News from BBC- What happened next? Zebra puts head in hippo's mouth March 12, 2010A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth. […]
- Powering up March 12, 2010Japan's home fuel-cell tech to take on Europe […]
- Climate linked to smaller birds March 12, 2010Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes. […]
- Siberian tigers die at China zoo March 12, 2010Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country. […]
- Decapitated group 'were Vikings' March 11, 2010Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. […]
- Thalidomide effect mystery solved March 11, 2010The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. […]
- In pictures March 11, 2010Learning from bears' love of telegraph poles […]
- Half-cock chicken mystery solved March 11, 2010Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female. […]
- Farming future March 11, 2010The dawning age of the agricultural automatons […]
- Japan protest over tuna ban plan March 11, 2010Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan. […]