South Africa boosts rhino wardens
2012-01-16 08:29:24
South Africa hires 150 extra rangers for the world-renowned Kruger national park to try to combat record poaching of rhinos for their horns.

Professor death 'tragic accident'
2012-01-16 06:21:28
The family of a man who was arrested after the death of an Oxford professor say it was a 'tragic accident'.

VIDEO: Top tips for planet hunt stargazers
2012-01-16 05:04:56
Members of the public are being asked to join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life.

Your top 20 predictions for 2112
2012-01-16 03:50:59
Your top 20 predictions on what the world will be like in 100 years

Volunteers wanted for planet hunt
2012-01-15 19:31:25
Members of the public are being asked to become online stargazers and join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life.

Antarctic lake bid edges closer
2012-01-15 19:15:21
An ambitious plan to explore a vast lake trapped beneath the Antarctic ice is a step closer to becoming reality.

Alien hunters: What if ET ever phones our home?
2012-01-15 19:09:07
What's the plan if we find intelligent life in space?

Mars probe 'falls over Pacific'
2012-01-15 13:31:15
Tracking reports suggest Russia's failed Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, fell back to Earth on Sunday, burning up over the Pacific.

Mars probe could fall late Sunday
2012-01-14 19:06:46
The latest estimates still suggest Russia's failed Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, will probably fall back to Earth late on Sunday, to be destroyed in the atmosphere.

Russian space probe heading down
2012-01-13 19:46:07
Russia's failed Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, is likely to fall back to Earth this Sunday, to be torn apart high in the atmosphere.

VIDEO: Where will falling space craft land?
2012-01-13 13:53:05
The Russian space craft Phobos-Grunt is expected to come crashing back to earth at the weekend after a serious malfunction.

VIDEO: Where will falling spacecraft land?
2012-01-13 13:53:05
The Russian space craft Phobos-Grunt is expected to come crashing back to Earth at the weekend after a serious malfunction.

Feeding areas key for conservation
2012-01-13 10:42:37
The feeding patterns of seabirds around the UK coastline can be used to help identify the location of possible Marine Protection Areas, a study says.

Coolest space mission nears end
2012-01-13 05:24:56
The Planck space telescope, which has been mapping the Universe's oldest light, starts to warm past its instrument operating temperature.

In pictures: Spider web threads
2012-01-13 01:52:56
Garments made from thread of a million golden orb spiders