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 Life & Environment Ancient rivers buried under outback desertFriday, 12 March 2010
An ancient river system buried 35 metres below the sand dunes of the Simpson Desert in Central Australia has been revealed by a team of Australian and American researchers.  Snakes 'see' with odd type of visionMonday, 15 March 2010
Some snakes can detect even the faintest faint body heat, but they use a different neurological pathway to normal human and animal vision.  Longer 'sex life' expectancy for menWednesday, 10 March 2010
Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age, and more likely to report it as "good quality", says a study published by the British Medical Journal.  Ancient DNA teased from fossil eggshellsWednesday, 10 March 2010
DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds - including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird - have been extracted for the first time.  Dinosaurs: are they 10 million years older?Friday, 5 March 2010
Scientists have uncovered the bones of a dinosaur-like creature that roamed Earth at least 10 million years earlier than the oldest known dinosaur, according to a recent study.  Census of microbes in human gutThursday, 4 March 2010
A census of microbes in the human digestive tract found at least 1,000 microbes, many previously unknown, and could lead to new cure for gut ailments with the help of personal microbial profiles.  Life-like evolution in a test tubeSunday, 21 February 2010
Can life arise from nothing but a chaotic assortment of basic molecules? The answer is a lot closer following a series of ingenious experiments that have shown evolution at work in non-living molecules.  Dolphins can turn diabetes on … and offSaturday, 20 February 2010
Healthy bottlenose dolphins appear to turn on and off a diabetes-like state: a trick that may open to door to a treatment for the disease in humans.  Retreating glaciers may boost dust stormsSaturday, 20 February 2010
The retreat of glaciers and the loss of moisture from soil due to climate change will likely increase the number of large-scale dust storms, such as those that blanketed Sydney in 2009, scientists predict.  Hearing melody reshapes birdbrainThursday, 18 February 2010
Scientists peered into the brain of an adolescent finch as it listened to the warble of an adult brain and saw the cells changing, which may provide insights into the learning process.  Migratory sharks need global protection: U.N.Tuesday, 16 February 2010
The first global agreement to conserve migratory sharks, including great white and whale sharks, was signed in Manila, but no management plan was put in place.  New leopard species in Borneo caught on filmMonday, 15 February 2010
The Sundaland clouded leopard, a newly identified and little understood species of big cat in Borneo, has been captured on camera for the first time.  Oxygen plunge left ancient fish gasping for airWednesday, 10 February 2010
A drop in global oxygen levels may have led to air-breathing marine animals 375 million years ago, said scientists, challenging the theory that it evolved in frolicking freshwater fish.  Climate change impact of soil underestimatedTuesday, 9 February 2010
Finnish researchers called for a revision of climate change estimates after their findings showed emissions from soil would be up to 50% higher than previously thought.  New target for male contraceptiveFriday, 5 February 2010
Researchers have found the trigger that activates sperm to start them swimming, which could lead to a male contraceptive and also explain the link between marijuana use and sperm damage. 
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