Lough eel numbers ‘on the brink’
March 9th, 2010
There are growing concerns about the future of the Lough Neagh eel fishery and the hundreds of jobs it supports.
NASA Extends Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract
March 9th, 2010
NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center.
NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications
March 9th, 2010
NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Lords in science investment call
March 9th, 2010
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
Superweed predator to be released
March 9th, 2010
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
Tory review urges science boost
March 8th, 2010
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
Spaceman
March 8th, 2010
Rummaging in BBC archive for Apollo reports 40 years on
Jovian vision
March 8th, 2010
Secrets the coming missions to Jupiter could reveal
Bonobos opt to share their food
March 8th, 2010
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, prefers to share its food rather than dine alone, scientists report.
Two Indian tiger cubs found dead
March 8th, 2010
Two tiger cubs are found dead, apparently after being poisoned, at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.