Science and Nature
Thursday 15 May 2008
- US says polar bear is threatened, but plans no protection
Wednesday 14 May 2008
- Scientists discover Milky Way's most recent exploding star
- Divers find ancient bust of Julius Caesar in French river
- Bee population collapse: multiple causes, says German expert
Tuesday 13 May 2008
- UN tree planting plan gets big response, aims for 7 billion trees
- Spacecraft set for touch down on Mars
- Expert calms German alarm over Italy-based insects
- Vietnam seizes a ton of monitor lizards
Friday 09 May 2008
- Missing link found in German rock - fossil record fixed
Thursday 08 May 2008
- California gives 271 million dollar in stem-cell grants
Wednesday 07 May 2008
- Alarm system protects Boston whales from shipping accidents
- Archaeologists find Queen of Sheba's palace at Axum, Ethiopia
Tuesday 06 May 2008
- Fabled absinthe all a hoax, German scientists say
Monday 05 May 2008
- US probes sea lion killings on west coast
- Tiny 3-D cameras can go where other cameras reach end of tether
Friday 02 May 2008
- Spiders found to court females with ultraviolet rays
- Shipwreck laden with treasures found off Namibian coast
Wednesday 30 April 2008
- German scientists discover secret of saline-tolerant wheat
- Albert Hofmann, discoverer of the psychedelic drug LSD, dies at 102
Monday 28 April 2008
- Highly toxic pesticide kills hippos, paralyses lions in Kenya
- Robots teaching girls to like science and technology
- Non-flammable phone battery eliminates over-charge hazard
- New Zealand scientists defrosting giant squid
- India launches rocket into space with 10 satellites
- Boy, 9, and grandfather find medieval silver treasure in Sweden
Sunday 27 April 2008
- Second satellite launched for Galileo navigation system
Thursday 24 April 2008
- Emperor Nero's gate discovered in Cologne
- Longest New Zealand glacier shrinking 500 metres a year
Wednesday 23 April 2008
- World could lose antibiotics with disappearing amphibians
Tuesday 22 April 2008
- Environmental groups slam Greece for suspension from Kyoto Protocol
- Scientists discover first-ever oil paintings in Afghanistan
Saturday 19 April 2008
- Ariane rocket launches with Vietnamese, Brazilian satellites
- ISS crew safe after hard off-target landing in Kazakhstan
Thursday 17 April 2008
- Researchers: UN panel should be created to safeguard ecosystems
- Scientists confirm sighting of rare Vietnam turtle
