BBC News Science & Environment

25 September 2010 Last updated at 06:11 ET

Warming threat to long haul birdsSwallow (Image: BBC)

Birds embarking on long distance migrations are more vulnerable to shifts in the climate than ones making shorter journeys, a study suggests.


Alexander Skvortsov is helped out of the Soyuz capsule after landing in KazakhstanSoyuz lands safely after delays

The delayed Soyuz capsule carrying a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts lands safely in Kazakhstan.

Features & Analysis

  • Bam interferogram (BBC)Spaceman

    Watching the Earth's surface convulsions from orbit

  • NT-200Deep secrets

    The telescope operating in the frigid darkness of Lake Baikal


  • Boom gear (BBC)Ready to go

    What would happen if a major oil spill occured in UK waters?


  • Woodland crime sceneCrime Scene Insects

    The UK 'CSI' team that uses bugs to help solve crimes


  • 'Ghost particle'

    A UK detector drives a Japanese neutrino experiment

  • Flight plan

    How a "flight cage" is being used to track bumblebees

  • Earth Watch

    Are 'warmists' adopting their opponents' tactics?

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  • Discovery Listen

    50th anniversary of the equation that launched the search for ET.

  • One Planet Listen

    Former UN chief Kofi Annan slams broken government promises and fears rising social unrest

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