In Short

One of Western Australia's best-loved and most striking birds - the red-tailed black cockatoo - though once common...

Serotonin, the 'happy molecule', may be at the root of depression, but Hayley Birch finds we still have a lot...

A mummified body known as the Cashel man was recently found to be the oldest so called 'bog body' with intact...

Researchers have developed a new way of tracking the development of Alzheimer's disease using a radioactive marker...

Wrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week's compound:...

The largest passenger ship salvage operation ever is currently underway in Italy, as experts try to raise the MS Costa...

How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris

How did scientists enthral audiences at their shows in the Victorian times? And was their understanding of science...

Knowing which parasites infected our ancient ancestors could show us how to best treat severe allergies.

The Blobfish has been announced to be the world's ugliest animal. Ugly Animal Preservation Society members...

Cyclists test a new diabetes monitoring system on a 2100km tour from Brussels to Barcelona

Sugata Mitra's experiments have suggested that children can learn huge amounts from the internet when left to...

How does learning to dance affect our brains, and how can this help us better understand autism?

Concrete that can repair its own cracks using plastic ligaments and embedded bacteria...

Why is it so hard to breed pandas in captivity, and why are vets unsure whether a panda in Edinburgh Zoo is pregnant?

Prof Peter Gore explains how we can simulate life on the grand scale and what this can teach us about dealing with our...

Rutherford Appleton Central Laser Facility scientist Dr Ceri Brenner enlightens Ginny Smith about the world of lasers...

Physicist Chris Frost explains, at the British Science Festival 2013, how cosmic rays disrupt the everyday technologies...

Simon Cotton introduces the dynamic Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, and the catalyst that carries his name

The poison from deadly nightshade, used in a recent attempted murder - Dan Johnson introduces atropine

The 'Walkie Talkie' in London has been damaging cars this week by acting as a parabolic reflector, targeting...

Concerns are being raised about cooling water leaks at Fukushima. But how does a nuclear power station work?

Brian Clegg is taken back to his childhood by zinc oxide

Could trains be built to travel as fast as jet liners?