http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science_and_environment/ The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:06:09 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science_and_environment/ 120 60 15 The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16856812 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16856812 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:10 GMT Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16869022 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16869022 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:02 GMT Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16875215 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16875215 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:44:01 GMT The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854026 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854026 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854593 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854593 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMT The German-UK consortium building the operational spacecraft for Europe's Galileo sat-nav system wins a contract to provide an additional eight units. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16845557 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16845557 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:01 GMT Research shows that primitive moss-like plants could have helped cool the Earth 470 million years ago, bringing on mini ice ages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16814669 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16814669 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:52:50 GMT Meadows of seagrass, a keystone species in marine ecosystems, found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be tens of thousands of years old, a study shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16811538 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16811538 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:31:11 GMT The eruption of some of the largest volcanoes on the planet could be predicted decades before the event, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16834570 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834570 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:09:54 GMT Astronomers have found a fourth planet with conditions similar to Earth, which they say could support life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsround/16860015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16860015 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:09 GMT An MP tables a motion calling for computer pioneer Alan Turing to be posthumously pardoned over a conviction for gross indecency. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16833621 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16833621 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:10:06 GMT A huge crustacean called a supergiant - more than 30cm long - has been discovered 7km down in the waters north of New Zealand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16834913 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834913 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:54:42 GMT A work of abstract expressionism by a chimp and a still life of a flower by an elephant are part of a new exhibition in London of artworks created by animals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16860961 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16860961 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:30 GMT Some male spiders voluntarily "castrate" themselves during sex in order to increase their chances of fathering offspring, according to a new study. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16816344 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16816344 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:35:52 GMT Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16811042 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16811042 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:41 GMT US researchers are developing a bullet that guides itself to a laser-illuminated target. But an expert is concerned it may be sold to the public. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16810107 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16810107 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:57:47 GMT A Spanish archaeologist has snapped the most-detailed pictures ever seen of an "uncontacted" tribe in the Amazon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16816816 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16816816 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:56 GMT Skin cells have been converted directly into cells which develop into the main components of the brain, by researchers in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16788809 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16788809 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:13:22 GMT Gorillas bare their teeth in a playful "grin" to reassure one another as they play, scientists discover. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16758464 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16758464 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:22:34 GMT Three Mozambicans are sentenced to 25 years each in a South African court for rhino poaching, according to the South African national parks body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16833220 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16833220 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:20:21 GMT Scientists fail to find any evidence that "big cats" killed two roe deer found dead in Gloucestershire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760593 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16760593 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:37:44 GMT Explaining the remarkable strength of spiders' webs http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16809642 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16809642 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:01:53 GMT 'Shieldcroc' is an ancient, extinct crocodile that's been discovered by scientists studying fossils in Missouri in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsround/16836574 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16836574 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:41:06 GMT After protests by Argentine environmental campaigners, a Canadian mining firm is suspending its exploration work on a project in La Rioja province. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16827158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16827158 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:26 GMT Search begins for Cuba's offshore oil deposits http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16795321 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16795321 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:31 GMT Non-native Burmese pythons are the likely cause of a severe decline in mammals living in Florida's Everglades region, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16791094 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16791094 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:29 GMT Scientists want the UK public to report their sightings of black squirrels, in order to estimate the rate at which they are spreading. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16789326 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16789326 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:53:00 GMT Thermal images reveal how Asian elephants cool off by directing heat to their trunks overnight. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16657090 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16657090 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:39:55 GMT A look around the site of what is pledged to be the "greenest ever" Olympic Games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16863885 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16863885 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:10 GMT The historic tea clipper will be reopened to the public in spring 2012. Part of the conservation work included lifting her 3m off the ground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16842625 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16842625 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:22:16 GMT Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them into speech. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16844432 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16844432 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:34:50 GMT Staff at Highland Wildlife Park are trying to weigh Walker the polar bear who is thought to be about 400kg (63 stone). http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16810380 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16810380 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:15:27 GMT Thailand's wildlife experts say that elephants could face extinction if they continue to be hunted as a source of meat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16795416 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16795416 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:32:25 GMT Bats are finding a surprising haven in abandoned Israeli bunkers, researchers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16768989 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16768989 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:25:22 GMT Astronomers are watching for an asteroid the size of a double-decker bus which will pass within 70,000km of Earth on Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16754867 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16754867 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:02:22 GMT A tour of Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens' exotic orchids http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16849082 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16849082 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:13 GMT What Huhne’s departure means to 'the greenest government ever' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16878030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16878030 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:46 GMT Will London 2012 fulfil its ‘greenest Olympics’ pledge? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16853201 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16853201 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:34 GMT Winners of science photography contest dazzle http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16852264 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16852264 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:14:49 GMT Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16851703 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16851703 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:11 GMT Wildlife, landscape and heritage of Strangford Lough http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-16801802 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16801802 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:38:55 GMT The strange world of snowdrop fanciers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16789834 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789834 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:41 GMT