The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.
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May 29, 2013 - 5:26de la tarde
Coal on the global market is so cheap that it threatens government attempts to tackle climate change, the Environment Agency warns.
May 29, 2013 - 11:12de la mañana
What may be the earliest creature yet discovered on the evolutionary line to birds has been unearthed from the famous fossil beds of Liaoning, China.
May 29, 2013 - 11:09de la mañana
University accepts first new students for 800 years
May 29, 2013 - 8:14de la mañana
A tiny species of amphibian that lived alongside dinosaurs is discovered by scientists on the Isle of Wight.
May 29, 2013 - 12:46de la mañana
The potential risks of genetically modified fish escaping into the wild are highlighted in a new study.
May 29, 2013 - 12:42de la mañana
The UK's leading biomedical research funders are joining forces to confront what many now regard as the epidemic of obesity. The Today programme's science correspondent Tom Feilden reports.
May 28, 2013 - 11:09de la tarde
The Soyuz capsule docks with the International Space Station (ISS), delivering three new crew members including Europe’s newest astronaut.
May 28, 2013 - 6:46de la tarde
Should US remove wolf from endangered species list?
May 28, 2013 - 5:56de la tarde
The first vaccine which protects children against hand, foot and mouth disease has been reported by scientists in China.
May 28, 2013 - 5:13de la tarde
Pioneer of LCD screen technology looks to the future
May 28, 2013 - 5:10de la tarde
People having planned surgery at the end of the week are more likely to die than those having operations at the beginning of the week, research suggests.
May 28, 2013 - 4:07de la tarde
Chile and Argentina order the evacuation of some 3,000 people living near the Copahue volcano, which has been showing increasing signs of activity.
May 28, 2013 - 3:07de la tarde
New synthetic drugs are emerging at an ever faster rate in Europe, says the EU's drug agency, with legal highs increasingly being shipped into the EU from Asia.
May 28, 2013 - 2:57de la tarde
Ethiopia starts diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say.
May 28, 2013 - 1:16de la tarde
The University of Bologna in Italy finds what it says may be the oldest complete scroll of Judaism's most important text, the Torah, in its library.
May 28, 2013 - 12:16de la tarde
Chinese hackers have gained access to designs for more than two dozen US weapons systems, a US newspaper reports.
May 28, 2013 - 9:09de la mañana
Trucking giant Caterpillar backs eye and face-tracking technology to reduce risk of accidents caused by driver fatigue.
May 28, 2013 - 7:08de la mañana
Drug resistance has been detected in patients infected with the new bird flu that has emerged in China, say doctors.
May 28, 2013 - 3:35de la mañana
Are too many people joining the world’s highest traffic jam?
May 27, 2013 - 8:16de la tarde
Why are US trees helping keep the lights on in Britain?
