Record hole found in Earth's magnetic field40

Fleet of NASA satellites marked breach during summer that allowed solar wind through to upper atmosphere 17/12/08 12:46 PM 40

Santa and the space-time continuum21

Using nanotechnology to explain puzzling holiday feat 16/12/08 3:42 AM 21

Year of space in photos

From a meteorite in Saskatchewan to some of the most distant stars 19/12/08 12:02 PM

NASA puts off Mars launch19

Mission originally scheduled for next year delayed until 2011 at expected cost of extra $400-million 04/12/08 1:01 PM 19

The sky puts on a happy face7

Stargazers from around the world capture images of rare planetary alignment of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon which created the illusion of a smile in the firmament 03/12/08 4:54 AM 7

Scientists find Prairie space rock33

Asteroid that lit up Western Canada's skies this month recovered near Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary 28/11/08 12:29 PM 33

Saturn moon's plumes may hold water39

Supersonic eruption of gas and dust shows strong hints of liquid water, key building block of life 26/11/08 1:09 PM 39

Waterloo institute's big bang6

Stephen Hawking accepts research chair at facility founded by BlackBerry inventor Michael Lazaridis 28/11/08 4:07 AM 6

Rats with bad hearing trained to filter noise4

Removal of background clutter gives possible solution for hearing-impaired children having trouble learning language 15/12/08 10:28 AM 4

Cancer to be top killer by 2010, WHO says43

Smoking rates in China and India behind increase of cancer; should overtake heart disease 09/12/08 1:40 PM 43

Illusion helps study of mind1

Body swap trick lets subjects feel they are shaking hands with themselves 02/12/08 12:21 PM 1

Protein 'switch' stalls lethal brain tumour14

Controlling protein can stop spread, boost chance of successful surgery or radiation, Calgary researchers say 04/12/08 4:05 PM 14

Brain injuries mark modern wars5

Soldiers wounded in Afghanistan, Iraq face possibility of myriad health problems, U.S. report says 04/12/08 11:28 AM 5

Consumers warned of stem-cell fakes5

Laws needed to protect patients from stem cell clinics' exaggerated claims, study says 03/12/08 12:22 PM 5

Bad backs may stop cane toads in Australia10

Fastest moving amphibians suffering arthritis in their back from inbreeding 02/12/08 12:36 PM 10

Brain waves shed light on autism and language21

Children suffering from autism display unique patterns that mark delay in processing sounds 01/12/08 1:01 PM 21

Archeologists unearth ancient city in Peru12

Site may provide 'missing link' between two ancient cultures – the Wari and the Moche 17/12/08 12:56 PM 12

Memories of Magdala2

Perfume vials from Christ's era unearthed in Israel 12/12/08 12:40 PM 2

Stone Age nuclear family unearthed18

Two adults, two children found in common grave all related, DNA evidence indicates 18/11/08 12:59 PM 18

Egypt reveals new pyramid27

Discovery of 4,300-year-old structure made only two months ago at giant necropolis for rulers of Memphis, south of Cairo 11/11/08 11:53 AM 27

Highway to Hell

Collider repairs at CERN to cost $25-million35

Repairs needed after electrical arc nine days after startup halted work with Large Hadon Collider project 17/11/08 8:32 AM 35

Research uncovers puberty genes7

Process that sets the teenager off has stumped scientists 12/12/08 5:30 AM 7

Four genes found that drive metabolism5

Variations seem to determine speed people burn up food, researchers say, in discovery that could affect patient care 28/11/08 1:00 PM 5

Blood tests may show fetal inherited diseases4

Simple procedure taking sample from mother could avoid invasive procedures such as amniocentesis 26/11/08 11:47 AM 4

Scientists map genome of woolly mammoth, extinct since ice age52

First step toward bring the giant beast back to life 19/11/08 7:19 PM 52

Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells3

Tissue grown using patient's stem cells eliminates need for anti-rejection drugs 19/11/08 12:40 PM 3

Kangaroo's DNA mapped11

Scientists surprised at similarity of humans', marsupials' genomes 19/11/08 12:49 PM 11

Cloned hormone gives cows more milk10

Argentine growth hormone from genetically modified cows can boost production about 20 per cent, studies find; product banned in Canada, Japan, Australia and parts of Europe 06/11/08 12:21 PM 10

Decoded genome turns up new clues

Scientists identify eight mutated genes never before linked to one type of leukemia 06/11/08 12:37 PM

Canada's growing list of wildlife at risk22

Snapping turtles latest to join species at the brink 03/12/08 4:57 AM 22

Hawaii plans electric-car stations1

Up to 100,000 charging spots to be built by California company in effort to wean state from dependency on oil 03/12/08 12:58 PM 1

Iceberg mystery cracked170

Rate of ice sheets' flow biggest factor in calving, U.S. scientists find 28/11/08 12:43 PM 170

Canada's lakes suffer 'osteoporosis'37

Decline in levels of calcium – attributed to acid rain and logging – could have profound effect on living creatures that rely on it for reproduction, protection 27/11/08 2:05 PM 37

Environment: Bittersweet harvest from misfortune of nature106

Hundreds of narwhals killed after becoming trapped in Arctic ice 26/11/08 4:30 AM 106

Hungary reveals underground thermal lake12

Work under Turkish bath in capital turns up world's biggest, water-filled cave, in 86-metre-long subterranean hall extending from Janos Molnar cave 21/11/08 9:49 AM 12

Climate change spurs fevers, report says171

Southeastern Asian, South Pacific nations face growing peril from dengue, malaria – causing estimated 150,000 deaths a year 20/11/08 1:13 PM 171

Researchers find oldest-ever stash of marijuana64

The 789 grams of dried cannabis was found buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man near Turpan in northwestern China 27/11/08 2:37 PM 64

Shipwreck may hold key to Turks and Caicos' lineage3

After illegal slaver en route to Cuba from Africa hit reef near islands, slaves waded ashore to freedom in British colony 26/11/08 11:56 AM 3

Earliest known shaman grave site found12

Fifty tortoise shells, body parts from numerous animals found in 12,000-year-old grave dated back to Natufian people 04/11/08 12:13 PM 12

Timing is all in Mount Everest climbs, study finds28

More than 80 per cent of climbers who have perished targeting the world's highest peak died either the day of their summit or the very next day 09/12/08 7:51 PM 28

Singapore students on top of the world

Boston College's Trends International Mathematics and Science Study found that country's fourth and eighth graders were tops in the world in science; Hong Kong and Taiwanese youth led in math. 09/12/08 1:46 PM

Compound lights up spreading cancer cells1

Fluorescent glow helps monitor breast and ovarian cancer cells in mice, may allow targeted attacks on disease 08/12/08 12:20 PM 1

Think they're out to get you?42

You are not alone – psychologists say paranoia may be lot more common than thought 12/11/08 12:57 PM 42