VIDEO: Centenary of Scott's arrival at Pole
2012-01-17 12:23:36
It is 100 years since the British explorer Captain Scott reached the South Pole only to discover that the Norwegians had beaten him to it.

Costa Concordia: An ecological disaster?
2012-01-17 11:37:28
Will the Costa Concordia accident, close to national parks, be an ecological disaster?

Herschel revisits cosmic classic
2012-01-17 09:48:03
Europe's Herschel space telescope produces a majestic new version of a classic astronomical target - the Eagle Nebula.

Scott in Antarctica: 100 years on
2012-01-17 08:28:39
Images of Captain Scott's South Pole trip, a century on

Lough generator given all-clear
2012-01-17 07:55:32
The world's first tidal current energy turbine, in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough, is given an environmental all-clear by a group of scientists.

Researchers praise Scott's legacy
2012-01-17 07:36:45
On the centenary of Captain Scott's arrival at the South Pole, researchers praise the contribution he and his team made to science.

VIDEO: Popular 'champion' tree cut down
2012-01-17 06:45:29
One of Dorset's oldest trees is being felled because it's rotting away inside.

3D face scans for museum visitors
2012-01-16 20:47:36
Visitors to London's Science Museum are being invited to have their faces scanned in 3D in a project that may help to provide better treatment for facial disfigurements.

Aye aye 'heats up' middle finger
2012-01-16 20:12:52
Madagascar's mysterious aye aye warms up its extra-long middle finger when searching for dinner, scientists reveal.

Aye-aye 'heats up' middle finger
2012-01-16 20:12:52
Madagascar's mysterious aye-aye warms up its extra-long middle finger when searching for dinner, scientists reveal.

VIDEO: Science copies how squid change colour
2012-01-16 19:14:30
The gene which gives squids the ability to change colour and camouflage themselves has been recreated synthetically.

VIDEO: 'Spider-goat' makes silk in milk
2012-01-16 19:14:09
Genetically modified goats at a farm in the US are being farmed to produce large quantities of spider silk, one of the strongest known substances.

VIDEO: The goats with spider genes added
2012-01-16 19:14:09
Genetically modified goats at a farm in the US are being farmed to produce large quantities of spider silk, one of the strongest known substances.

La Nina 'may abet' flu pandemics
2012-01-16 15:03:40
Scientists discover indications of a relationship between La Nina climatic conditions and influenza pandemics.

Egypt tomb holds singer's remains
2012-01-16 11:08:46
Archaeologists in Egypt find the tomb of a woman singer in the Valley of the Kings, dating back almost 3,000 years.