- BBC Science/Nature
- 08/9/23 00:22
Careful cross-breeding could bring an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise back into existence, scientists suggest.
Careful cross-breeding could bring an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise back into existence, scientists suggest.
MONDAY 22. SEPTEMBER 2008
Why financial woes must not ruin the Millennium Goals
Cold War design lessons from across the Iron Curtain
Forgetful? Can you relax now gadgets can take the strain?
Sleeping with sweet smelling flowers in your bedroom could raise your chances of pleasant dreams, research suggests.
Sexist men in the workplace are likely to out-earn their more modern thinking counterparts, a study suggests.
Companies faiing to tackle climate change could lower the value of their business, claims a report by the Carbon Trust.
The populations of the world's common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment warns.
The first accurate carbon dating of Stonehenge reveals the monument was built in 2300 BC, some 300 years later than previously thought.
Scientists believe a type of bacterium living in our intestines could be linked to the development of colon cancer.
SUNDAY 21. SEPTEMBER 2008
A huge gem stone, which could become the largest ever polished round diamond, is unearthed in Lesotho, a mining company says.
Will the Big Bang machine get back on track?
SATURDAY 20. SEPTEMBER 2008
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva will be out of action for at least two months because of a technical fault.
The Swift space telescope detects a gamma-ray burst some 12.8 billion light-years from Earth - a record.
FRIDAY 19. SEPTEMBER 2008
The Large Hadron Collider at Cern is out of action after magnets fail as helium leaks into the tunnel.
A £1m hand-less clock called the "time eater" is unveiled at Cambridge University by Professor Stephen Hawking.
Eleven industrial groups will compete for the contracts to build Europe's much-delayed satellite-navigation system, Galileo.
Giving fishermen long-term rights to fisheries keeps stocks healthy, scientists conclude from a huge global survey.
Plants facing extreme temperatures or drought protect themselves by producing their own aspirin, US research says.
A number of UK business leaders call for "deep and rapid" cuts in CO2 emissions to tackle climate change.
British scientists and engineers are working on a potential new European mission to bring back material from an asteroid.
THURSDAY 18. SEPTEMBER 2008
A person's political views may be an expression of their innate psychological makeup, research in the US suggests.
The European Commission says new legislation is needed to improve animal welfare at European slaughterhouses.
From quarry to eco-symbol, what the whale means to us
Plants are unlikely to soak up excess carbon dioxide as temperatures rise, a study concludes.