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Enter search term:     Newest Oldest Closest Match                                                   Total Articles:  Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Cockroaches evolving to evade traps Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Genetics of white tigers pinpointed Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Richard III buried in 'untidy grave' The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Barrick Gold fined for Chile project Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Iceland expands volcano monitoring Installation is under way of an expanded monitoring system for Iceland's volcanoes, which it is hoped will give the world more warning of the next big eruption. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Trans-US solar plane sets new record The Solar Impulse plane sets a new record for distance flown by a solar-powered craft as it completes the second leg of a bid to cross the US. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Ecuador satellite space crash fears Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Cave paintings uncovered in Mexico Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Feet home to more than 100 fungi Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Climate 'spurred human innovation' Abrupt climate change in Africa helped trigger technological and cultural advances in early modern humans, according to new research. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  Ospreys first in England to hatch Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust capture osprey chicks hatching on camera for the first time. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Wildcat extinction 'in 24 months' A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats says the species could be extinct within two years. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Iodine lack 'may lower UK baby IQs' Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Irish potato famine pest identified Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/20/2013 Title:  Vaccine developed for farm disease A vaccine to protect sheep and cattle from a livestock virus spread by midges has been approved by government vets. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Rover drills second rock sample Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover drills a second sample of Martian rock to deliver to its onboard laboratories for analysis in the coming days. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/20/2013 Title:  UK astronaut given station date UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  'Worrying declines' for UK species A stocktake of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species studied have declined in the past 50 years. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Green light for 'biggest' wave farm Plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm off the Western Isles move forward after minister give full consent for the project. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  2013 cold start may mean fruit boom UK fruit growers could enjoy a much better harvest of apples and pears this year, following the dismal crop in 2012, experts believe. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Fifty-five beaches meet new rules Fifty five beaches in England meet tough new EU standards on water quality to achieve Blue Flag awards. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Flightless penguin puzzle 'solved' The underwater prowess of the penguin may have cost the bird its ability to fly, scientists believe. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Ant abilities could aid robot design A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  VIDEO: 'Tough times for toads' A "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/20/2013 Title:  First crane egg in 400 years laid A nesting crane lays the first egg laid by that breed of bird in southern Britain in more than 400 years. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/17/2013 Title:  Late arrival for rare butterflies The UK's spring butterflies are being welcomed by enthusiasts, but weeks later than they usually arrive. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Turtle rescued after swallowing plastic An injured turtle found by a fisherman in Florida has been returned to the sea after being treated at a rescue centre. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  VIDEO: 'Worrying declines' for UK species A major new report from 25 wildlife organisations, assessing the state of Britain's Nature, is warning that many species of wildlife are facing extinction in the UK unless urgent action is taken. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Journey into an Icelandic volcano Dr Freysteinn Sigmundsson shows the BBC's Neil Bowdler around the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  AUDIO: Attenborough: We're destroying things David Attenborough examines news that a "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  VIDEO: 'First crane egg in 400 years' The first crane egg in southern Britain in more than 400 years has been laid by a nesting bird. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/20/2013 Title:  VIDEO: Ant engineering seen in slow motion Detailed slow-motion footage showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/20/2013 Title:  AUDIO: Space travel is 'logistical nightmare' Colin Pillinger, famous for the "Beagle 2 Mars" mission, says the value of sending astronaut Tim Peake into space "should not be underestimated". View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years What we have learnt from Martian probes View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Bloodhound diary: Rolls of advice The suspension component that could support a full grid of F1 cars View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Residents revel in straw bale homes Leeds residents move into their new eco-friendly straw dwellings View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Can science be kick started? Could attempts to crowd-fund research skew science? View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Just how bad is an EF5 tornado? Oklahoma tornado upgraded to an "EF5" - but what does that mean? View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/23/2013 Title:  How the men from the ministry saved England's heritage How historic UK sites were saved from destruction View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/21/2013 Title:  Gunboat diplomacy and Crofters' War How gunboat diplomacy led to attempts at land reform View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/22/2013 Title:  Can China become a hi-tech economy? Can China harness its millions of cheap graduates? View Article By line: No By line Available.