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VIDEO: Turtle rescued after swallowing plastic


BBC News - Science & Environment May 25, 2013 | 10:44 am UTC
An injured turtle found by a fisherman in Florida has been returned to the sea after being treated at a rescue centre.

Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years


BBC News - Science & Environment May 25, 2013 | 12:12 am UTC
What we have learnt from Martian probes

Barrick Gold fined for Chile project


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 10:42 pm UTC
Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine.

VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 9:20 am UTC
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.

Bloodhound diary: Rolls of advice


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 6:50 am UTC
The suspension component that could support a full grid of F1 cars

Residents revel in straw bale homes


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 5:19 am UTC
Leeds residents move into their new eco-friendly straw dwellings

Richard III buried in 'untidy grave'


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 4:33 am UTC
The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.

Ecuador satellite space crash fears


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 12:39 am UTC
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.

Cockroaches evolving to evade traps


BBC News - Science & Environment May 24, 2013 | 12:18 am UTC
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.

Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 11:26 pm UTC
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.

Genetics of white tigers pinpointed


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 4:23 pm UTC
Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans.

VIDEO: 'Worrying declines' for UK species


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 8:21 am UTC
A major new report from 25 wildlife organisations, assessing the state of Britain's Nature, is warning that many species of wildlife are facing extinction in the UK unless urgent action is taken.

Trans-US solar plane sets new record


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 8:12 am UTC
The Solar Impulse plane sets a new record for distance flown by a solar-powered craft as it completes the second leg of a bid to cross the US.

Iceland expands volcano monitoring


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 7:39 am UTC
Installation is under way of an expanded monitoring system for Iceland's volcanoes, which it is hoped will give the world more warning of the next big eruption.

Ospreys first in England to hatch


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 6:33 am UTC
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust capture osprey chicks hatching on camera for the first time.

Cave paintings uncovered in Mexico


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 3:44 am UTC
Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos.

How the men from the ministry saved England's heritage


BBC News - Science & Environment May 23, 2013 | 3:11 am UTC
How historic UK sites were saved from destruction

Can science be kick started?


BBC News - Science & Environment May 22, 2013 | 11:29 pm UTC
Could attempts to crowd-fund research skew science?

VIDEO: Journey into an Icelandic volcano


BBC News - Science & Environment May 22, 2013 | 5:59 pm UTC
Dr Freysteinn Sigmundsson shows the BBC's Neil Bowdler around the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland.

Feet home to more than 100 fungi


BBC News - Science & Environment May 22, 2013 | 5:00 pm UTC
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.

 

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