´óÏó´«Ã½

Cabbage-patch Controversy over Genetically Modified Pesticide

Testing a genetically engineered pesticide with a scorpion's sting in its tale

• 28 mins

Flesh-Eating Infections that never went away

Causes of recent outbreaks of deadly necrotising faciitis infections

• 27 mins

The new lunar Explorers will be Robots

Ambitious robotic exploration of the Moon proposed by European Space Agency

• 28 mins

Platelet Discovery may benefit Cancer Patients

A newly discovered hormone could counteract side effects of cancer treatments

• 27 mins

Soap Companies in a Lather

The big question about new low-temperature washing detergent: does it rot your knickers?

• 28 mins

Hearing the Health Message in Finland

Heartening news for Finnish coronary health researchers

• 28 mins

Will Men Freeze their Assets?

Is the sperm bank the future of contraception for men?

• 28 mins

Waiting for Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's Collision with Jupiter

All telescopes are turned towards Jupiter to watch the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

• 28 mins

When Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided with Jupiter

What astronomers saw when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter

• 28 mins

Rogue Prion Proteins cause CJD

New evidence of how an abnormal prion protein accumulates in the brain and causes CJD

• 28 mins

China Breaks the Satellite Parking Code

China has parked its new satellite too close to its neighbours for comfort

• 28 mins

The Nuclear Smuggling Business

Chemical finger-printing of nuclear material can reveal the origin of smuggled plutonium

• 26 mins

How the Body Renews its Energy

Scientists pinpoint the role of ATP in the renewal of the body's energy

• 28 mins

Mystery Object Discovered in the Milky Way

A black hole or a neutron star discovered only 40,000 light years away in the Milky Way

• 27 mins

Speaking with Machines

Text-to-speech synthesisers and communicating with machines

• 28 mins

Unlocking Secrets of our Sun

Space probe Ulysses reports surprising findings as it orbits the Sun

• 28 mins

Earliest Human Ancestor Found in Ethiopia

Our earliest ancestor is now Ardipithicus ramidus with bones dated 4.4 million years old

• 27 mins

Is the Universe younger than we thought?

The Universe might only be 12 billion years old, suggests new research

• 27 mins

The Wreck of the Titanic Exhibition opens

Artifacts raised from the Titanic go on show in London for the first time

• 27 mins

Experiments support ESP

Extra-sensory perception or sensory transfer effect has been detected in the laboratory

• 27 mins

New Aids Treatment Research

Can passive immune therapy pass on immunity to Aids patients?

• 27 mins

Quantum Devices get closer

Breakthrough in quantum device development announced by Toshiba laboratory, Cambridge

• 27 mins

Oldest Europeans' bone Tools at Boxgrove

Europe's earliest bone tools show more modern behaviour in early man than earlier believed

• 28 mins

How Harmful is Lead Pollution?

A survey on effects of lead poisoning published by British Medical Journal

• 28 mins

Could this be Dinosaur DNA?

DNA extracted from 80-million-year-old fossil bone might belong to a dinosaur

• 27 mins

Science and Technology in Paris

Special edition focusing on the latest in science and technology in Paris

• 27 mins

New Cancer Drug announced

New enzyme-inhibiting drug designed to stop the spread of cancer

• 27 mins

Turning on the Immune System Again

New way to turn immune system back on and restore sensitivity to antigens

• 27 mins

Bad News for Ex-Smokers

New figures for lung cancer in non-smokers shows defered risk

• 28 mins

Quiz of the Year

Teams compete to answer questions on the year's scientific breakthroughs

• 27 mins