The time is now
July 3rd, 2009
Building for a wet but secure future in Bangladesh
UK-born astronauts are to receive a commemorative pin
July 3rd, 2009
The five British-born individuals who have flown in space are being honoured with a commemorative pin.
Planck achieves ultra-cold state
July 3rd, 2009
Europe's Planck telescope reaches its operating temperature, making it the coldest object in space.
Earth Watch
July 3rd, 2009
Environmentally, is climate change our biggest concern?
How honeybee mobs smother giant hornets to death
July 3rd, 2009
Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.
No safe haven for rarest antelope
July 3rd, 2009
Hopes are dashed that some of the few remaining hirola antelope have managed to colonise new, safer territory.
Fergus On Flu
July 3rd, 2009
Flu predictions should come with a health warning
A sanctuary threatened
July 3rd, 2009
The BBC's Gary Duffy assesses the future the Brazilian Pantanal, one of the World's largest freshwater wetlands.
Moon probe returns first images
July 3rd, 2009
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.
New dinosaurs found in Australia
July 3rd, 2009
Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.