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   News New planet may support liquid waterWednesday, 8 February 2012
A new extrasolar planet has been identified and researchers are calling it the most likely candidate yet to be able to host liquid water.  Ancient bison bones hold climate cluesWednesday, 8 February 2012
Ancient bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists to understand how animals adapt to rapid environmental change.  Endangered primate 'talks' using ultrasoundWednesday, 8 February 2012
A shy, wide-eyed and nocturnal species called the Phillipine tarsier is the first primate to be identified as having the ability to communicate in purely ultrasonic frequencies.  Russia's Antarctic lake drilling questionedTuesday, 7 February 2012
Questions over the scientific benefit and environmental impact of Russia's feat in drilling into a virgin lake under Antarctica's ice sheet have been raised by scientists around the world.  Scientists consider the risks of IVFTuesday, 7 February 2012
One child in every classroom is Australia is the result of assisted reproductive technologies such in vitro fertilisation, but the long-term effects of these technologies remain unclear, scientists report.  Jurassic insect mating call brought to lifeTuesday, 7 February 2012
The musical mating call of a large 165-million-year-old winged insect called a katydid has been recreated after the discovery of an extraordinary fossil in Mongolia.  Jellyfish are not taking over the oceanMonday, 6 February 2012
Jellyfish will not plague our oceans in the future as was previously thought, say researchers who have found no evidence for global increases in jellyfish blooms.  Malaria toll far higher than thoughtMonday, 6 February 2012
Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people a year - nearly 50% more than previously thought - and inflicts a high toll among adults and older children and not just toddlers, a new investigation says.  Testosterone linked to boys' language problemsMonday, 6 February 2012
Exposure to high levels of testosterone in boys before birth is linked to an increased risk of language development delays, according to a new study. But for girls, the opposite is true.  Temperature rules Australian coral growthFriday, 3 February 2012
Increases in ocean temperature are the likely cause of changes in the rate of Australian coral growth over the last century rather than pollution-related acidification of seawater, recent research suggests.  Toughest fibre ever created in labFriday, 3 February 2012
The toughest known fibre has been created from graphene and carbon nanotubes, exceeding the toughness of spun spider silk and Kevlar.  How to predict a supervolcano eruptionThursday, 2 February 2012
Supervolcanic eruptions, which can devastate entire continents by pouring out poisonous gas and scorching magma for months, may be predictable.  Solar storms' vanishing 'killer electrons' foundThursday, 2 February 2012
High-energy electrons that should be wreaking havoc on our telecommunications systems during geomagnetic storms have been disappearing, and scientists have finally figured out where they go.  Should we introduce elephants to Australia?Thursday, 2 February 2012
We should introduce elephants and other large mammals to Australia to ease the impact of bushfires and feral animals on the environment, an Australian scientist has suggested.  Rethinking why dinosaurs got so bigWednesday, 1 February 2012
The reason dinosaurs became such gigantic creatures is not related to the force of natural selection favouring larger body sizes, new research has found. 
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