BBC News - Science/Nature
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54 min ago University research focus 'wrong'
Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.
54 min ago Alien 'killer' shrimp found in UK
An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.
4 hours ago Huge whale skeleton on display in London
A huge whale skeleton found in the River Thames goes on display in London's Docklands.
4 hours ago Willetts defends research squeeze
Science Minister David Willetts defends planned cuts to science research, saying the aim is to link innovation to business better.
7 hours ago New evidence for rare black hole
Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.
10 hours ago Gorillas 'play tag like humans'
Great apes play tag in similar way to humans, an international team of scientists finds.
19 hours ago Fat orang-utan goes on a diet
An overweight orang-utan, who was Britain's fattest primate, has been put on a strict new diet.
22 hours ago The kit for racing across Antarctica
A team of explorers and scientists will be soon setting out for Antarctica for what they hope will be the fastest land crossing of the continent ever.
22 hours ago Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.
22 hours ago Cable's plan to cut science funds
The UK business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
Yesterday Clueless?
Why people who say 'I don't know' are smarter than we think
Yesterday Beneath the waves
Underwater 'flying machine' seeks investors
Yesterday Giant's mouthful
Giant spiral galaxies caught "feasting" on their smaller neighbours
Yesterday Four admit animal lab hate plot
Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.
Yesterday BP spreads blame over oil spill
A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Yesterday EU tightens rules on lab animals
The EU agrees on new rules to reduce the number of animals used in lab experiments and tighten controls over such procedures.
Yesterday Fungus threatening film history
A fungus that 'eats' cine film could cause irreversible damage important archive films which hold a record of British social history.
Yesterday Secrets of good dancing uncovered
Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.
Yesterday Cable: Setting the bar on science research
Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the bar will have to be raised" on science funding
Yesterday Equipment needed to race across Antarctica
A team of explorers and scientists will be soon setting out for Antarctica for what they hope will be the fastest land crossing of the continent ever.
Yesterday Cable's plan to cut science funds
Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
Yesterday 'Many failures' caused BP spill
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.
Yesterday Heat pumps 'need tighter rules'
Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.
Yesterday Fungus threatening film history
A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
Yesterday BP due to publish oil leak report
BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history.
Yesterday Town's aim to become self sufficient
Todmorden, in West Yorkshire, is striving to become self sufficient by growing fruit and vegetables and keeping livestock.
Yesterday What happens when food rots?
Mould, flies, and maggots - watch what happens when food is left to rot
Yesterday Cable to signal 'cuts to science'
Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do 'more for less'.
Yesterday Good dancing link to male health
Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.
Yesterday Gravity probe 'caught the cold'
Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.