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Boy has shoulder made from elbow
29 08 2008 A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.
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'Lost towns' found in Amazon
29 08 2008 The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.
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New giant clam species discovered
29 08 2008 Scientists have discovered a new species of giant clam in the Red Sea.
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Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'
29 08 2008 Researchers in the US believe they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat - planning and intelligence.
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Chemical coat to mean drier socks
29 08 2008 Technology developed to protect soldiers from chemical weapons may help to make almost any surface or fabric waterproof.
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'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon
29 08 2008 The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.
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Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'
28 08 2008 Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.
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'Cold feet' may halt toad march
28 08 2008 Scientists predict that colder temperatures will prevent the plague of cane toads reaching Australian cities.
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'Cold feet' may halt toad march
28 08 2008 Scientists predict that colder temperatures will prevent the plague of cane toads reaching Melbourne.
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Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
28 08 2008 The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic is now the second smallest on record, scientists reveal.
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"Cold feet" may halt toad march
28 08 2008 Scientists predict that colder temperatures will prevent the plague of cane toads reaching Melbourne.
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Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
28 08 2008 The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic is now the second smallest on record, scientists reveal.
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Gene therapy 'may repair hearing'
28 08 2008 Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.
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First light for space telescope
28 08 2008 A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses".
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Britain's happiest places mapped
28 08 2008 The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.
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UK population 'will be top in EU'
27 08 2008 The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report.
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UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim
27 08 2008 Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
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Computer viruses make it to orbit
27 08 2008 Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
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Model targets foot-and-mouth risk
27 08 2008 Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus.
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'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools
27 08 2008 Early stone tools developed by modern humans were no more advanced than ones used by the Neanderthals, research shows.
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'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools
26 08 2008 Early stone tools developed by modern humans were no more sophisticated than those used by the Neanderthals, research suggests.
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Pole trek needs last explorer
26 08 2008 Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team search for a final explorer to complete their South Pole trek.
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Sky survey yields new cosmic haul
26 08 2008 Astronomers uncover a haul of new objects in our Solar System - including an icy body with a potentially exotic origin.
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Cattle shown to align north-south
26 08 2008 Images from Google Earth help scientists to reveal that cattle may have a "sixth magnetic sense".
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Huge statue of Roman ruler found
26 08 2008 Archaeologists in Turkey discover parts of a colossal marble statue depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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