http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stmGet the latest BBC Science and Environment News: breaking news, analysis and debate on science and nature in the UK and around the world.en-gbTue, 14 Jul 2009 18:04:04 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stmEurope's next space freighter - Johannes Kepler - is being built for a mission to re-supply the space station in 2010.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8141256.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8141256.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:31:55 GMTScience & EnvironmentA European probe at Venus returns infrared maps that hint at the idea of an ocean on its surface in the distant past.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8149361.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8149361.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 11:37:26 GMTScience & EnvironmentMillions of dragonflies cross the Indian Ocean each year, in a previously unknown epic migration.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8149000/8149714.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8149000/8149714.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:59:22 GMTEarth NewsCats use "soliciting purrs" to manipulate their owners in order to get attention and food, researchers suggest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8147566.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147566.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 16:54:44 GMTScience & EnvironmentThe US space agency Nasa postpones the launch of the shuttle Endeavour for a fifth time because of bad weather.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8148977.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8148977.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 22:52:59 GMTScience & EnvironmentAustralia launches a competition to build a new generation of military robots that can do some of the army's "dirty work".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8149043.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8149043.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 01:10:00 GMTTechnologyThe UK's honeybees are vanishing at an "alarming" rate, yet the government is taking "little interest", a group of MPs says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8148999.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8148999.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 23:05:57 GMTUKAround the world, frogs and toads synchronise their mating behaviour with the lunar cycle, scientists discover.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8145000/8145125.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8145000/8145125.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 08:44:28 GMTEarth NewsSix volunteers emerge after spending three months in a capsule designed to test the isolation of a trip to Mars.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8150385.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8150385.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 15:31:18 GMTEuropeWhy an obscure Indian village is in the limelighthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8149149.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8149149.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:05:03 GMTSouth AsiaHow will global shipping cope with emissions control?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8150584.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8150584.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:40 GMTScience & EnvironmentWhy the UK must act on its mounting waste problemhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8147964.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147964.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 15:18:53 GMTScience & EnvironmentA Bangladesh village awaits the annual floodshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8144223.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8144223.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 08:15:47 GMTScience & EnvironmentMountaintop mining divides opinion in West Virginiahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8148395.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8148395.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 20:39:46 GMTAmericasCould Europe be powered from the Sahara Desert?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:48:00 GMTPolitics'My kidney was removed through my navel'http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8141169.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8141169.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:04:46 GMTHealthSenior tiger investigator Debbie Banks on a thriving black market for tigers, and why farming the animals does not help.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8124176.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8124176.stmMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:36:55 GMTScience & EnvironmentA compromise on whaling that just may workhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8107059.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8107059.stmMon, 22 Jun 2009 07:50:09 GMTScience & EnvironmentThe world's oldest known viable seeds are nothing of the sort.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8142000/8142037.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8142000/8142037.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:47:40 GMTEarth NewsA new salamander is the most distinct US amphibian for 50 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8140000/8140003.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8140000/8140003.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 11:01:13 GMTEarth NewsThe Herschel space telescope's "first light" images demonstrate a remarkable capability even though its set-up is incomplete.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8143447.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8143447.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 09:06:37 GMTScience & EnvironmentDinosaur burrows found in Australia suggest the creatures hid underground to survive harsh climates.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8144000/8144199.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8144000/8144199.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 13:42:24 GMTEarth NewsStudent teams vie to take top place in a competition to demonstrate autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8143541.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8143541.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:46:34 GMTScience & EnvironmentScientists attempt to discover what makes cheetahs the fastest land animals on the planet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8137962.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8137962.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 05:02:49 GMTScience & EnvironmentSmart fabrics that may one day be able to take images of their surroundings are under development by US researchers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8143936.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8143936.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 09:48:59 GMTTechnologyThe UK must invest more in nuclear and clean coal energy and put less emphasis on wind power, business leaders say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8146824.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8146824.stmMon, 13 Jul 2009 12:11:33 GMTBusinessPeople that contribute electricity to the National Grid are to receive payments under a new UK government scheme.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8146318.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8146318.stmSun, 12 Jul 2009 14:14:46 GMTUKScientists reveal a spectacular insight into turtle evolution - how the unique animals get their shells.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8142664.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8142664.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:41:45 GMTScience & EnvironmentScientists explain how flowering plants exploded into life 125 to 65 million years ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8143000/8143095.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8143000/8143095.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 09:06:40 GMTEarth NewsAlgal bloom blamed for killing worms, sea urchins and other sea creatures spreads along the west coast of Scotland.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8142907.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8142907.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:37:48 GMTSouth of Scotland