- BBC Science/Nature
- 11/11/15 13:15
A 6ft conger eel has been released into the sea from Macduff Aquarium to begin a 2,000 mile trip to find a mate.
A 6ft conger eel has been released into the sea from Macduff Aquarium to begin a 2,000 mile trip to find a mate.
The migrating whales travel on a 5,000km round trip to give birth off the coast of Australia before heading back to Antarctica to their main feeding grounds.
Australian leader Julia Gillard is urging her governing Labor Party to overturn a ban on selling uranium to India.
A tiny marine shrimp spins silk in order to bind together its sand grain house, researchers discover.
Britain's native trees are producing ripe fruit, on average, 18 days earlier than a decade ago, a study shows.
Experts recommend research to determine if the oral contraceptive pill could be to blame for rising prostate cancer rates.
What goes on inside the brain of a psychopath?
MONDAY 14. NOVEMBER 2011
Thousands more pipes could discharge raw sewage into the sea, rivers and lakes than was previously thought, the Marine Conservation Society has said.
In just 20 seconds, people can spot whether a complete stranger is genetically primed to be more caring and trusting, researchers say.
New research has found that radioactive material in parts of north-eastern Japan exceeds levels considered safe for farming.
The Nyamulagira volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spewing out lava in what volcanologists say may be its biggest eruption in 100 years.
The bitter row over iron ore mining in India
Stem cells taken from a patient's own heart have, for the first time, been used to repair damaged heart tissue, researchers claim.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to establish a climate fund to help countries worst affected by climate change.
Scientists are in the process of excavating a desert fossil bed in Chile containing dozens whole skeletons of ancient whales dating back seven million years.
From Terminator to Transformers, why fear sentient silicon?
Research has linked a common industrial solvent to a six-fold increase in the chances of developing Parkinson's disease.
Conservationists bring one of the world's most threatened bird species to the UK in order to start a captive breeding programme.
The UK government's continued failure to meet EU air pollution standards is cutting some people's life expectancy by two years, a report by MPs says.
An operation to release a 6ft conger eel to the wild so he can find love is due to get underway.
A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the ISS is due to launch shortly, after a crash in August delayed manned space travel.
SUNDAY 13. NOVEMBER 2011
Uncertainty clouds 'climate vulnerable' nation talks
Does the winter gloom affect our wellbeing?
Should we give up on the giant panda?
SATURDAY 12. NOVEMBER 2011
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for urgent action to tackle radioactive contamination on a Fife beach.