Test-tube baby pioneer dies, aged 87

Professor Sir Robert Edwards, whose work led to the world's first "test-tube baby" in 1978, dies at the age of 87.

April 10, 2013, 16:15
Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared Milestone Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared Milestone

The amount of the gas in the air has not been this high for at least three million years, and scientists believe the rise portends large changes in the climate and sea level.

May 10, 2013, 18:06
2 Good Places to Live, 1,200 Light-Years Away

Astronomers working with NASA’s Kepler mission said Thursday that a pair of newly discovered planets in the constellation Lyra appear capable of supporting life.

April 18, 2013, 18:28
Iran struck by major earthquake

Iran has been hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful for 40 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East.

April 16, 2013, 12:49
Margaret Thatcher's funeral: 23 things you could pay for with £10m

Margaret Thatcher's funeral will cost around £10m, although we won't know the exact figure - and how much of it is being spent by the state - until afterwards. What else can £10m pay for? Here are some ideas …322 nursesBased on a median annual salary of £31,095272 secondary school teachersBased on a median annual salary of £36,789320 fire officersBased on a median annual salary of...

April 16, 2013, 13:45
Atoms star in world's smallest movie Atoms star in world's smallest movie

IBM scientists use a few dozen atoms as stars in their film A Boy and his Atom, which has garnered the title of world's smallest movie.

May 1, 2013, 8:42
EU may ban pesticides in bee scare EU may ban pesticides in bee scare

European Union states are to vote shortly on a proposed ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.

April 29, 2013, 8:23
Applicants wanted: One way ticket to Mars

Would you apply for a one-way ticket to the Red Planet

April 17, 2013, 0:12
World’s first 3D-printer gun fired World’s first 3D-printer gun fired

The world’s first gun made using a 3D printer is successfully tested in the US by a group planning to make the blueprints available online.

May 6, 2013, 6:38
Richard Dawkins named world's top thinker in poll

Evolutionary biologist beats four Nobel prize winners for his global influence and significance on the year's biggest questionsWhen magazine listed Britain's leading public intellectuals in 2004 and invited readers' votes, it was who emerged as No 1. Nine years on, the biologist, author and campaigner has bettered that by topping its "world thinkers" rankings, beating four Nobel prize...

April 25, 2013, 10:55
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