Platypus genetic code unravelled
(BBC) May 07, 2008
Scientists decipher the genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals that could explain how humans evolved....

Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight'
(BBC) Apr 28, 2008
A 17-year-old whose sight was failing has had his vision improved in a pioneering operation carried out by doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital....

China First in Internet Use
(ERT) Apr 25, 2008
The Internet population in China reached 221 million by the end of February...

No sex for all-girl fish species
(BBC) Apr 23, 2008
A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe....

S Korea trains sniffer-dog clones
(BBC) Apr 21, 2008
The world's first cloned sniffer dogs have begun training in South Korea....

Man hypnotises himself before op
(BBC) Apr 19, 2008
A hypnotist from West Sussex has undergone surgery on his right hand without a general anaesthetic....

Forecast for big sea level rise
(BBC) Apr 15, 2008
Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis....

Space-age suits race into uncharted waters
(IHT) Apr 15, 2008
Some have called it a technological breakthrough, others simply an elaborate publicity stunt, but a controversial space-age swimsuit has gripped the swimming world....

Monkeys on Mars?
(BBC) Apr 14, 2008
They won't utter Yuri Gagarin's famous phrase "Let's go!" But the monkeys of Sochi have already proven their worth as trailblazers in space - and now they are being groomed for a trip to Mars....

Map reveals key wildlife hotspots
(BBC) Apr 11, 2008
Scientists have developed a technique that pinpoints key biodiversity hotspots, which they say will lead to more effective conservation strategies....

Earthquake shakes Crete; no reports of injuries
Apr 11, 2008
An undersea earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the southern Greek island of Crete early on Friday...

How new technology keeps the flame burning
(Guardian) Apr 09, 2008
The tradition of the Olympic flame is rooted in Greek sporting heritage dating back thousands of years but new technology keeps the fire burning whatever the elements -- or modern-day protester -- can throw at it....

Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins
(BBC) Apr 04, 2008
Swedish archaeologists find a rare hoard of Viking-age silver Arab coins near Stockholm's international airport....

'No Sun link' to climate change
(BBC) Apr 03, 2008
The idea that the Earth's climate is determined by cosmic rays and the Sun's activity is discredited by UK scientists....

DNA sheds light on Minoans
(eKathimerini) Apr 03, 2008
Crete’s fabled Minoan civilization was built by people from Anatolia, according to a new study by Greek and foreign scientists that disputes an earlier theory that said the Minoans’ forefathers had come from Africa....