- BBC Science/Nature
- 09/2/15 03:11
The severity of global warming over the next century will be worse than forecast, a leading climate scientist warns.
The severity of global warming over the next century will be worse than forecast, a leading climate scientist warns.
How mating sounds lure rampaging bull elephants
SATURDAY 14. FEBRUARY 2009
Richard Dawkins on the relevance of evolution
What kissing says about the kisser... and the kissed
A light as bright as a million-watt bulb could help identify early signs of Parkinson's disease, British researchers say.
FRIDAY 13. FEBRUARY 2009
A new report says that treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are useless.
Hi-tech help for music makers
Did a shift in the climate kill off the Neanderthals?
Why water can be a path to peace rather than wars
The migration routes of two species of songbirds have been tracked for the first time, say scientists.
Changing ocean temperatures will force many fish species to migrate towards the poles, hitting fish stocks, scientists warn.
Audio tour of the botanical gardens' largest glasshouse
Toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies on reaching school age, US researchers say.
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launches two satellites to test technology for a missile early warning system.
THURSDAY 12. FEBRUARY 2009
Scientists use a supercomputer to simulate what the Universe was like as the first galaxies were forming.
The "first draft" of a complete Neanderthal genome has been sequenced from fossils in Croatia.
Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans.
Close neighbours try to reconcile water visions
Space collisions highlight the need orbital vigilance
Euro MPs back a draft law that would bring in extra road charges to curb congestion and pollution from lorries.
US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first such reported mishap.
The planet will be in "huge trouble" unless Barack Obama tackles climate change rapidly, says a top US scientist.
Ghana's rocket man aims for the Moon and beyond
WEDNESDAY 11. FEBRUARY 2009
The Galapagos Islands face irreversible damage unless the growth in tourism is curbed, according to conservationists.
A woman's personality traits may be "written all over her face", Glasgow University research suggests.