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Feed: BBC NEWS - SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
Mars cooperation near collapse
06-Feb-12
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'
06-Feb-12
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
Race to drill into Antarctic lake
06-Feb-12
Russian scientists are attempting to beat US and British rivals to be first to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
06-Feb-12
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
06-Feb-12
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
05-Feb-12
More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
Prince optimistic for fisheries
04-Feb-12
Prince Charles says there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.
Anti-fracking demo in Enniskillen
04-Feb-12
About 100 people gather in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to extract gas from shale rock in County Fermanagh.
Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit
04-Feb-12
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss Canada's oil products, after the US blocked a key pipeline.
Striking galaxy image from Hubble
03-Feb-12
The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way.
Largest optical telescope created
03-Feb-12
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
03-Feb-12
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Clan chief joins conservation row
06-Feb-12
A clan chief is accusing the Scottish government and SNH of not listening to islanders' concerns about a conservation area.
In pictures: Science meets art
02-Feb-12
Winners of science photography contest dazzle
VIDEO: Art by animals goes on show
03-Feb-12
A work of abstract expressionism by a chimp and a still life of a flower by an elephant are part of a new exhibition in London of artworks created by animals.
Brains may be wired for addiction
02-Feb-12
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
More Galileo satellites ordered
02-Feb-12
The German-UK consortium building the operational spacecraft for Europe's Galileo sat-nav system wins a contract to provide an additional eight units.
Super-Earth 'could support life'
02-Feb-12
Astronomers have found a fourth planet with conditions similar to Earth, which they say could support life.
Mega volcanoes 'may be predicted'
01-Feb-12
The eruption of some of the largest volcanoes on the planet could be predicted decades before the event, research suggests.
MP's call to pardon 'hero' Turing
01-Feb-12
An MP tables a motion calling for computer pioneer Alan Turing to be posthumously pardoned over a conviction for gross indecency.
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