A star that appears too old to harbour a dusty disc may have swallowed its companion, burping out a planet-forming cloud
18:29 08 February 2008
An autonomous glider that harvests heat energy from the sea to propel itself is being used to explore the undersea environment
14:55 08 February 2008
Mice that lost weight purely through putting on muscle challenge the widely held idea that endurance training is the best method for slimming down
13:09 08 February 2008
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species limits the study of orchids, threatening their future, say botanists
11:35 08 February 2008
Insulin-producing cells from human embryos have treated animals with type 1 diabetes – raising hopes for a human treatment
10:19 08 February 2008
A new government report adds details about the fatal 2007 test of SpaceShipTwo equipment, but does not identify the cause of the blast
23:16 07 February 2008
The shuttle Atlantis blasts off on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space lab to the International Space Station
20:01 07 February 2008
When changing land use is taken into account, biofuels could actually increase greenhouse gas emissions, say two major new studies
19:00 07 February 2008
A knee-mounted dynamo that generates electricity from a person's stepping action brings new meaning to the phrase "power walk"
19:00 07 February 2008
The rockets, normally used for satellite launches, could be altered for human missions without too much difficulty, experts say
18:10 07 February 2008
Mineral filaments lining the inside of solidified volcanic bubbles point to new niche for microbial life, say scientists
16:16 07 February 2008
By measuring how sites that relate to a particular term are linked, software may be able to predict the future
15:55 07 February 2008
A test that bombards 20 strands of cut hair with X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator can identify people with breast cancer
14:50 07 February 2008
The standard yardstick to measure distances in the solar system will become increasingly imprecise as the Sun radiates away its energy
20:33 06 February 2008
Court documents suggest that an inappropriate use of trial data masked an increased suicide risk from the antidepressant paroxetine for 15 years. GlaxoSmithKline denies any wrongdoing
Updated 10:50 08 February 2008
A quicker way to record, erase and rewrite holograms might soon free 3D movie viewers from the tyranny of cardboard spectacles
18:00 06 February 2008
Just how alligators manage to digest such massive meals may be explained by the way they shunt blood to their stomachs after a feast
17:06 06 February 2008
Metre-wide jellyfish and poisonous fish are among Europe’s least wanted, in the first-ever comprehensive database of the continent's invasive species
17:00 06 February 2008
Not many females would choose to make labour last longer than necessary, but skinks can delay the process, waiting for the best time to give birth
10:09 06 February 2008
Dark matter is supposed to be spread throughout the universe, but a spiral galaxy called NGC 4736 seems to be empty of the stuff
06:59 06 February 2008
Smoking cannabis regularly may lead to gum disease in people in their early thirties and may contribute to chronic illness later in life
21:00 05 February 2008
Cosmic flares shot from exploding black holes could provide long-sought proof of extra spatial dimensions, new calculations suggest
18:48 05 February 2008
Nanoscopic DNA pyramids that change shape with different chemical signals could potentially drive DNA robots, or aid precision drug delivery
14:40 05 February 2008
Destructive tsunamis occur once a century in the Mediterranean Sea and southern Italy could be right in the firing line
11:57 05 February 2008
Radiation readings from thousands of phones, plus their location, could be combined to produce a "radiation map" of a city
10:18 05 February 2008
In its 2009 budget proposal to Congress, the agency commits to a $3 billion-class mission to the solar system's icy moons
02:56 05 February 2008
The White House's proposed 2009 budget restores some previously cut climate instruments and even includes money for new satellites
00:09 05 February 2008
Young baboons, especially daughters, who get help from their fathers enjoy a reproductive head-start by maturing quicker, a study suggests
22:00 04 February 2008
The rocket is designed to loft a research satellite into orbit in 2009, but some say the launch was a response to a recent Israeli missile test
15:40 04 February 2008
By reminding patients when to take their antibiotics, and recording when they do, the "uBox" will help identify patients who don't take their medicine
14:34 04 February 2008
