Minor planet may help explain comets14

Planet's elliptical orbit never gets it close enough to sun to create tail of gas and dust, astronomers say 18/08/08 1:29 PM 14

Moon ship's safety plan questioned33

NASA panel worries that Orion spaceship, for which any extra safety feature will have to 'earn its way in' because of weight issues 12/08/08 1:20 PM 33

U.S. lets producers zap spinach, lettuce65

FDA calls irradiation a key safety more to kill E. coli, other dangerous germs on raw produce 21/08/08 1:04 PM 65

Epilepsy drug reverses rat obesity5

Medication being tested as treatment for drug addiction interrupts dopamine reward system 20/08/08 9:09 AM 5

You may know how you'll vote before you know it53

'Undecided' voters make decisions unconsciously before even considering options, study finds 21/08/08 2:05 PM 53

World's newest species: A robin from Gabon2

Red-breasted bird discovered in forests by accident during biodiversity project, U.S. scientists say 15/08/08 1:53 PM 2

Thracian tomb reveals chariot5

Ancient four-wheeled vehicle found in archeological dig near Bulgarian capital 07/08/08 12:55 PM 5

Ancient 'computer' had Olympic purpose22

A forerunner of modern chronology, the device measured months, eclipses and cycles of the Greek Olympiad 31/07/08 5:52 AM 22

Vast Neolithic site found in southern China29

Excavations of thousands of artifacts, wooden poles found 4.5 metres underground continues 22/07/08 1:35 PM 29

Ancient Rome's she-wolf not so ancient?15

Controversy arises in Italy over suggestion that one of capital's most powerful symbols dates only from Middle Ages rather than Etruscan times 11/07/08 1:19 PM 15

England's heritage sites in danger28

English Heritage group says neglect, weather and even rabbits put thousands of historic locations at risk 08/07/08 1:30 PM 28

Invisibility cloak one step closer, scientists say22

Invisibility cloak one step closer, scientists say 10/08/08 7:14 PM 22

CERN's collider ready to beam up27

Machine will begin exploration of world's tiniest particles with 27-kilometre circular tube down which electron beams are fired 08/08/08 10:08 AM 27

For people who need flexible electronics7

Material developed in Japan bends, stretches and conducts electricity 08/08/08 12:39 PM 7

Jet packs ready to take off?16

Not quite the Hollywood model, but contraption lifts off nicely for demonstration flight 30/07/08 1:06 PM 16

From fish to armour18

Protection of soldiers in battle may eventually be matter of scales 28/07/08 1:53 PM 18

The power behind the Northern Lights33

Discovery of how substorms energize celestial shows could help protect satellites, power grids, from radiation 24/07/08 9:10 PM 33

Fossil from head to, almost, tip of tail18

Japanese, Mongolian scientists recover complete skeleton of young kin of T rex 24/07/08 1:50 PM 18

Company delivers first commercial dog clones75

'Yes, I know you! You know me, too!' woman says as she receives five puppies cloned from her late pet 05/08/08 6:18 AM 75

Can't see the forest for the lake8

Submerged Ghana forest may point to timber bonanza 25/08/08 1:33 PM 8

Winter weather?68

Farmers' Almanac says 'Numb's the word!' 25/08/08 1:40 PM 68

Acid ocean imperils more than shells108

Increasing acidity could wipe out invertebrate colonies by thwarting fertilization of eggs 15/08/08 12:12 PM 108

Cemetery evokes green Sahara30

Excavation finds tiny woman, two children buried on bed of flowers in desolate Tenere Desert region of Niger 14/08/08 1:43 PM 30

Ocean 'dead zones' proliferating226

Maritime areas starved for oxygen now one of world's most pressing environmental issues, scientist says 14/08/08 2:01 PM 226

Plants' sound waves signal pollution

Israeli scientists 'listen' to plants by pointing lasers at tiny bits of algae to create vibrations that indicate cause of problem 14/08/08 1:23 PM

Get a move on, bossy

Scientists at USDA ranch try to teach cows to herd by wire 05/08/08 1:10 PM

Scientists develop eye-shaped camera1

Researchers say innovation could improve performance of digital cameras, enhance imaging of human body 06/08/08 3:23 PM 1

Virgin Galactic shows off mothership

Aircraft designed for space tourism trotted out at Mojave desert 28/07/08 1:04 PM

Behaviour: Loud music: more drinking

Customers take bigger gulps, finish drinks faster when the music pounds, study finds 18/07/08 4:05 PM

Old bones could help fight TB2

Researchers study discoveries from biblical city of Jericho for possible clues to dealing with disease in future 14/07/08 1:53 PM 2