- BBC Science/Nature
- 12/6/18 09:11
An IBM supercomputer owned by the US government leapfrogs Asian rivals to become the world's fastest.
An IBM supercomputer owned by the US government leapfrogs Asian rivals to become the world's fastest.
Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say that increasing obesity could have the same impact on global resources as an extra billion people living on the planet. Professor Ian Roberts, who led the research, explains how they calculated the findings.
China's Shenzhou-9 capsule docks with the Tiangong-1 space lab with 33-year-old Liu Yang - the country's first female astronaut - on board.
The little known creatures lurking within UK shores
China's Shenzhou-9 capsule, carrying the nation's first female astronaut, links up with the Tiangong-1 space lab.
Roger Harrabin looks at the depletion of fish stocks
Black bears demonstrate they have counting abilities during touch-screen computer tests.
Vint Cerf on the 100th anniversary of the computing icon's birth
Volcanologists in Colombia warn of the activity of Nevado del Ruiz as a plume of ash and smoke continues to rise from its crater.
SUNDAY 17. JUNE 2012
The Prince of Wales warns of the "catastrophic" consequences of inaction on issues such as climate change, at a UN sustainability conference in Brazil.
Hope for tiny fragments of once vast Atlantic Forest
Study into the slimming effects of wearing stripes wins BBC award
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text was issued at the Rio+20 meeting.
SATURDAY 16. JUNE 2012
Dense wing bones help a tiny South American bird to sing make its unique “wing violin music”, say scientists.
China is about to launch its fourth crewed space mission, and the first to involve a woman astronaut - 33-year-old Liu Yang.
FRIDAY 15. JUNE 2012
Mexico revokes permits to build a controversial mega-resort in Baja California after environmentalists warned it could damage a nearby coral reef.
The Patagonian coastline, in Argentina, is witnessing the arrival of the first pods of right whales.
Disagreements, including a row over financial aid, and confusion have hampered preparatory talks at the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro.
Should it be a crime to harm the environment?
Vertical stripes really do have a "slimming" effect
China has named the female astronaut who on Saturday is set to become the nation's first woman in space.
Scientists working on Voyager 1 are receiving further data suggesting the probe is close to crossing into interstellar space.
China has named the female astronaut who is set to become the nation's first woman in space when the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft launches on Saturday.
Canadian scientists use modelling dough replica caterpillars to test the effectiveness of their "eyespot" camouflage.
New tests on Spanish cave motifs show them to be thousands of years older than previously thought.