- BBC Science/Nature
- 08/10/13 23:01
Time to recognise the wealth in nature's capital
Time to recognise the wealth in nature's capital
A potentially potent new tool to combat cancer
Meet the alien insects spreading throughout the UK
Scientists in the US who examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.
South Asia grapples with its inadequate flood defences
Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts.
A new deal to protect the world's rainforests is proposed in a report drawn up for Gordon Brown.
A plant-eating predator from Japan could be used to control a superweed spreading throughout the UK, scientists believe.
The world's governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010, conservationists tell the BBC.
UK researchers are using microscopic "nanoprobes" to find new drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance.
Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by researchers.
A bat survey at National Trust for Scotland shows signs of recovery for the endangered species.
SUNDAY 12. OCTOBER 2008
An experiment takes place at Berkshire's University of Reading to see if robots are capable of intelligent thought.
SATURDAY 11. OCTOBER 2008
Webcams in Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve have proven to be a big hit with users during the BBC's Big Cat Live event.
US space tourist Richard Garriott will follow in the footsteps of his astronaut father when he blasts off into space on Sunday.
Nasa is pushing ahead with plans to launch its next Mars mission in 2009, but acknowledges that extra funds are required to make it happen.
FRIDAY 10. OCTOBER 2008
A bug which lives entirely on its own without oxygen and in complete darkness could offer clues to life on other planets.
A hydrogen energy research centre, described as the first of its kind in the UK, opens near Swansea, Wales.
See the alien plants that could be living in your garden
Ed Miliband, the new energy and climate secretary, urges Europe's leaders to stick to climate change targets.
The global economy loses more money from deforestation than the current banking crisis, says an EU-commissioned report.
The gut may have receptors that shut down appetite when bitter substances are detected, a study suggests.
The UK's new science minister says he wants a British astronaut in space because that individual would inspire youngsters.
THURSDAY 9. OCTOBER 2008
Indonesian authorities pledge to stop the loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important islands.
The companies offering algae as a universal cure-all