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| 'Space arrow' to map Earth's tug |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 3:13 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe's most challenging space missions to date. |
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| The Green Room |
| Published: June 29, 2007, 5:23 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Chemical engineering, not carbon offsetting, is needed to deliver a low carbon future. |
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| Hurricane boost 'due to warm sea' |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 10:50 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Atlantic hurricanes have doubled in the past century, in part due to warmer seas, a new study says. |
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| Giant truck set for sky-high task |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:09 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| A giant 28-wheel vehicle that will help build a major telescope array in Chile passes a series of tests. |
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| Launch of Nasa Mars probe delayed |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 2:20 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| The launch of Nasa's latest mission to Mars has been delayed by 24 hours. |
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| Fisherman catches 'living fossil' |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 9:07 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| A "living fossil" fish caught by a fisherman off the coast of Indonesia is examined by scientists. |
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| Asia's 'brown clouds warm planet' |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 2:34 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Air pollution over Asia is warming the lower atmosphere as much as greenhouse gas emissions, a study suggests. |
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| Orangutans use 'charades' to talk |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 9:04 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Researchers show orangutans intentionally modify or repeat their signals to get their messages across. |
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| Saturn's ring mystery is solved |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 3:58 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Scientists discover the secrets of an unusual hoop of ice and dust in Saturn's ring system. |
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| Nasa to launch Mars polar probe |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 5:59 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Nasa prepares to launch a spacecraft to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life. |
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| Concern over Nepal wildlife seizures |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 4:18 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Former Maoist rebels have not returned animal products seized during Nepal's 10-year conflict, say conservationists. |
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| Heatwaves 'getting longer' in Europe |
| Published: August 4, 2007, 9:40 am |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| The average duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study shows. |
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| Tags reveal tuna migration routes |
| Published: August 5, 2007, 12:49 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| The migratory secrets of the bluefin tuna have been unlocked by one of the most extensive studies of the giant fish. |
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| Sugar-rushes keep bats airborne |
| Published: August 5, 2007, 7:02 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Nectar-feeding bats burn up sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth, scientists believe. |
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| Galaxies clash in four-way merger |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 4:33 pm |
| Tags: Science Nature |
| Four gigantic galaxies are seen crashing into one another in one of the biggest cosmic collisions ever seen. |
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