Amazon river level at 40-year low
September 3rd, 2010
The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded.
Once bitten
September 2nd, 2010
Why bed-bugs are on the march again
Did the Universe need a creator?
September 2nd, 2010
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, the physicist and mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has said.
Creation was Godless says Hawking
September 2nd, 2010
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.
‘Lights out’ help migratory birds
September 2nd, 2010
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings.
Ants protect trees from elephants
September 2nd, 2010
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.
Worm brain clue to evolution
September 2nd, 2010
Researchers map the nervous system of worms to try and understand how the human cerebral cortex evolved.
Memristor revolution backed by HP
September 2nd, 2010
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Rare tree flowers after 23 years
September 2nd, 2010
A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.
Free kick study boost for footballers
September 2nd, 2010
Dr Andy Harland of Loughborough University analyses what new free-kick trajectory findings mean for footballers.