Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain
6/1/2009 external link
The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.
US vows 'huge' marine protection
6/1/2009 external link
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.
Milky Way 'bigger than thought'
6/1/2009 external link
The Milky Way has 50% more mass and is travelling 120,000km per hour faster than once thought, a study shows.
Holes give edge to new MoD armour
5/1/2009 external link
Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.
Stethoscope 'hears' heart disease
6/1/2009 external link
How FBI technology is driving a medical advance
Rules on killing ravens relaxed
6/1/2009 external link
Farmers are to be permitted to shoot more ravens - Britain's largest species of crow - to protect livestock.
Japanese whaler reported missing
6/1/2009 external link
Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic.
Mars rovers roll on to five years
3/1/2009 external link
The US space agency's Mars rovers celebrate a longer-than-expected five years investigating the Red Planet.
Darwin would have been tickled pink by Galapagos iguana find
5/1/2009 external link
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.
Why good green food isn't just for Christmas
23/12/2008 external link
Why good green food isn't just for Christmas
Ozone protection feels the heat
16/12/2008 external link
Ozone and the lesser of the environmental evils
Scientists dismiss 'detox myth'
5/1/2009 external link
Products that claim to help the body "detox" are often based on meaningless claims, scientists warn.
Cancer cells 'cheat suicide call'
5/1/2009 external link
Cancer cells are able to escape death by reversing a process which triggers suicide in normal cells, scientists have shown.
The 'first true scientist'
4/1/2009 external link
The Islamic genius working 700 years before Newton
Diamond clues to beasts' demise
2/1/2009 external link
Did space impacts wipe out the woolly beasts?
Nano device 'times drug release'
4/1/2009 external link
Researchers say they can harness the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to patients.
Fence hope for Tasmanian Devils
5/1/2009 external link
Scientists want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil.
Coral reef growth is slowest ever
2/1/2009 external link
Growth of corals in the Great Barrier Reef has slowed to the most sluggish rate in 400 years, researchers say.
Escaped beaver fells river trees
30/12/2008 external link
A beaver that has been felling trees after escaping from a farm is being hunted by conservationists.
China finds major dinosaur site
31/12/2008 external link
Chinese researchers have unearthed what they believe is the largest collection of dinosaur bones ever found.
Plants 'more important than ever'
31/12/2008 external link
The role of plants has never been so vital, says the head of Kew Gardens, as the site turns 250 years old.
