Latest news - since last visit
Normal-sized male bees have better chances to get to the queen and mate than small ones.
18 March 2010
Scientists have found an ostracod fossil with soft parts intact.
16 March 2010
Too much begging is no good for canary chicks because mums are not falling for it.
15 March 2010
Chemical analysis of teeth reveals men with Norse origins.
12 March 2010
Features & special reports - since last visit
Finding gold deposits isn't easy in heavily forested tropical volcanic regions.
12 March 2010
Placed end to end, the viruses in our oceans would stretch for 200m light years. But what do they do?
5 March 2010
Finding out how different plants affect the carbon in moorlands.
26 February 2010
Scientific techniques are transforming the study of the past.
19 February 2010
Blogs & opinion - since last visit
Find out what a non-native species is and what scientists are doing to stem their invasion.
Updated: 26 February 2010
Scientists try to find out more about the unique creatures that live around dead whales.
Updated: 21 January 2010
Satellite image shows snow blanketing UK.
Updated: 8 January 2010
Read updates from the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Updated: 18 December 2009