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  US CO2 hunter set for lift-off
Date: February  23, 2009  

By Jonathan AmosScience reporter, BBC NewsNasa is all set to launch its first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) from space.The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will help pinpoint the key locations on our planet s surface where the gas is being emitted and absorbed.CO2 s increased concentration in the atmosphere will lead to globa
  Child abuse alters stress gene
Date: February  22, 2009  

Abuse in early childhood permanently alters how the brain reacts to stress, a Canadian study suggests.Analysis of brain tissue from adults who had committed suicide found key genetic changes in those who had suffered abuse as a child.It affects the production of a receptor known to be involved in stress responses, the researchers said.The Nature Ne
  Hugh s surprise
Date: February  22, 2009  

By Neil SmithEntertainment reporter, BBC News in Los AngelesWith final preparations under way for this year s Oscar ceremony, Hollywood is buzzing with rumours on what form it will take.Bold measures have been promised in an attempt to arrest the ratings slide which saw last year s event watched by its lowest audience ever.Details are sketchy, howe
  Telescope spies cataclysmic blast
Date: February  20, 2009  

Astronomers have recorded the most powerful radiation blast from deep space yet detected. The event was observed by Nasa s recently launched Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and reported in the online edition of the journal Science.The source of the blast is assumed to be the catastrophic implosion of a star, to create a black hole.Scientists say th
  In a swirl
Date: February  20, 2009  

By Paul RinconScience reporter, BBC NewsAn online initiative which asks members of the public to classify galaxies recorded unprecedented traffic in its first 48 hours.The venture is a follow-up to the Galaxy Zoo project launched in 2007.Co-founder Dr Chris Lintott said the website had been getting 12 clicks per second in its first two days.He said
  Investing in the next big thing
Date: February  20, 2009  

By Maggie ShielsTechnology reporter, BBC News, Silicon ValleyA San Francisco company has launched a tool to help investors decide where to put their money.YouNoodle uses a scoring system that plans to turn the business of investment into more of a science.The software measures the "buzz" surrounding a company via blogs and media reports along with
  Breast cancer biology changing
Date: February  20, 2009  

By Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC NewsLifestyle changes and screening have shifted the type of breast cancers women are diagnosed with over the past couple of decades, research suggests.Women are now more likely to have hormone-dependent, slow-growing tumours, a comparison of tissue samples from the 1980s and 1990s shows.The Scottish researcher
  Primary education is deficient
Date: February  19, 2009  

Children in England are getting a "deficient" primary education because schools are focusing too much on maths, English and testing, a report has said.Their right to a broad curriculum is being "needlessly compromised" and their lives "impoverished" by the "standards agenda", the report claims. The Cambridge Primary Review s interim report is part
  Title race
Date: February  19, 2009  

Killzone 2 is arguably the most important release in the short history of the PlayStation 3.Announced at the unveiling of PlayStation 3 (PS3) in 2005, it was used as a battering ram to convince gamers of the power of the as yet unreleased console.But the trailer shown at the E3 games conference in 2005 became mired in controversy when it was reveal
  Danton wreck found in deep water
Date: February  19, 2009  

By Jonathan AmosScience reporter, BBC NewsA French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.The Danton, with many of its gun turrets still intact, is sitting upright in over 1,000m of water.It was found by the Fugro geosciences company during a survey for a gas p


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