The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of the country. People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales, felt the tremor just before 0100 GMT.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:27
An IVF technique which lets eggs develop in the womb rather than the test-tube straight after fertilisation is to be trialled in the UK. Researchers hope that the natural environment of the womb will help produce stronger embryos.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:26
MPs have backed calls for a limited cull of badgers to help prevent the spread of TB in cattle. A report by the environment select committee says the action should be focused on TB hotspots and form part of a package of control measures.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:09
A US team has won a $50,000 (?25,000) competition to design a spacecraft to rendezvous with and track the path of an asteroid which may threaten Earth.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 14:06
Water supplies to about 200,000 people in central China have been contaminated by pollution, which has turned branches of a major river system red. At least three tributaries of the Han river - a branch of the Yangtze - have been affected.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:45
A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:41
The first 30,000 pages have been unveiled of a vast encyclopedia which aims to catalogue every one of our planet's 1. 8 million species. The immense online resource is designed to greatly enhance our understanding of the world's diminishing biodiversity.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:23
London's congestion charge may have delivered a small, unexpected health boost to the capital, say researchers. The charge was introduced to cut traffic, but a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine says reduced pollution has aided health as well.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:22
US scientists have managed to rid diabetic mice of the effects of the disease using a cocktail of drugs. The mice, who had type 1 diabetes, started producing their own insulin after taking a mixture of four drugs.
Via Science [BBC] | Posted on 2008.03.01 at 13:03