A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions. Link

Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. Link

Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists. Link

Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say. Link

Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming. Link

A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up. Link

A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells. Link

Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere. Link

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. Link

Researchers begin a study of the 'super-sized' mice found on a tiny Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. Link

NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. Link

NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions. Link

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From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Link

Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. Link

Research shows that people with bipolar disorder are more than twice as likely to commit violent crimes as the general public, but almost all of this difference is due to drug and alcohol abuse Link

The Sleipner platform is something of a holy site for believers in carbon capture and storage, a promising but controversial technology in the fight against climate change Link

Scientists have completed a first draft of the wheat genome ? the largest and most complex set of genetic instructions ever tackled by DNA sequencing. The raw DNA data will help crop breeders develop improved wheat varieties Link

Scientists at Cambridge University have used stem cell technology to convert skin from patients with metabolic diseases into liver cells Link

A US district court issued a preliminary injunction stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, in a slap to the Obama administration's new guidelines on the sensitive issue Link

A biofuel made from whisky by-products, which can be used in ordinary cars, has been developed by scientists at Edinburgh Napier University Link

Although the US will inevitably take the lead on regulating genetic testing, worldwide standards are required in a business that operates globally, thanks to the internet and international postal services Link

The health service is to begin testing high-tech pills containing microchips, with the aim of saving money by helping patients with heart failure to take their drugs regularly and in the right doses Link

A new form of bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is spreading worldwide, scientists have warned Link

Scientists say human tools are almost 1m years older than previously thought, following the discovery in Ethiopia of animal bones that were butchered 3.4m years ago with sharp stones Link

People's emotional well-being -- happiness -- increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Link

Millions of years ago, the natural environment was shaping us into the species we are now and humans evolved by natural selection.  But as humans continue to evolve, we've turned the notion of natural selection on its head. Nature isn't the only force that picks the genes. Humans are doing it too. Link

Wind power, one of the largest segments of the renewable energy market, will experience a sharp decline in growth this year. The slowdown comes as a surprise because the stimulus bill included $43 billion for energy projects -- a big boost for renewable forms of electricity. Link

Humans are still evolving, but cultural evolution is far outpacing genetic evolution. Our environment and technology are changing so rapidly that genetic adaptations can't keep up. So we're adapting by learning new things and passing that knowledge onto the next generation. Link

An unusual sleepover camp brings together about 20 people who have dementia for a weekend of music, dance, reminiscing and other activities that emphasize strengths instead of losses. While the campers typically won't remember details of the retreat, it lifts their mood, camp staffers say. Link

Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according to new research from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. Link

Bjorn Lomborg, the controversial Danish economist, has pushed his way back into the global warming debate with a book that proposes 'smart solutions' to climate change. Those promised solutions rely heavily on R&D aimed at making clean energy cheap, rather than attempts to shut down dirty energy sources. Lomborg says his views haven't changed, but more people are willing to listen to him because international negotiations on limiting greenhouse emissions have accomplished so little. Link

Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe a new predatory dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period in Europe. Balaur bondoc (Romanian for 'stocky dragon') is huskier than its relative the Velociraptor. Link

Reporting in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers write that organically grown strawberries contain more antioxidants and vitamin C than conventional berries. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the findings, and whether the differences would have any meaningful impact on Americans' health. Link

With no climate change legislation coming out of the Senate, Sierra Club head Michael Brune says it's time to try a new strategy to fight global warming. Author Bill McKibben says it's time to get angry. Brune and McKibben discuss their ideas for curbing climate change. Link

Rat prostate cells under a microscope that have been exposed to BPA,Everyone is exposed to BPA, but after hundreds of studies, there is no consensus about its safety. Link

Archaeologists excavate a bakery complex, part of a settlement that flourished in Egypt?s western desert more than 3,500 years ago.Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a settlement that flourished more than 3,500 years ago. Link

There are many cases of mimicry in nature, which can be the sincerest form of flattery, the severest form of battery, or the weirdest survival strategy. Link

The potential applications of nanostructures include storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell cars and delivering drugs inside the body. But they have also inspired the imagination of a Manhattan chef. Link

Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong. Link

Communicating a patient's story is a matter of getting right and saying it fast. Link

Controlled trials suggest that a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug in a cream is as effective as their oral counterparts for treating osteoarthritis, soreness and tendinitis. Link

Research indicates the test is 98 percent accurate when compared with positive results from the old method ? examination of sputum by a trained microscopist. Link

Children under 5 who do not get at least 10 hours of sleep at night are almost twice as likely to be overweight or obese later in childhood, a new study reports. Link

For women who carry a genetic mutation that puts them in danger of developing ovarian and breast cancer, prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy offer protection. Link

By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-09-06T15:39:33Z MILAN (AP) -- A Japanese researcher who found a way to give adults cells certain characteristics of embryonic stem cells, a process scientists say could eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries and other ailments, has been awarded the Balzan Prize for biology.... Link

By MARY ESCH 2010-09-03T18:12:35Z BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) -- A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.... Link

By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-02T21:48:16Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.... Link

By 2010-09-02T11:22:52Z GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.... Link

By KRISTEN GELINEAU 2010-09-01T07:44:54Z SYDNEY (AP) -- A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.... Link

By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-02T01:12:19Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.... Link

By NIRMALA GEORGE 2010-09-01T01:22:33Z NEW DELHI (AP) -- India should protect its elephant population by securing its wildlife reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended.... Link

By BINSAR BAKKARA 2010-09-07T02:18:25Z TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian volcano shot black ash three miles (5,000 meters) into the air early Tuesday - its most powerful eruption since springing back to life after four centuries of dormancy.... Link

By MATT LEINGANG 2010-08-31T03:40:34Z COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.... Link

By ARTHUR MAX 2010-09-01T20:43:10Z AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.... Link

LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the 'Big Bang' was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book. Link

BEIJING (Reuters) - Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said on Tuesday. Link

LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks. Link

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. Link

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields. Link

GENEVA (Reuters) - A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday. Link

MIAMI (Reuters) - Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges. Link

PASTO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's Galeras Volcano erupted on Wednesday, forcing authorities to order the evacuation of thousands, but only a few residents trickled from nearby villages to shelters, officials said. Link

CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old settlement in one of Egypt's desert oases that predates earlier cities by a millennium, the Ministry of Culture said Wednesday. Link

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a frog the size of a pea, the smallest found in Asia, Africa or Europe, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. Link

A NASA team sent to Chile to aid trapped miners will hold a news conference about their work at the San Jose gold and copper mine near Copiapo at noon CDT, Tuesday, Sept. 7. Link

Students and teachers at the Pinellas County Science Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., will have an out-of-this-world phone conversation with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Link

NASA has begun development of a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before. Link

To see what life might be like on a distant planet, reporters need only travel to the Arizona desert. Link

NASA will commemorate a quarter-century of comet discoveries and discuss upcoming comet encounters during a symposium at 9 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 10, in the Knight Studio of the Newseum. Link

NASA has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad. Link

NASA and its international partners have assigned three new International Space Station crew members. Link

NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have selected university teams from Maryland, Oklahoma and Wisconsin as finalists in a competition to design, manufacture, assemble and test an inflatable loft. Link

NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is accepting scholarship applications for the 2011 academic year. The application deadline is Jan. 17, 2011. Link

NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the November space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Link