'Starbursts' yield cosmic giants
2012-01-25 06:23:05
Astronomers say that areas of frantic star formation in the Universe's early days fed supermassive black holes, and led to the largest galaxies we see.

How do Australians respond to shark attacks?
2012-01-25 04:38:29
How do Australians respond to shark attacks?

Fears over new livestock illness
2012-01-24 22:52:00
Farmers in two English counties where a new livestock disease has been detected say they are concerned for their animals.

Odd primates you may have never heard of
2012-01-24 21:02:14
Unusual primates you may not know or ever see

Suriname team find 46 new species
2012-01-24 20:51:54
Three-week research expedition to Suriname documents 1,300 species, including 46 believed to be new to science.

Native dog breeds risk extinction
2012-01-24 20:33:30
One of Britain's oldest native dog breeds - the English Setter - is at risk of extinction, says the UK Kennel Club.

Whisky biofuel company launched
2012-01-24 20:11:06
A new company is formed in Edinburgh to produce a biofuel made from whisky by-products on an industrial scale.

AUDIO: Finding stolen Nasa moon rocks
2012-01-24 11:11:42
Radio 5 live Up All Night spoke to the man responsible for finding Nasa's 500 stolen moon rocks.

Mutant rice 'could aid farmers'
2012-01-24 09:58:48
Scientists in Norwich say they have made a breakthrough in the research on rice that could help farmers devastated by last year's tsunami in Japan.

Strong solar storm lashes Earth
2012-01-24 09:55:28
Scientists say the Earth is being bombarded by radiation from the strongest solar storm since 2005, with effects that could last until Wednesday.

Tartan marks pandas' zoo arrival
2012-01-24 08:22:46
A special tartan commissioned to mark the arrival of two pandas in the UK is unveiled at Edinburgh Zoo.

Oldest dinosaur nest site found
2012-01-24 07:21:08
A nesting site for dinosaur eggs found in South Africa is 100 million years older than the previous oldest site, palaeontologists say.

AUDIO: Is cheap fossil fuel 'good news'?
2012-01-24 05:36:47
Tony Juniper, freelance writer and green campaigner, and Lord Lawson, chairman and founder of Global Warming Policy Foundation debate whether the shift in focus away from renewable energy and back onto fossil fuels is a good thing.

'Peak timber' concerns in tropics
2012-01-24 03:51:06
Current tropical timber harvesting practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the implications of 'peak timber', a study suggests.

Migrating eels tracked by camera
2012-01-23 22:27:12
A high-tech camera is being used to track eels as they begin their migration to the North Atlantic from Somerset.