BBC News - Science & Environment

2 November 2011 Last updated at 08:06 ET

Fracking 'likely cause' of quakes $Trucks and pipes involved in the fracking process$

It is "highly probable" that test drilling for shale gas triggered two minor earthquakes in Lancashire, a study concludes.

Jays store food that they will want in the future, "planning" for their impending needs, say scientists. BBC Nature

Vikings used rocks from Iceland to navigate the high seas, suggests a new study.

Xenon detected at Fukushima plant

Radioactive xenon is detected at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, sparking fears that there could be a problem with one of the reactors.
UK hand transplant search begins

Surgeons in Leeds are searching for a patient to take part in the UK's first hand transplant, following successful operations around the world.
China launches key space mission
Israeli army tests rocket system
Rare white kiwi survives surgery
China urges tough atomic watchdog
Lasers show up counterfeit whisky
Near-death experience 'in mind'

Filming the weather of Earth for a full orbit

Reindeer stay cool in fur coats

Reindeer pant to lower their brain temperatures when running in fur coats, according to research.
How woodpeckers avoid head injury
Bat killer cause traced to fungus

Earth timeline Discover some of the important events that have shaped our world

'Hide the decline' revisited

Does the Earth's new global temperature record hide signs of global cooling?
Bye bye birdies

Bright visions of birds that are no longer with us
Pole goals

Five strange things Captain Scott found in the Antarctic
Small steps

Little prospect of a big deal at the UN climate summit
Disgust discussed

Why this forgotten emotion can be a life-saver
How to predict the future

Know your Star Trek from your morphological analysis
Secrets of the deep

Should shipwrecks be left in place, or plundered?

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