The Guardian - Science

Thursday the 4th of December 2008

Couples in US prefer to donate embryos for research, study finds - 12:11

Iconic tortoise Lonesome George, 80, may be sterile - 08:14

Teddy bears go on space mission - 07:28

Wednesday the 3rd of December 2008

Letters: The young are the key to fighting climate change - 19:49

Michael Pollitt on turning waste glycerol from biofuels into high-value hydrogen gas - 19:21

Editorial: In praise of ... ants - 19:21

New research reveals humans really can smell fear - 19:21

Fossil provides glimpse of giant flying reptile - 19:21

The smell of fear is real, say scientists - 13:31

Giant flying reptile – terror of Cretaceous skies - 10:28

Darwin public holiday - 05:56

Tuesday the 2nd of December 2008

Lasius neglectus ants threaten UK gardens - 20:28

Body swap research shows that self is a trick of the mind - 20:28

Surgeon carries out amputation by text - 20:07

Spacewatch - 19:21

Research shows HIV's ancestor millions of years older than believed - 12:22

Editorial: End of the climate change party - 11:35

George Monbiot: Lord Turner's climate change report is long, detailed and impressive - but futile - 08:49

Monday the 1st of December 2008

New jet lag drug has been successfully tested - 19:35

In pictures: Antarctic seas rich in marine life - 10:31

HIV-positive pupils refused places at some UK schools - 10:31

Antarctic seas richer in life than Galapagos Islands, study claims - 10:30

How do you beat jet lag? - 07:42

Sunday the 30th of November 2008

Blow to vitamins as antidote to ageing - 19:42

Carbon capture and electric energy at centre of climate plans - 19:42

Phones and hangovers distract drivers, studies show - 19:42

Swiss approve heroin scheme but vote down marijuana law - 19:42

Science Weekly podcast: Technologies to help stop climate change, war and medicine, drug classifications, plus lizards doing push-ups - 19:42

Saturday the 29th of November 2008

Pregnant, two kids under five... and cancer. What would you do? - 20:00

The Apollo 8 mission that changed everything - 19:35

Ban on kidney cancer drugs lifted - 19:35

How the beat of our feet can generate power - 19:35

Caroline Davies on the first British conjoined twins to be separated and to survive - 19:35

Advances in surgery raise survival rates for conjoined twins - 19:35

Teachers demand HIV guidelines - 19:35

Humble mouse turns 40 and loses its touch - 19:35

Justin L Barrett: In his attack on my research into children and religious ideas, AC Grayling plays psychologist and spins conspiracy theories - 06:28

Friday the 28th of November 2008

A working life: In the blood - the forensic scientist - 19:35

Warning of measles epidemic risk as cases rise sharply - 19:35

Bad science: How BBC misread the evidence on Down's syndrome - 19:35

AC Grayling: Children of God? - 07:07

Thursday the 27th of November 2008

Letter: Beyond science - 19:56

Europe rejects patenting of embryonic stem cell technique - 13:56

Adam Rutherford: Today's children may know less chemistry, but they do learn the scientific method - 12:49

Mark Vernon: We should not put our faith in pure science, but rely instead on old-fashioned good judgment - 10:56

Most slimming products are a con, claims nutrition expert - 10:56

Space research centre to open near Oxford - 07:49

Pupils of today struggle with science questions of the 60s - 06:07

Wednesday the 26th of November 2008

Fuel claims polarise opinion - 19:29

Thabo Mbeki Aids policy 'led to 330,000 deaths' - 19:28