AUDIO: Addressing the citizens of the World Climate Summit

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Citizens of the world are competing to meet climate summit of the United Nations

August 29, 2014 at 09:58 clock Updated BST

Five hundred citizens of the world, of the stalemate in the climate policy frustrated learn whether they won the opportunity to have their anger with the world leaders expressed today. They all joined in a competition on the social networks and the winners will be invited to the UN climate summit next month in New York.

This is the first open competition of the UN for the public, speak to the State. But the correspondent Roger Harrabin BBC environment to take the lead on the opening session, men should not apply.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Friday, August 29

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VIDEO: 100 years of turtle running

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100 years Galapagos turtle gets new home in Ohio

August 29, 2014 at 06:06 clock Updated BST

Adopted an extremely rare Galapagos tortoise that 100 years old has been given a new home in a zoo in Ohio.

Emerson was a resident at the zoo in San Diego since 1980, but was passed earlier this week. Although he lived through two world wars and said goodbye to 16 American presidents - he could still live another 50 years.

Galapagos turtles are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature due to competition for resources in their home.

Informa Claire Brennan.

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VIDEO: RSPCA calls for ban of monkeys as pets

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RSPCA calls for ban on primates as pets

August 29th, 2014 at 7:08 BST Updated

The RSPCA urges ban on keeping primates as pets after a marmoset was one of the last entries in his care.

He says it has an alarming increase in the number of calls are affected in the line of cruelty and advice from those for exotic animals such as monkeys.

It is not known exactly how many primates kept as pets in the UK at the moment, but from 3000 to 9000 and what appears to be an increase in online sales are estimated.

Graham Satchell reports.

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VIDEO: The taps are dry in the midst of drought in California

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California drought worsens, NASA plans

August 27, 2014 at 14:14 clock Updated BST

California was hit by the worst drought in a century, so that hundreds of homes and landowners without water.

Ask deeper and often in search of groundwater drilling, but with little success.

Now, experts say the problem is even worse, with NASA scientists predict drought could be "the new normal."

Alastair Leithead reports.

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AUDIO: Frankie Howerd World of Birds "Puffin

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Puffin face of time and the human threat, says National Trust

August 28th, 2014 at 7:33 BST Updated

A study by the National Trust proposes seabirds on the coast of the UK are affected by a "Triple Threat" of extreme weather conditions, predators such as foxes, rats and non-native mink, human disturbance and walkers and their dogs.

Gwen Potter, National Trust Ranger in Ceredigion, West Wales, said today the program that the colonies of birds, including terns and puffins have particular through the recent storms and affected "to relax dogs."

"You should be aware that during the breeding season, nest ... it could cause problems with the animals that live there," he added.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday, August 28

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"Be returned" error climbers Garbage: VIDEO

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The climbers of Mount Everest of waste recycling

August 28, 2014 at 00:01 clock Updated BST

Hundreds of climbers from around the world to try to climb Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks in Nepal.

But activists say they were left arranged covers of the various teams in the mountains with pristine snow in the decades of tonnes of tents, spent oxygen bottles and food containers and discarded bottles.

Many inexperienced climbers scattered on the way to save energy, they need to get to the top back to the base camp or safe.

Now the Nepalese authorities urging climbers to disposable garbage in the capital Kathmandu to bring, so that they can be recycled.

Anbarasan Ethirajan toured recycling waste in Kathmandu dedicated to the mountain.

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VIDEO: Rare duck needs new home

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World's rarest bird "to the brink of extinction"

August 26, 2014 at 08:59 clock Updated BST

The rarest birds in the world is about, unless disappear a new home for it to be found by environmentalists.

Only 25 survived Malagasy scaup a remote lake in the northeast of the island of Africa, due to the destruction of their natural habitat.

A study by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust suggests that the lake was not enough food for the young ducklings.

Informa Victoria Gill.

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VIDEO: How to control unruly shepherds herd

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Reveals the relationship between the pastor and teacher

August 27th, 2014 at 2:06 BST Updated

The researchers used data from GPS to unravel the mystery of the shepherds do their job very well.

The research could be used to support the development of "robot shepherd" in crowd control or clean up an oil spill.

Claire met Meiron Owen Marshall, owner of a German Shepherd dog, and discovers how his special relationship.

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VIDEO: Aurora Australis as seen from space

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Filmed Southern Lights from the International Space Station

August 26, 2014 at 08:32 clock Updated BST

The European Space Agency has known released a time lapse of the Aurora Australis, as the "Southern Lights", which was filmed from the International Space Station.

The movie was filmed on July 23 at the South Pole.

A stream of charged particles that escape from the sun - - and the magnetic field and the atmosphere of our planet Aurora caused by the interaction of the solar wind.

Videos and images courtesy of ESA / NASA

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VIDEO: First birthday panda cub Bao Bao

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Panda small zoo in Washington celebrates its first birthday

August 24, 2014 at 08:49 clock Updated BST

Celebrations are underway unusual for a first anniversary in Washington DC.

Bao Bao, the female panda seemed unfazed by the crowds celebrating her first birthday help came.

Informa Nuala McGovern.

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AUDIO: Is it a comedy or a science art?

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Comedy is a science or an art?

August 22, 2014 at 11:29 clock Updated BST

How do the actors come up with funny lines? Is it a science or an art?

"Very often, I am working behind the Pointe," Tim Vine recently told the Today program.

But other actors work differently.

Paul McCaffrey added that decides what he thinks is funny and works in a time when the public thinks laugh.

"The trick is to try to pretend that spontaneous as possible., You want the public to believe that there is something to what you say and think, for the first time, in fact," he added.

The comedian, actor and writer Tiff Stevenson sharpens its act in a similar manner to declare that "I work with what I do I find something funny on and then in this context."

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Friday, August 22

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VIDEO: Gibraltar banished pesky monkeys

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Gibraltar banished pesky monkeys

August 22, 2014 at 6:19 BST Updated

Barbary apes are perhaps some of the most famous residents of Gibraltar.

However, Gibraltar is to distribute some of the monkeys, they say that in some cases were aggressive behavior.

By the time they leave in the fall, the. In a facility that will be specially held and backed by veterinarians

Journalist Tom Burridge.

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VIDEO: Take Satellite Navigation Satellite

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Rocket blasting off Galileo satellite navigation satellite

August 22, 2014 at 14:09 clock Updated BST

A Soyuz rocket will form with two satellites that are part of a new European satellite navigation system blasted off from French Guiana.

Galileo promises high accuracy in a position where we are or objects on the planet and could have a big impact on the way we live our lives, says the European Commission funded the new system.

So far, we have the American GPS (Global Positioning System), which has an accuracy of a few meters. Galileo has the potential to provide an accuracy of less than one meter.

Review of the European Space Agency.

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Rewrite New dates for Neanderthals story: VIDEO

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Neanderthals and humans co-existed more than thought

August 20, 2014 at 23:53 clock Updated BST

The story of human evolution has been completely rewritten with the discovery that modern humans and Neanderthals existed in Europe for much longer than previously thought.

Neanderthals were allegedly disappeared almost 500 years after the arrival of the first modern humans.

However, it seems that the two species lived side by side in Europe until 5000 years and met.

Pallab Ghosh reports.

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VIDEO: Aerials show flooded desert of Arizona

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Phoenix desert area affected by flood

August 20, 2014 at 09:59 clock Updated BST

Phoenix, Arizona suffered torrential rains caused severe flooding in the desert region.

The National Weather Service said some areas received more rain in one day, had the whole summer in 2013.

The desert looks very little rain throughout the year, so that if a large amount of rainfall in a short time, the water has nowhere to go.

Resident Kathy Mascaro said: "I've been here for 20 years and I have never flooded this bad."

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VIDEO: African elephants in decline

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The elephant population of Africa reached the turning point

August 19, 2014 at 15:26 clock Updated BST

A new study suggests that the number of African elephants has reduced to a critical point.

He said about 35,000 elephants for their ivory die each year, and if the rate does not reduce poaching, species could become extinct within a century.

The demand for ivory in Asia is being blamed for the escalation of the problem.

Rebecca Morelle reported.

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AUDIO: Jupiter and Venus in the morning sky light

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Jupiter and Venus conjunction lights up morning sky

August 18, 2014 at 11:38 BST Updated

The two brightest, Venus and Jupiter are aligned in the sky, forming a spectacular "double star" with his closest and cooperation 2000th

Dr. Caitriona Jackman, a planetary scientist at the University of Southampton, said today the program that the best time to see the planets, is the time before sunrise, and that the connection will be visible "pretty low on the horizon in the east-be Northeast "for the next two days.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Monday, August 18

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VIDEO: Russians go spacewalking cosmonauts

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Russian cosmonauts launch nano satellite in space walk

August 18, 2014 at 22:01 clock Updated BST

Two Russian cosmonauts have a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS), triggered to launch a nano-satellite.

Flight engineers Oleg Artemyev Aleksandr Skvortsov and launched a small satellite called Chasqui I.

It is a joint project between the Russian Space Agency and the Peruvian government.

The two astronauts also performed maintenance on the ISS during the spacewalk ..

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AUDIO: Is the Thieving Magpie "just a myth?

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It's "The Thieving Magpie" just a myth?

August 16, 2014 at 09:33 clock Updated BST

New studies show that attracted the idea of "Thieving Magpie" by shiny objects, a myth.

Researchers Dr. Toni Shephard animal behavior, a new study of birds, in the journal Animal Cognition Evan Davis said published on the Today Show.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Saturday, August 16

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VIDEO: call dolphins

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Call dolphins

August 15, 2014 at 17:25 clock Updated BST

One study suggested that trained dolphins marine mammals expressing joy with jubilation.

Researchers first noticed the screams when the animals with fish is rewarded for completing tasks.

A new study in the Journal of Experimental Biology published shows that these cries are after the time that produces a chemical called dopamine - are published in the brain of animals - connected with the feeling of reward.

These images, taken from the perspective of a dolphin shows animal catch a fish, and make one of those screams.

Video courtesy of Sam Ridgway, UCSD

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VIDEO: exchange of weather systems "Two American States

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Two States weather systems exchange

August 14, 2014 at 16:31 clock Updated BST

Unusual weather conditions in the western United States caused an "exchange" obviously in weather conditions between the two countries.

In Phoenix, Arizona, famous dry at this time of the year, heavy rains caused a flood channel remains more than a dozen people trapped in the flooded streets.

Meanwhile in Washington, a massive dust storm rolled across the dry ground, creating a strange scene and caused numerous traffic accidents.

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VIDEO: policy risked space projects?

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Space Exploration threatened by the tensions between the United States and Russia

August 14, 2014 at 09:46 clock Updated BST

Tensions between Russia and the United States reached a new high since the fall of the MH17 flight over Ukraine.

The sanctions were applied specifically for finance, defense and energy from Russia, but the Russians may have found a way to fight - for the aerospace industry.

Correspondent Rebecca Morelle Science reported.

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VIDEO: mammoth "Beach Walk"

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West Runton "mammoth walks along the coast of Norfolk"

August 13, 2014 at 19:24 clock Updated BST

A replica of a "giant" was on the Norfolk coast on foot, more than 700,000 years, his first "No" made.

The 4m (13 ft) plywood Entertainment inspired by the remains of a huge elephant, which was discovered on the beach at West Runton in 1990.

The skeleton, one of the most complete that has ever been discovered after coastal erosion exposed bone of the pelvis found.

Four people have contributed to "go" the structure along the beach.

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VIDEO: First winner mathematics medal

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First female winner medal for the areas of mathematics

August 13, 2014 at 17:07 clock Updated BST

Iranian mathematician, the first female winner of the Fields Medal which was held in the United States.

Hailed as "a long time", Prof Maryam Mirzakhani brand has been recognized for his work on complex geometry.

Addressing Geeta Guru-Murphy BBC, Sarah Hart, Professor of Mathematics at Birkbeck College, London, said it was time that a woman has been recognized at this level in the field.

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VIDEO: Lights "super moon" a heaven of the world

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"Super Moon" Lights in the sky worldwide

August 11, 2014 at 22:09 clock Updated BST

Astronomers have taken a picture of the spectacular "Super Moon" overnight.

It means the phenomenon of the moon - which is classified as a "perigee Moon" by astronomers - looks bigger and brighter than usual because of its proximity to Earth.

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VIDEO: Dolphins and swim oceans Man O'War

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Full marathon swimming challenge British multi-continent

August 9th, 2014 at 10:50 BST Updated

Adam Walker is the first Briton to 7 Ocean Challenge to complete a difficult series of long-distance open water swimming, only five people have ever done.

It consists of the North Channel swim Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Adam Walker started the challenge in 2008 and was seen swimming with sharks and jellyfish writing and even with the dolphins.

He told BBC Breakfast began after he swims a film about a man in the English Channel and thought, "I could do it."

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VIDEO: Students follow the parents of pollution

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Parents Students pollution monitoring

August 8th, 2014 at 09:13 clock Updated BST

The school run is a known source of congestion - and with it increased air pollution.

The streets outside Bearsden Academy in Glasgow have become so busy that children used a check from the parents.

They installed air quality monitors in the hope that they offend mothers and fathers leave the car at home.

Eleanor Bradford followed his progress.

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VIDEO: Can States "secret serum" cure Ebola?

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"Secret Serum" in the United States can stop an outbreak of Ebola?

August 9th, 2014 at 01:55 clock Updated BST

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa an "international emergency".

In the United States, two Americans who have been infected with the virus, treated with a secret serum and included in the recovery, in Atlanta.

Whey is controversial because it has not been tested in humans before - and that is not given to others in Africa who are suffering from the virus.

Alastair Leithead went to San Diego, where he developed and met with researchers looking for a cure serum.

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VIDEO: Badgers 'vital' begins in the fight against tuberculosis

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TB vaccine plan Gloucestershire Badger "vital"

August 7th, 2014 at 14:03 clock Updated BST

With expected that in the west of England, to begin the second year of the roof Pilot Peak in the coming weeks, the government says their vaccination project in Gloucestershire is always an essential part of the fight against bovine tuberculosis.

Now in its fifth year, scientists were vaccination badgers in an area of 100 km ² near Stroud.

However, the National Farmers Union, said Badger vaccines are not profitable enough.

Steve Knibbs research.

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VIDEO: How was the Panama Canal built

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How the Panama Canal was built

August 8th, 2014 at 00:02 clock Updated BST

The first ship a hundred years ago this month going through the Panama Canal route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The channel is a huge project, built in extremely inhospitable conditions, but forever changed the world trade.

BBC News tells the story of the construction of one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Produced by Charlie Newland

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VIDEO: Scientists film the mountain UK marine

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Scientists at the UK Film wide Seamount Scotland

August 4, 2014 Last update 14:24 BST

Scientists sent off to film one of the three known seamounts in the UK, such as the name of the underwater vehicle Mountains.

Hebrides Terrace Seamount, off the west coast of Scotland is higher than Ben Nevis, but its peak under the surface of 1000m.

Science reporter Victoria Gill reported.

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AUDIO: Scientists hail discovery of dinosaurs

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Scientists hail discovery of dinosaurs

August 6th, 2014 at 11:22 BST Updated

Scientists at the University of Zurich and the Museum of Natural History have discovered a previously unknown species of dinosaur.

Laquintasaura venezuelae, is based on the country in which it was found, named, lived there for over 200 million years.

Dr. Paul Barrett, author and paleontologist at the Natural History Museum, the BBC Radio 4 Today it is said, "the first new dinosaur species found in northern South America."

He added that Laquintasaura lived shortly after the mass extinction at the end of the Triassic, which shows that dinosaurs recovered quickly after the event.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Wednesday, August 6

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Seat of the technology of the future: VIDEO

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The seat of the technology of the future

August 7th, 2014 at 00:00 clock Updated BST

Tech giants are using their growing portfolio of construction of a new headquarters. Facebook, Google and Amazon are currently developing projects Tencent.

But it is not for them, the skyscrapers from another time that ushered the state vertically.

What do they want instead? Jonathan Ward of NBBJ architects should know, having worked with a variety of high profile technology clients.

Dougal Shaw Technology reporter met him in the offices of his company in London.

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AUDIO: Futuristic Moon Mining "is possible"

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Chinese Lunar mining is "possible," says futurologist

August 5, 2014 Last updated at 21:08 BST clock

Chinese authorities are considering mining a rare material on the surface of the moon, has been reported.

Chinese scientists leading the project, the production of helium-3, a rare isotope, non-radioactive, could the energy crisis in the world to solve "10,000 years."

Christopher Barnatt, a futurist at the University of Nottingham, told BBC Radio 5 Live drive could be the practice "possible," "decades".

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VIDEO: Scientists UK Film seamount

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Scientists at the UK Film Seamount off Scotland

August 4, 2014 Last update 14:24 BST clock

Scientists sent away to film one of the three known seamounts in the UK, as the name of the underwater vehicle Mountains.

Hebrides Seamount terrace, off the west coast of Scotland, is higher than Ben Nevis, but its highest point is 1000 m below the surface.

Victoria Gill Science reporter information.

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AUDIO: Why the moon is shaped like a lemon

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Why the moon is shaped like a lemon

July 30 2014 Last updated at 17:54 BST clock

Scientists have been working on the reasons for the deformed shape of our Moon.

A U.S. team has calculated the effect on the shape of the new moon of the tidal forces and rotation.

They say their own spin and throw Tide earth satellites created a "lemon-shaped".

In this case, the principal investigator, Ian Garrick-Bethell, University of California at Santa Cruz, who found the shape change place when the moon is in a thin crust of rock more liquid.

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