The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
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June 8, 2013 - 6:48pm
Operation Snow Tiger follows wild animal biologist Liz Bonnin and an international team of scientists on an expedition to Russia, documenting one of the world's rarest and most mysterious animals - the Siberian tiger.
June 8, 2013 - 2:08am
North Sea cod stocks are improving, according to research by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
June 8, 2013 - 1:03am
North Sea cod stocks are on the road to sustainability, according to Marine Stewardship Council research.
June 7, 2013 - 6:01pm
In search of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space
June 7, 2013 - 5:50pm
Schools are being urged to sign up for a codebreaking competition aimed at developing the next generation of cybersecurity experts.
June 7, 2013 - 10:17am
A California nuclear power plant will close permanently amid doubts it can operate safely, 18 months after a small radiation leak was discovered.
June 7, 2013 - 7:39am
Researchers find that some of the worst locations for accidents at sea are also some of the most environmentally sensitive areas.
June 7, 2013 - 2:38am
A man from Dorset who found the fossil of what is thought to be most powerful creature ever - has had it officially named after him.
June 7, 2013 - 1:49am
For a new BBC series about the continents, Prof Iain Stewart jumps into the waters of Victoria Falls, a 100m-high cascade in Africa.
June 7, 2013 - 12:39am
Nepal's years-old plan to spread out mountaineering activities across its Himalayas has had little effect, experts say.
June 6, 2013 - 7:26pm
How a collision of ancient land-masses framed modern New York
June 6, 2013 - 7:14pm
A comet's extremely close encounter with the Sun gives scientists a look at a region never visited by spacecraft.
June 6, 2013 - 6:45pm
Endangered Siberian tigers filmed in the Russian Far East
June 6, 2013 - 12:19pm
Local communities in England are to be given more powers to block onshore wind farms, but also offered greater incentives to accept them.
June 6, 2013 - 10:49am
New research sheds light on why some birds have lost their penises over the course of evolution.
June 6, 2013 - 4:13am
It looks like Justin Bieber will be literally mingling with the stars - he's signed up to a trip to space.
June 6, 2013 - 4:01am
Fossil evidence far older than any found before shows a Neanderthal living 120,000 years ago had a cancer that is common today.
June 6, 2013 - 2:24am
Nasa is finally thinking about getting its Curiosity rover moving and heading towards the big mountain at its exploration site in Mars' Gale Crater.
June 6, 2013 - 12:15am
Researchers have been able to trace the impact of volcanic eruptions on the climate over a 1,200 year period by assessing ancient Irish texts.
June 6, 2013 - 12:00am
Radioactive water is leaking from a storage tank at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant, following several other recent leaks and power failures.