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New prostate test ‘twice as good’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:32:26 +0000

A new test for prostate cancer may be more reliable and accurate, claim researchers.

Life origins clue from meteorite

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:27:28 +0000

A meteorite found in Antarctica could lend weight to the argument that life on Earth might have been kick-started from space.

US grants deepwater drill permit

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:23:13 +0000

The US grants the first new permit for deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since last year’s spill at a BP-owned oil well there.

NZ quake unearths ‘time capsules’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:16:28 +0000

Rescuers working in the quake-hit ruins of Christchurch cathedral unearth items that could contain documents dating back decades.

New hope for world’s rarest lemur

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:13:50 +0000

Greater bamboo lemurs are a step further from extinction as new populations are discovered.

New hope for world’s rarest lemur

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:10:35 +0000

Greater bamboo lemurs are a step further from extinction as new populations are discovered.

Old bones aid back pain research

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:07:28 +0000

University researchers hope the study of old bones will help develop new treatments for back pain sufferers.

Old bones aid back pain research

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:04:58 +0000

University researchers hope the study of old bones will help develop new treatments for back pain sufferers.

Tech Know: Carving an atomic bomb

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:57:03 +0000

Re-creating the A-bomb blast – in polystyrene

Tech Know: Carving an atomic bomb

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:53:50 +0000

Re-creating the A-bomb blast – in polystyrene

Astronauts make first spacewalk

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:49:31 +0000

Shuttle Discovery astronauts make the first of two spacewalks to carry out maintenance tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Astronauts make first spacewalk

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:46:07 +0000

Shuttle Discovery astronauts make the first of two spacewalks to carry out maintenance tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Model gives Iceman Oetzi new face

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:43:04 +0000

Oetzi the Iceman goes on show as a model in the Italian Alps, where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago.

Model gives Iceman Oetzi new face

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:39:24 +0000

Oetzi the Iceman goes on show as a model in the Italian Alps, where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago.

LHC ‘has two years to find Higgs’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:36:56 +0000

Researchers working at the Large Hadron Collider have said they expect to discover the Higgs boson particle by the end of 2012.

LHC ‘has two years to find Higgs’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:33:40 +0000

Researchers working at the Large Hadron Collider have said they expect to discover the Higgs boson particle by the end of 2012.

Alan Turing papers saved for UK

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:31:02 +0000

A last minute donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund saves the papers of the computing genius Alan Turing for the nation.

Alan Turing papers saved for UK

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:27:48 +0000

A last minute donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund saves the papers of the computing genius Alan Turing for the nation.

Fish pedicure safety in question

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:24:42 +0000

Health experts are investigating the safety of fish pedicures after concerns that this latest beauty craze could spread infections.

Fish pedicure safety in question

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:21:51 +0000

Health experts are investigating the safety of fish pedicures after concerns that this latest beauty craze could spread infections.

Space concepts enter competition

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:19:17 +0000

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

Space concepts enter competition

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:15:47 +0000

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

UK ruddy duck numbers fall to 120

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:12:54 +0000

A controversial cull of ruddy ducks in the UK has cut numbers to just 120

UK ruddy duck numbers fall to 120

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:09:58 +0000

A controversial cull of ruddy ducks in the UK has cut numbers to just 120

Daffodil trumpets are ‘new organ’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:07:40 +0000

The botanical question surrounding the daffodil’s trumpet may have been solved by Oxford scientists.

Daffodil trumpets are ‘new organ’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:04:37 +0000

The botanical question surrounding the daffodil’s trumpet may have been solved by Oxford scientists.

China pollution ‘to harm growth’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:01:14 +0000

Pollution and the scramble for resources could choke China’s economic growth, its environment minister warns.

China pollution ‘to harm growth’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:58:28 +0000

Pollution and the scramble for resources could choke China’s economic growth, its environment minister warns.

Amur tigers in population crisis

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:56:24 +0000

The world’s largest cat is down to an effective wild population of 14 individuals, a genetic study has found.

Amur tigers in population crisis

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:52:42 +0000

The world’s largest cat is down to an effective wild population of 14 individuals, a genetic study has found.

All clear for weather satellites

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:50:24 +0000

European nations press ahead with their 3.4bn-euro (£2.9bn) project to build a next-generation weather satellite system.

All clear for weather satellites

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:47:46 +0000

European nations press ahead with their 3.4bn-euro (£2.9bn) project to build a next-generation weather satellite system.

How a sabretooth cat ‘bit down’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:44:54 +0000

An analysis of sabretoothed cat’s jaws has shown how it evolved to cope with its enormous canine teeth.

How a sabretooth cat ‘bit down’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:41:09 +0000

An analysis of sabretoothed cat’s jaws has shown how it evolved to cope with its enormous canine teeth.

Eco-engineering hopes for frogs

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:29:14 +0000

Engineering ideas that could help protect amphibians from future climate change.

Eco-engineering hopes for frogs

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:26:28 +0000

Engineering ideas that could help protect amphibians from future climate change.

Turtle migration mystery ’solved’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:23:35 +0000

How loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands of miles across oceans with no visual landmarks.

Turtle migration mystery ’solved’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:20:50 +0000

How loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands of miles across oceans with no visual landmarks.

AUDIO: Dr Jennifer Wiseman on ‘life out there’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:02:13 +0000

Dr Jennifer Wiseman, the senior project scientist for Nasa’s Hubble telescope, speaks to Jane Garvey about her work looking for exoplanets.

AUDIO: Dr Jennifer Wiseman on ‘life out there’

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:59:54 +0000

Dr Jennifer Wiseman, the senior project scientist for Nasa’s Hubble telescope, speaks to Jane Garvey about her work looking for exoplanets.