en-uk Di, 30 Okt 2007 15:37:29 GMT Copyright 2007 Times Newspapers Ltd. custserv@timesonline.co.uk http://www.timesonline.co.uk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:39:32 GMT Newspapers 144 21 http://www.timesonline.co.uk http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,116979,00.gif Hannah Devlin Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-20T11:13:09Z After lying dormant for 4,000 years, one of Europe’s most powerful volcanoes, Campi Flegrei near Naples, is showing signs of life. Hannah Devlin Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-20T10:46:26Z It may look like an underwater cave but this is the image of a three-dimensional fractal, the result of years of work by a computer programmer. Ben Webster, Environment Editor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-21T12:07:10Z E-mails allegedly written by some of the world’s leading climate scientists have been stolen by hackers and published on websites run by climate change sceptics. Greg Hurst, Education Editor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:19 GMT 2009-11-20T12:41:20Z Evolution is to become a compulsory subject for study in all state primary schools. The Government announced yesterday that Darwin’s theory of how life evolved through natural selection would be a legal requirement in science teaching from September 2011, although it will be left to schools to decide how this is done. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:33 GMT 2009-11-20T10:29:52Z Sheets of “substitute skin” have been grown from embryonic stem cells in research that promises to lead to new treatments for burns. Hannah Devlin Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:25 GMT 2009-11-20T01:01:09Z Rat Croc, Duck Croc and Pancake Croc. These are not the names of children’s cartoon characters, but giant crocodiles from 100 million years, ago, whose fossilised remains palaeontologists have unearthed in the Sahara. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:01 GMT 2009-11-20T01:06:13Z Patients with a rare and incurable eye disease that causes blindness early in adulthood are expected to become the first people to benefit from an embryonic stem-cell therapy. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT 2009-11-20T10:29:39Z The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be started up tonight for the first time since a catastrophic fault forced it to be shut down for more than a year. David Rose, Health Correspondent Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-19T12:36:58Z Britain could suffer a shortage of intensive care beds for children with swine flu if there is a surge of cases this winter, researchers have warned. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-11-18T09:54:36Z A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribespeople were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists have discovered. Hannah Devlin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-11-19T12:48:17Z Learning difficulties in children with Down’s syndrome could be treated with a drug that improves the brain’s ability to form short-term memories, according to scientists. Alex Renton Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-18T12:00:10Z The Restaurant of the Future at Wageningen University in the Netherlands looks like a staff canteen of the present — well lit, comfortable. There is, sad to report, no freeze-dried ice cream in pellets or nano-nutraceuticals piped straight to your lower gut. Marcus du Sautoy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-17T06:43:23Z I am 1.76m tall, weigh 68kg and at noon today will have been alive for 1,395,819,600 seconds. But what precisely is a metre? Who decided how heavy a kilogram is and how long is a second? A meeting in October 2011 of the Consultative Committee for Units at the next Conférence générale des poids et mesures is going to tell us. Ben Webster, Environment Editor Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-18T09:49:35Z Developing countries now emit more greenhouse gas than rich countries, according to a study that will intensify demands for all countries to set targets for cutting emissions. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-18T09:49:48Z Efforts to protect the endangered bird that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, and to carry out a reintroduction to its native island, have been advanced by a new genetic study. Chris Smyth Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-18T09:50:17Z There are few things more tempting to a petrolhead than 31 miles (50 km) of clear track, and no corners. Jill Sherman, Whitehall Editor Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-18T12:58:34Z Wind turbines standing as high as 15 metres (50ft) will be allowed on farmland and industrial estates without planning permission, under proposals to boost renewable energy. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:40 GMT 2009-11-18T12:20:41Z A leading genetics company that has pioneered personal DNA testing in health assessments went bust yesterday, raising privacy concerns about the sensitive data it holds. Mark Henderson, Science Editor Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-17T10:30:29Z A gene that influences both the empathy people show towards others and their own responses to stress has been identified, in research that could shed new light on human psychology and disorders such as autism. Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT 2009-11-16T10:49:01Z Muslims in many countries are increasingly rejecting Darwin’s theory of evolution, under the influence of conservative elements in Islam, a science conference was told yesterday.