VIDEO: Giving a hoot about the barn owl
2012-01-13 00:43:10
Farmers in Britain are finding it is in their interests to provide a habitat in which the endangered barn owl can thrive.

Monkeys' many faces
2012-01-12 19:06:55
The hidden evolutionary secrets of primates' faces

Many stars seen blowing 'bubbles'
2012-01-12 18:19:44
An effort to find the 'bubbles' that young, massive stars blow has succeeded in finding more than 10 times as many as were known about before.

Murdered man was Oxford professor
2012-01-12 17:31:26
A man found dead in a bungalow is identified as a professor from Oxford University, while police arrest a suspect on suspicion of murder.

Oxford academic's body discovered
2012-01-12 17:31:26
A man found dead in a bungalow is identified as a professor from Oxford University, while police arrest a suspect on suspicion of murder.

Winner in satellite image contest
2012-01-12 12:34:54
An image of the ribbon-like Rakaia river in New Zealand has won an online vote for one company's best satellite image of 2011.

Primate pet ownership 'on rise'
2012-01-12 12:00:12
As two people are sentenced for causing unnecessary suffering to a monkey, the RSPCA says owning primates as pets should be banned.

AUDIO: Satellite will fall in Indian Ocean
2012-01-12 06:53:59
A Russian satellite that failed to launch properly in November is due to crash and on earth in the middle of January.

Cheetah seized by Heathrow staff
2012-01-12 05:49:19
A cheetah on its way to Russia is stopped at Heathrow Airport by border staff suspicious about its missing identity microchip.

AUDIO: Is nuclear 'negativity' down to Dr No?
2012-01-12 05:04:49
Professor David Phillips of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Professor Tom Burke of UCL discuss whether the negative portrayal of nuclear in James Bond's Dr. No effects people's perceptions of the industry.

Exact colour of Milky Way found
2012-01-12 03:06:14
Astronomers at the American Astronomical Society meeting say they have determined what colour the Milky Way would appear to have from outside.

Ancient find after chance meeting
2012-01-12 01:46:22
Archaeologists' chance encounter with an islander leads them to the site of a possible medieval fishing station on the Western Isles.

Mars mission lines up on target
2012-01-12 00:15:25
Nasa's Mars Science Laboratory, currently en route to the Red Planet, makes a big course correction to align better its path towards an August landing.

Star factories snapped by infrared telescopes
2012-01-11 20:28:18
Stunning cosmic images in colours we cannot see

Pet dogs keep feet from freezing
2012-01-11 19:09:58
Dogs are able to keep warm even when they stand on frozen ground, thanks to a specialised circulation system in their paws, say scientists.