to basics" and use a DIY kit to help unlock the secret lives of basking sharks.
A bird rarely seen in the north-east of England is "blown off course" and spotted in Elba Park, Sunderland.
The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will host a summit on ash dieback today. The meeting, involving tree health experts and other "key stakeholders", will provide updates on the problem and what is being done to tackle the infection.
Searches for travel times could get more accurate using maps that take into account road layouts, walking speeds and local transport timetables.
A pioneering study by the University of East Anglia has revealed that the Fens are home to 25% of Britain's rarest wildlife and 13 globally rare species.
Tokelau in the South Pacific becomes the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say.
Why is dieback making the headlines?
India and Canada finalise terms for their nuclear deal, paving the way for Canadian firms to export uranium to India.
The National Trust succeeds in its bid to buy a section of the white cliffs of Dover after it raised £1.2m in an appeal.
Should we fear rather than embrace some medical advances?
Experts will join government and industry officials at a summit on tackling ash dieback, which threatens to devastate the UK's ash tree population.
A public watchdog says nuclear waste at the Sellafield plant is being stored in "run-down" buildings posing a risk to the public.
TUESDAY 6. NOVEMBER 2012
Gaza police hunting a crocodile which escaped from a zoo two years ago capture the reptile after draining a large sewage pit.
A tennis ball-shaped device with cameras could help emergency services and police verify whether a potentially dangerous place is safe to enter.
Proof that the world's rarest whale, the spade-toothed beaked whale, still exists has been found by scientists.
A Shropshire wildlife group says it has evidence badgers have been illegally shot and then dumped on the roadside to make it look like they were roadkill.
Portable DNA tests, that quickly diagnose ash dieback, are being used in an effort to stop spread of the deadly fungus
Targeting just one chemical inside cancerous cells could one day lead to a single test for a broad range of cancers, researchers say
A Goffin's cockatoo has surprised researchers by spontaneously making and using "tools" to reach food.
A new report blames the government for leaving the UK's water resources at mercy of the weather.
Scientists suggest new national guidelines be drawn up to protect bats and birds from domestic wind turbine developments.
MONDAY 5. NOVEMBER 2012
The low cost of energy in Jersey leads to it being wasted, says the island's environment minister.