News from BBC- 'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin May 20, 2012An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday. […]
- Arctic melt releasing ancient gas May 20, 2012Scientists identify thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane stored for millennia is bubbling out, potentially accelerating global warming. […]
- SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off May 19, 2012The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station. […]
- Whale meeting heads for discord May 18, 2012Whale hunts and sanctuaries could make this year's whaling meeting a hot one […]
- Contamination at Kinloss probed May 18, 2012RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft. […]
- VIDEO: Barn owl love knows no borders May 18, 2012Barn owls used to catch mice and rats in the fields of Jordan and Israel are breeding in specially set-up nesting boxes. […]
- What caused the mystery of the Dark Day? May 18, 2012What caused the mystery of the Dark Day? […]
- Silicon trick for next-gen memory May 18, 2012Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. […]
- VIDEO: Should Britain build a spaceport? May 18, 2012A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space. […]
- Japan urges cuts in power usage May 18, 2012Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts. […]
- 'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin May 20, 2012