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How apes swinging through the trees taught us how to walk

Published: 01 June 2007

Walking upright on two legs - a quintessentially human trait - started when our ape ancestors still lived in trees rather than evolving from knuckle-walking on the ground, scientists said yesterday.

Green gold: How a Brazilian forest of rubber trees is bouncing back

Published: 30 May 2007

They could cut our oil use and save thousands from poverty, but rubber trees are being wiped out by disease. Now, one Brazilian forest is bouncing back. Steve Connor pays a visit

Mechanical marvels: Intelligent robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction

Published: 30 May 2007

Robots are walking out of science fiction and into everyday life. Simon Usborne checks the specs of 10 mechanical marvels

Antibodies from survivors could combat human strain of bird flu

Published: 29 May 2007

Scientists say they may have found a way of combating the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu that has claimed dozens of lives around the world.

Astronomers eagerly await potential birth of 'super' sun

Published: 29 May 2007

Astronomers have pinpointed two massive stars, orbiting close to each other in space, that could merge to create a "super" sun, 100 times bigger than our own.

Gene structure: It's life, Jim

Published: 27 May 2007

50 years after his discovery, the Nobel laureate is first to receive his fully decoded DNA blueprint

Underwater tracks reveal that dinosaurs could swim

Published: 25 May 2007

Dinosaurs were good swimmers, according to scientists who have found the first hard evidence to show that these land giants took to moving through water.

Babies can tell languages apart by facial expression

Published: 25 May 2007

Four-month-old babies can discriminate between different languages merely by studying the facial movements of the speaker, according to a pioneering study of speech development in infants.

Google is watching you

Published: 24 May 2007

Google, the world's biggest search engine, is setting out to create the most comprehensive database of personal information ever assembled, one with the ability to tell people how to run their lives

The cold, hard facts behind Antarctica's frozen peaks

Published: 23 May 2007

Fifty years ago, no one knew they existed. Now scientists are finally starting to unlock the mysteries of the huge mountains frozen deep beneath the flat Antarctic ice

Carl Linnaeu: The man who named the natural world

Published: 23 May 2007

His system of scientific names still shapes the way we think about the natural world. And today, 300 years after his birth, Carl Linnaeus matters more than ever, says Michael McCarthy

Dead legends get new lives on MySpace

Published: 22 May 2007

So you thought MySpace was just for teenage wannabes? Not so. Many of the world's biggest names have set up pages - some from beyond the grave

The secret world of code-breaking

Published: 17 May 2007

In the age of instant global communication, the ability to encode - and decipher - secret messages has never been more valuable. Andy McSmith explains why code-breaking is flavour of the month

Plastic: Past, present and endangered future

Published: 16 May 2007

When our oil runs out, we'll lose more than just petrol. So how will we make pens, PCs and iPods? Simon Usborne speaks to the bio-pioneers who are cultivating Plan B

Online TV: The choice widens

Published: 16 May 2007

Whether you want 'The West Wing' via Wi-Fi, or 'Bergerac' on broadband, there's now an online TV service to suit. Jimmy Lee Shreeve tunes in

How Monet's cataracts coloured his view of the lilies

Published: 16 May 2007

Monet's series of paintings depicting the dappled light playing across the water-lilies at his home in Giverny are considered some of the finest works by the French Impressionists.

Map of opossum DNA may help fight against disease

Published: 10 May 2007

Scientists will publish the full genetic recipe of the opossum today, a small marsupial they believe could help in the fight against a range of human health problems from skin cancer and high cholesterol to miscarriages and spinal paralysis.

Rhodri Marsden: Cyberclinic

Published: 09 May 2007

I want to start a blog. But will I just be writing into a void?

New advances in microchip technology are creating a tiny revolution

Published: 09 May 2007

Microchips are becoming so inexpensive to make that they'll soon be in almost everything we buy. Simon Usborne reports on a tiny revolution

The Big Question: Do we need to send people into space, or could robots do it better?

Published: 08 May 2007

Why are we asking this question now?  

Scientists find the gene that decides how long we live

Published: 03 May 2007

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding the secret of a long, healthy life with the discovery of a gene that plays a central role in the ageing process.

Science in the 21st century: Miracle in sight

Published: 02 May 2007

A cure for blindness is the breakthrough every scientist working in the field of opthalmology dreams about. Now, a team of gene therapy researchers at Moorfields Hospital may be on the brink. By Jeremy Laurance

Hope for insomniacs as scientists unlock secrets of deep slumber

Published: 01 May 2007

Scientists may have discovered a way of triggering deep sleep in people suffering from chronic insomnia.

How politicians ape their primate ancestors

Published: 01 May 2007

The hand gesturing of politicians can be traced back to the manual signals first used by our ape-like ancestors, according to a study into how chimpanzees communicate with one another.

Satellite to study world's most mysterious clouds

Published: 28 April 2007

Mysterious clouds that form at high altitudes over polar regions are to be studied for the first time by a scientific satellite that is specifically designed for the task.

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