Archive for the ‘Science’ Category
Science ‘is a key election issue’
Author: admin11 mar
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
Harrabin’s Notes
Author: admin11 mar
Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
Author: admin11 mar
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Starling flock ‘falls from sky’
Author: admin11 mar
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
Author: admin11 mar
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Scientists to review climate body
Author: admin11 mar
The UN secretary general asks the world’s leading science academies to review the UN’s climate science body.
Ring may be giant ‘impact crater’
Author: admin10 mar
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
World’s largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat… small animal poo
Author: admin10 mar
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
Alien vs predator
Author: admin10 mar
The UK’s foray into bio-control breaks important ground
Skynet satellite system extended
Author: admin10 mar
Skynet 5, the UK’s single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
