Nature
Plans for solar 'close encounter'Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
Wolves fail to halt aspen decline
The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.
Technique to trace persistent CFCs
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.
Openness urged on UK's emissions
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
'Lights out' help migratory birds
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings.
Ants protect trees from elephants
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.
BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn
BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
Amazon river level at 40-year low
The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded.
Memristor revolution backed by HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Creation was Godless says Hawking
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.
Old star wallows in 'steam bath'
Europe's Herschel space telescope spies an aging star that has surrounded itself in hot water vapour.
Ancient reef uncovered in Pacific
An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.
Rare Roman lantern found in field
A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain.
Clue to ancient Antarctic seaway
Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.
Big rocket booster in second test
A further test ignition takes place on the giant booster intended to power Nasa's next big rocket.
Stone Age funeral feast unearthed
The remains of a huge 12,000 year old feast have been found in a cave in Northern Israel.
Floods swamp south Sudan region
Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.
Earthquake recorded in North Sea
An earthquake is recorded in the North Sea about 155 miles east of Aberdeen.
Stricter checks for climate body
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to its credibility, an independent review concludes.
UK biofuels 'fail on green goals'
The vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts are imported and do not conform to environmental standards, figures show.
Wheat genome boost to food supply
The draft sequences of the wheat genome released by UK scientists may prove to be a vital contribution to the efforts of securing global food supply.
Plants send SOS signal to insects
Plants are able to summon insects to their aid to avoid being eaten by caterpillars, scientists discover.
Gorillas 'play tag like humans'
Great apes play tag in similar way to humans, an international team of scientists finds.
Panda twins delight Japanese zoo
New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.
Mighty mouse study on St Kilda
Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.
Sharks swarm off Australian coast
Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.
Did the Universe need a creator?
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, the physicist and mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has said.
Rare tree flowers after 23 years
A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.
Nasa booster rocket passes test
One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US.
GM potatoes beating killer blight
Researchers working on trials of genetically modified crops in Norfolk have grown potatoes which resist disease.
Free kick study boost for footballers
Dr Andy Harland of Loughborough University analyses what new free-kick trajectory findings mean for footballers.
Let it snow
Rare weather events caused last winter's freak snow storms
Once bitten
Why bed-bugs are on the march again
Darwin's secret
Darwin's artificial rainforest in the South Atlantic
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