- Millions march against GM crops
- 2013-05-26 01:26
- Organisers say that two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the US and in more than 50 other countries on Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the...
- What goes on when lightning strikes?
- 2013-05-26 00:07
- One lightning flash could run a whole power station – and there are 8 million strikes around the Earth every day. We still don't know what triggers the phenomenon, although a new theory proposes a role for cosmic rays A new theory from Russian researchers suggests that lightning may be a by-produc...
- Space, the fiscal frontier: government looks to the skies fo...
- 2013-05-26 00:06
- The UK's space industry is low-key, but a major player in satellite manufacturing – and some companies export 95% of their output When Major Timothy Peake boards a Russian Soyuz rocket in late 2015 to become the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, he will carry the expectat...
- New light cast on dark matter
- 2013-05-26 00:03
- We may be a step closer to fathoming one of particle physics' deepest mysteries Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, perhaps the most pressing problem in particle physics is to determine the nature of dark matter. The current evidence for dark matter is indirect but very convincing: several d...
- Leading scientist attacks university over 'outrageous' IVF t...
- 2013-05-25 21:34
- Decision to approve patent for embryo cell data could make IVF fertility treatments prohibitively expensive, says expert A fresh international row has erupted over granting US patents to processes which many scientists believe are basic aspects of human physiology. Jacques Cohen, one of the world's ...
- Hay Festival 2013: Leading neuroscientist warns against 'sma...
- 2013-05-25 17:13
- Consciousness: Why we need to build sentient machines
- 2013-05-25 16:00
- Only by building an artificial consciousness will we truly be able to understand the mysteries of our own brains, says Celeste Biever (full text available to subscribers)
- The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review
- 2013-05-25 14:00
- A surprisingly entertaining study of genetic disposition to crime poses challenging moral questions Is rape an act of hate? Why are you 100 times more likely to be killed on your birthday? Might a casual Mars Bar prompt you to commit murder? And why should you steer clear of men with long ring-finge...
- Painting through the power of thought enabled by scientists
- 2013-05-25 12:40
- A computer that enables users to paint through the power of thought has been developed by scientists.
- Zoo keeper mauled by tiger 'broke safety rules'
- 2013-05-25 09:37
- Sarah McClay died at South Lakes Wild Animal Park after 'inexplicably' walking into tiger enclosure, where she was mauled A zoo keeper who was mauled to death by a tiger had no reason to be in its enclosure, according to the animal park's owner. Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked by a Sumatran tiger at ...
- Tim Peake: Next stop Mars! | Aida Edemariam
- 2013-05-25 09:01
- It's been quite a week for Britain's first official astronaut. Meeting the prime minister, a press scrum at the Science Museum; and an agonising interview with Jeremy Paxman. How did he cope? There is something about human space flight that simultaneously feels both entirely futuristic and of the pa...
- Further Space Oddity: Jeremy Paxman grills British...
- 2013-05-21 11:56
- If there were any doubt that a former Apache helicopter pilot and Britain’s first official astronaut could be cool under pressure, he proved it last night in the face of weirdly aggressive questioning by Jeremy Paxman. ...
- One giant leap for Britain: UK's first official as...
- 2013-05-21 09:16
- Britain's first astronaut in more than 20 years, a 41-year-old Apache helicopter pilot called Major Tim Peake, said today that his biggest anxiety about spending six months on the International Space Station as a flight engineer...
- Major Tim puts an end to Britain's space oddity
- 2013-05-21 08:31
- One giant leap for Britain: UK's first official as...
- 2013-05-20 14:34
- Britain's first astronaut in more than 20 years, a 41-year-old Apache helicopter pilot called Major Tim Peake, said today that his biggest anxiety about spending six months on the International Space Station as a flight engineer...
- ‘I’ll tweet from space like Chris Hadfield –...
- 2013-05-20 13:25
- Britain’s first astronaut in more than 20 years, a 41-year-old Apache helicopter pilot called Major Tim Peake, has said that his biggest anxiety about spending six months on the International Space Station as a flight engineer...
- Britain's first astronaut Major Tim Peake to tweet...
- 2013-05-20 11:45
- Britain's first astronaut describes mission as a '...
- 2013-05-20 10:51
- AUDIO: Space travel is 'logistical nightmare'
- 2013-05-20 10:25
- Mission of Britain's first astronaut is 'massive c...
- 2013-05-20 08:50
- Major Tim Peake to become Britain's first official...
- 2013-05-20 06:00
- UK astronaut given station date
- 2013-05-19 18:02
- Creative minds: painting with brain power
- 2013-05-25 08:10
- A computer system that allows paintings to be produced using the power of the mind has been developed by scientists. Richard Gray, the Telegraph's science correspondent, tries to produce a masterpiece himself.
- Beaches Hit By Hurricane Sandy Reopened
- 2013-05-25 08:00
- The boardwalks of New York and New Jersey's beaches that were hit by Hurricane Sandy last year are reopening -- just in time for Memorial Day weekend.
- Plantwatch: The battle for the ancient British bluebell wood...
- 2013-05-24 21:30
- A great blue wave has spread across the country in one of our greatest natural spectacles, as carpets of bluebells have come into flower. But the bluebells were some four or five weeks later this spring than last year, and the cold spring made their appearance more patchy than usual. Britain has ar...
- Top 10 Beaches of 2013
- 2013-05-24 19:30
- The best beaches in America reach from Cape Hatteras to Waikiki.
- DNews: Shock Yourself to Get Better at Math
- 2013-05-24 18:55
- Lack of fresh water could hit half the world’s population ...
- 2013-05-24 18:41
- Severe water shortages will affect more than half the world’s future population of nine billion people by 2050 if governments fail to collaborate on international efforts to protect and conserve life’s most vital ingredient, experts have warned. One of the first indications of a future water c...
- Source of life running out: water scientists
- 2013-05-24 16:43
- The majority of people on Earth will face severe water shortages within a generation or two if pollution and waste continues unabated, scientists warned at a conference in Bonn Friday.
- Global majority faces water shortages 'within two ...
- 2013-05-24 14:17
- Experts call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generation...
- Food supplement could help reduce heart deaths
- 2013-05-24 18:16
- Max Perutz: 'godfather of molecular biology'
- 2013-05-24 18:10
- Scientists who worked with the Nobel prize-winning pioneer discuss his legacy alongside footage and previously unseen interviews
- New to nature special: the top 10 new species
- 2013-05-24 18:00
- From a snail-eating snake to a harp-shaped sponge… Quentin Wheeler on whittling down 18,000 new species to 10 favourites On 23 May,the International Institute for Species Exploration announced the annual top 10 new species for the sixth time. A committee of taxon experts led by Dr Antonio Valdecas...












