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BBC News - Science & Environment
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The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the
BBC News web site.
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Giant hailstone breaks US record
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.
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Everglades on Unesco danger list
A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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BP boss scaling back oil effort
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Further Chile quakes 'possible'
Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
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'Sniff code' device controls wheelchair
Scientists develop a device that allows people with severe disabilities to control a wheelchair and communicate by sniffing.
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Hi-tech Indian water plant opens
A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.
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Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone
The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
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Grim task of China oil clean-up
China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved.
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Rare zedonk born at US wildlife park
A wildlife reserve in the US has a new star attraction after a donkey there gave birth to a foal with stripy legs.
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Greek dolphin park welfare row
Animal welfare groups in Greece are calling for the closure of the country's first dolphinarium and urging schools not to visit the attraction.
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Mars rocks may contain fossilised remains of life
Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.
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X Prize for oil spill solutions
The X Prize foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry, launches a $1.4 million oil clean-up challenge.
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Galapagos off Unesco danger list
A UN panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, to protests from a leading conservation group.
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Deep blue fuels
Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves
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'Ancient survivor'
Experts find new colonies of prehistoric shrimp
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Chemicals washed into China river
Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
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Deal finalised on fusion reactor
The European Union and six member states have reached a deal on the experimental nuclear fusion reactor they are backing.
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Cheetah will run again in India
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.
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Litter picking on the sea bed
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.
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WWF sorry for Saudi Arabia insult
Environmental group WWF apologises to Saudi Arabia after one of its workers vandalised the country's nameplate at a climate conference.
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