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25 March 2012 Last updated at 13:51 ET

Warming 'may rise by 3C' by 2050

By 2050, the global average temperature could rise by 1.4-3C above levels for late last century, a mass computer simulation suggests.

Australia extinction 'due to man'

Human hunters were responsible for the extinction of Australia's giant vertebrates about 40,000 years ago, scientists conclude.

ISS alert over passing space junk

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) briefly took refuge in escape capsules over fears that satellite debris could strike it.
Solar tariff loss for government

The government fails to get permission to appeal to the Supreme Court over its plan to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.
Giant asteroid 'resembles planet'
Inbreeding did not kill mammoths
Europe's space freighter launches
Shell sued over Nigeria pollution
Nuclear waste consultation closes
BP given 'Shetland drill' consent
Obama backs south Keystone route

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