Science

Discovery could ease pain of bone diseases

Monday, 29 September 2008

A protein which may ease the pain for millions of people who suffer from bone disease has been discovered.

How drugs can contaminate drinking water (graphic)

Monday, 29 September 2008

Drinking water supplies are to be tested for the presence of prescription drugs amid fears that rivers are being contaminated by a growing quantity of pharmaceuticals.

Beijing, we have lift-off

Sunday, 28 September 2008

After the Olympics, China's first space walk marks another milestone in the rise of a new superpower

Hundreds of methane 'plumes' discovered

Thursday, 25 September 2008

British scientists find more evidence of climate threat.

The Big Question: What do new discoveries tell us about the meaning of Stonehenge?

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

The deadly legacy of room 2.62 – or just a cancerous coincidence?

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

He was the man who launched the world into the nuclear age, winning a Nobel prize and laying the foundations for modern nuclear physics.

Hadron collider out of action until spring

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva will be out of action until the spring while engineers investigate a fault, it was announced.

The methane time bomb

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

New global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

Collider halted till next year over magnets problem

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

CERN says scientists will have to wait until spring to use the world's largest particle collider because of repairs and a winter shutdown.

Sexism = success, according to US scientists

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Men who display the chauvinism of David Brent in the office are better paid than modern thinkers

The Big Question: What makes diamonds valuable, and why do we revere them so much?

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Why are we asking this now?

Flies given human genes

Monday, 22 September 2008

Genes from humans and jellyfish are being injected into flies to help find new treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia.

'Big bang' collider hit by further delay

Sunday, 21 September 2008

The Large Hadron Collider, which took 20 years to build and cost £3.6bn, will not be able to unravel the mysteries of the universe for at least another two months, scientists announced yesterday.

Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'

Sunday, 21 September 2008

Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life

Quest for 'Big Bang' delayed by fault in Hadron Collider

Saturday, 20 September 2008

Overheated magnets have delayed the next stage of the £5bn experiment to recreate the Big Bang, scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva have said.

Wealth of new species found

Friday, 19 September 2008

Hundreds of new creatures have been discovered by scientists exploring the Great Barrier Reef.

Is it possible to have an 'out-of-body'experience?

Friday, 19 September 2008

Floating above one's body or travelling down a long tunnel leading to a white light has become such a clichéd description of near-death experiences that many remain deeply suspicious of them. And yet time and again people from different walks of life have described the same scenario.

Sharing catches may help world's fish stocks recover

Friday, 19 September 2008

A radical method of preserving fish stocks by sharing catches between vessels and keeping within limits has helped some collapsed stocks recover, a study of the controversial strategy found.

Nervous people 'are likely to be right-wing'

Friday, 19 September 2008

People who are easily startled by loud bangs or gruesome pictures are more likely to vote for right-wing policies compared to calmer people who take a more liberal approach to life, according to a psychological study of political beliefs.

Creationist row forces scientist to quit Royal Society post

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

The scientist who said creationism should be discussed in science lessons has left his job at the Royal Society. Professor Michael Reiss stepped down yesterday as the Royal Society's director of education following remarks he made last week at the British Association for the Advancement of Science suggesting that creationism should be included in science lessons.

Lucky for some: Science of superstition

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

Black cats, broken mirrors; superstitions may seem silly, but, asks Sanjida O'Connell, could they be the secret of our survival?

Why presents become less exciting as you get older

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Scientists have discovered that a chemical in the brain governing the delivery and feeling of reward is altered physically as a person grows old, which explains why opening presents becomes less exciting.

Testosterone levels 'affect sexual attraction'

Monday, 15 September 2008

Women with high levels of testosterone are more attracted to masculine-looking men like James Bond actor Daniel Craig, scientists said today.

Phase out coal and burn trees instead, urges leading scientist

Sunday, 14 September 2008

Current targets on emissions are 'a recipe for global disaster, not salvation'

One in 10 pupils believes in creationism

Friday, 12 September 2008

Creationism should be included in science lessons to reduce confusion among children brought up to reject evolution, says a leading scientist.