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16,844 articles from BBC Science/Nature

• WEDNESDAY 25. FEBRUARY, 2009
• 20:09 Fish fossil clue to origin of sex

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  A fossil fish from Australia was one of the earliest known vertebrates to reproduce sexually, Nature journal reports.  

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• 19:25 Green fuel

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  Compost bug could spawn green alternative to petrol  

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• 16:43 Tiger attacks trigger expert plea

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  Conservationists urge Indonesia to halt illegal deforestation, after six people are killed by Sumatran tigers.  

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• 13:52 Priceless beauty

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  Commerce and conservation join forces in Chile  

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• 13:42 Polar Year 'hailed as a success'

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  The International Polar Year has come to a close, as results from the massive effort continue to pour out.  

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• 05:57 Cold awakening

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  World's climate negotiators on visit to Antarctica  

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• 05:45 Aphids' sticky suicide missions

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  Aphid soldiers are capable of tissue engineering efforts and even the ultimate sacrifice, researchers find.  

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• 02:33 'Ghost peaks' emerge from the ice

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  Scientists complete their mission to survey Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountain range - one of the most enigmatic mountain groups on Earth.  

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• TUESDAY 24. FEBRUARY, 2009
• 22:00 Drink a day raises cancer risk

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  Drinking one glass of wine a day is enough to increase the risk of developing cancer, a UK charity warns women.  

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• 18:13 Growing pains

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  We need biotechnology if we are going to feed the planet  

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• 12:02 Malfunction hits Nasa CO2 sat

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  Nasa's first mission designed to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) from space has suffered a rocket malfunction.  

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• 10:57 Could lab-grown teeth spell an end to fillings?

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  Scientists discover a gene that may enable them to grow replacement teeth in the laboratory.  

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• 08:53 Iraq marshes face grave new threat

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  Iraq's famed southern marches are shrinking again because of record low rainfall and dam and irrigation systems upstream.  

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• 08:12 North Korea 'plans rocket launch'

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  North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket carrying a satellite, fuelling speculation about a possible missile test.  

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• 02:43 US 'CO2 hunter' set for lift-off

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  Nasa is all set to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) from space.  

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• 02:43 Men and women appreciate art in different ways

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  Men and women appreciate art in different ways  

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• 01:52 Rare cheetah captured on camera

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  The first camera-trap photographs of the critically endangered Northwest African, or Saharan cheetah, are obtained in Algeria.  

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• MONDAY 23. FEBRUARY, 2009
• 15:17 A pride in peril

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  The hardship faced by a group on Tanzanian lions  

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• 10:21 Lifeline for endangered albatross

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  A new scheme pioneered in South Africa could provide hope for seabirds threatened with extinction due to fishing.  

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• SATURDAY 21. FEBRUARY, 2009
• 11:25 Google dismisses 'Atlantis find'

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  The Lost City of Atlantis is still lost - despite hopes that Google Earth had located the fabled city on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.  

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• 08:21 Nasa delays space shuttle launch

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  Nasa delays the first space shuttle launch of 2009 for the fourth time because of safety concerns.  

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• FRIDAY 20. FEBRUARY, 2009
• 18:50 Explorers' quest

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  An Arctic team is set to measure sea ice thickness  

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• 18:43 Closing the net

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  Illegal fishing bodes ill for land and sea in West Africa  

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• 18:33 In a swirl

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  Astronomy project records rapid early online traffic  

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• 15:44 Mercury pollution treaty proposed

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  World environment ministers agree to work towards a legally binding, international treaty on mercury pollution.  

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