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Indian probe touches down on Moon
vifv Post in 2008-11-15 01:08 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7730157.stm)
India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan 1, places a probe on the surface of the Moon. See Details
Nasa Mars mission declared dead
vifv Post in 2008-11-11 12:23 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7721262.stm)
Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead. See Details
Oldest nuclear family 'murdered'
vifv Post in 2008-11-18 16:11 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7733372.stm)
A 4,600 year old family group discovered in Germany suffered a violent death, experts find. See Details
UK black-outs warning
vifv Post in 2008-11-13 03:06 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7725594.stm)
Energy experts warn the UK could face an unacceptable risk of major blackouts in less than 10 years unless policy is improved. See Details
Action urged over nanomaterials
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 08:15 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7722620.stm)
An independent commission finds no evidence nanomaterials cause harm, but warns of serious gaps in knowledge about its risks. See Details
Mars probe ends - but what did it find?
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 06:27 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/7723577.stm)
Matt Frei talks to Dr Thomas Pike of Imperial College who was part of the Phoenix lander team. See Details
Endeavour astronauts' spacewalk
vifv Post in 2008-11-19 03:48 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7736471.stm)
Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen have taken part in the first of four spacewalks of the Endeavour's current mission to the International Space Station. See Details
Shuttle approaches space station
vifv Post in 2008-11-16 23:20 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7732235.stm)
A shuttle is set to dock with the International Space Station shortly on an "extreme make-over" mission. See Details
Italians grow 'greener' olives
vifv Post in 2008-11-01 01:39 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7702176.stm)
A range of technologies are being installed at an Italian Olive farm in a bid to cut CO2 emissions, from electric farm vehicles to sun-reflecting paint. See Details
Hatched turtles go on sea journey
vifv Post in 2008-10-31 11:17 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7701277.stm)
Crowds came to a sea turtle sanctuary in Mexico to help set some 7,000 hatchlings begin their journey into the sea. See Details
Young Britons 'shy from science'
vifv Post in 2008-11-15 02:43 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7729472.stm)
A survey commissioned by the European Commission has shown that young Britons are among the least likely in Europe to consider studying science subjects See Details
Golden Joysticks honour games
vifv Post in 2008-11-01 16:15 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7703708.stm)
The gaming industry's biggest awards, the Golden Joysticks, have been held following voting by 850,000 gamers. See Details
Discover Darwin- a new exhibition
vifv Post in 2008-11-14 15:16 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7728299.stm)
Discover the man and that changed our understanding of the world. See Details
How to breathalyse a whale
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 08:38 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7709424.stm)
Scientists use a toy helicopter to sample a sperm whale's breath. See Details
How gas is stored
vifv Post in 2008-11-13 02:20 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7725542.stm)
The UK faces an unacceptable risk of power cuts by 2015 unless it improves its energy policies, according to energy experts questioned by BBC News. See Details
Space tourist talks to BBC
vifv Post in 2008-10-30 18:55 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7699499.stm)
Richard Garriott has just returned from a 10-day holiday on the International Space Station, at a cost of £20m. See Details
Mobiles compared: Storm v INQ1
vifv Post in 2008-11-20 20:44 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7739684.stm)
The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones and Dan Simmons put two mobiles to the test, the Blackberry Storm and 3's INQ1. See Details
Warming 'affects migrating birds'
vifv Post in 2008-11-17 17:56 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7732993.stm)
The number of bird species which fly to the UK every winter could be affected by global warming. See Details
There is some good news…
vifv Post in 2008-08-11 18:12 ( http://www.moneyweek.com/file/51899/there-is-some-good-news.html)
It is perfectly possible to get a mortgage, just as long as the bank is sure you will be able to pay it back. But banks know that most of the nation can’t, writes Merryn Somerset Webb. See Details
The slump in oil prices is a bad sign
vifv Post in 2008-08-11 18:43 ( http://www.moneyweek.com/file/51945/the-slump-in-oil-prices-is-a-bad-sign.html)
The recent fall in oil prices can't save us from recession, says John Stepek. The rising price was a symptom, not a cause, of the unchecked global boom and its fall is a sign that we're in a huge downturn. See Details