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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:23:10 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11184194 The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11184194 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:03:14 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11178034 A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11178034 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:43:48 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11181753 A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11181753 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:20:42 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11181567 Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11181567 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:59 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11181457 Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11181457 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:56:38 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11178293 The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11178293 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20:39 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11166140 Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11166140 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:49:58 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11172239 The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11172239 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:49:34 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11141196 A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11141196 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:21 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11161493 There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11161493 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:25:32 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11165087 A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11165087 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11153086 Europe's Herschel space telescope spies an aging star that has surrounded itself in hot water vapour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11153086 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:46:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11153193 An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11153193 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:58:41 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-suffolk-11161686 A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-11161686 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11138207 Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11138207 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:13:42 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11143355 A further test ignition takes place on the giant booster intended to power Nasa's next big rocket. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11143355 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:09:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11168039 A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11168039 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:34:46 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11150357 Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11150357 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:14 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11151963 An earthquake is recorded in the North Sea about 155 miles east of Aberdeen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-11151963 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:31:19 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11131897 The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to its credibility, an independent review concludes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11131897 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:00:12 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11112837 The vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts are imported and do not conform to environmental standards, figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11112837 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:04:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11099378 The draft sequences of the wheat genome released by UK scientists may prove to be a vital contribution to the efforts of securing global food supply. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11099378 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:25:18 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10617311 Great apes play tag in similar way to humans, an international team of scientists finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10617311 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:38 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11182047 New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11182047 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:29 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11177556 Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11177556 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:08:23 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11174456 Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11174456 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:07:49 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11172158 There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, the physicist and mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11172158 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:27:04 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11167682 A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11167682 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:29:30 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11145935 One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11145935 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:52:58 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-norfolk-11151927 Researchers working on trials of genetically modified crops in Norfolk have grown potatoes which resist disease. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-11151927 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:27:52 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11166332 Dr Andy Harland of Loughborough University analyses what new free-kick trajectory findings mean for footballers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11166332 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11173266 Inside the Royal Navy's powerful and stealthy attack submarine http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11173266 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:45:03 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11152077 Rare weather events caused last winter's freak snow storms http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11152077 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:34:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11165108 Why bed-bugs are on the march again http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165108 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11137903 Darwin's artificial rainforest in the South Atlantic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11137903 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:39:19 GMT