VIDEO: Worst Virus Lab Animal World

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A house for the viruses most dangerous animals in the world

October 31, 2014 at 00:10 clock Updated GMT

A laboratory that some of the infectious viruses in cattle in the world leads up in Britain.

Won the National Center for Virology BBSRC Institute Pirbright, Surrey cost £ 125 million and is a center for research into diseases such as avian influenza, African swine fever and FMD be.

It was built partly in response to the FMD epidemic of 2007, which was traced back to the website of the Institute of Pirbright.

Rebecca Morelle BBC looked around the lab - the last chance before it undergoes a total detention.

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VIDEO: Russian mammoth 39,000 years

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39,000 years old mammoth goes on display in Russia

October 29, 2014 at 15:05 clock Updated GMT

A 39,000 years old baby mammoth named Yuka has exhibited in the center of Moscow.

With a weight of five tons and a height of three meters, scientists say Yuka was best preserved mammoth paleontology.

Displays the researcher Nora.

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VIDEO: App to identify birds

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New app aims to identify birds

October 28, 2014 at 15:46 clock Updated GMT

A mobile application that recognizes the birds singing is developed by a researcher at the University of Queen Mary.

The goal is to use new technologies to bring people closer to nature, and also, to use the data for research on the number of birds.

Dan Stowell, a researcher at Queen Mary University, explains the difficulties of identifying birds while ornithologist David Darrell-Lambert explains his hopes for the application.

Florence Wilkinson, co-founder of Warblr explains the potential of the application in the conservation impact.

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Unmanned rocket explodes moment: VIDEO

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Rocket explodes seconds after liftoff Virginia

October 28, 2014 at 23:44 clock Updated GMT

An unmanned rocket did not explode load in Virginia seconds after the start of commercial launch ramp.

Built the 14-story rocket and Orbital Sciences Corp. started and moved from its launch pad at sea, shortly after 22: 20GMT.

The moment was caught on live taken BBC World News.

Informa Babita Sharma.

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VIDEO: Lava 1000C reaches households in Hawaii

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Homes approximation of the lava on the Big Iceland from Hawaii

October 28, 2014 at 23:53 clock Updated GMT

Inhabitants of a village from lava from Hawaii threatened began the evacuation of the flow reaches the first property on the way.

Two roads were closed and Pahoa cemetery was already exceeded by the flow of the Kilauea volcano.

People who were put on alert in the path of the lava, but some will be able to see the destruction of their homes as a way to "Close".

Hawaii News Now said Mileka Lincoln, because the lava burns on 2,000F (1,090C), firefighters are not trying to save the houses.

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VIDEO: jump record on board the space

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Skydive from the edge of space beats the world record

October 25, 2014 Updated 07:36 BST

Google executive Alan Eustace broke the world altitude record for a skydive jump from 135,890 feet (41,419 meters).

He exceeded the speed of sound, which is set to a small sonic boom, and has several records in the process Skydiving.

Mr. Eustace was led by a large helium balloon in New Mexico more than 40 km (25 miles) above the earth.

The previous record was set two years ago by Felix Baumgartner, after jumping from a height of about 128,000 feet.

Video courtesy of Atomic Entertainment and Paragon Space Development Corporation

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VIDEO: New Met Office supercomputer

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Meteorological Office for a new £ 97m supercomputer

October 28, 2014 at 08:13 clock Updated GMT

The funding has been confirmed by a £ 97m supercomputer to improve weather forecasting and climate modeling from the Met Office.

The plant operates 13 times faster than the current system, which allows detailed forecast models in the UK, run at a resolution of 1.5 kilometers per hour instead of every three.

It is built in Exeter in 2015 and opened in September, as reported by David Shukman.

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VIDEO: Wildflowers are targeted by thieves

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The high risk of absconding worldwide shortage of plants

October 28, 2014 Updated Last modified at 07:53 GMT

Environmentalists warn that some of the endangered plants in Britain put under even greater threat because thieves steal to order.

Wild flowers are also sold on Internet auction sites, while others illegally by garden lovers who do not realize that the power plant is torn a crime.

Trevor Dines, a specialist in botany conservation charity Plantlife said.

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VIDEO: farmland birds show a rapid decrease

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Farmland birds show a rapid decline in the UK

October 23, 2014 at 19:57 clock Updated BST

Farmland birds are at their lowest level since records began, according to the government.

The number of birds such as partridges, pigeons and starlings have declined over 85% since the 1970s.

But there was an increase in other bird species, including seabirds.

Claire Marshall reports.

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VIDEO: Two by two? How to move 1,700 animals

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Rescue Center moved Wetheriggs 1700 pet back home

Last updated October 26, 2014 at 10:54 GMT

A rescue center in Cumbria moves to all of its 1,700 animals from its current location near Penrith in a new home in County Durham.

Residents Wetheriggs Animal Rescue Center comprises more than 100 different species, so that the task is not easy.

Dan Johnson went to help with the move.

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VIDEO: Baby Orphan Elephant Rescued From Well

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Baby elephant rescued from well in Kenya

October 22, 2014 at 15:56 clock Updated BST

A baby elephant was rescued after falling into an air shaft in the remote region of Milgis Lugga in northern Kenya.

After local scouts are not complied with the baby elephant named Wass with his flock, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the air transport animals to safety they cried.

Two ostrich chicks were also stored, and the three were taken orphanage in Nairobi National Park, which supports the elephant and rhinoceros.

Reported Ed Ram.

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VIDEO: chimpanzees perform night raids

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Caught the night attacks of chimpanzees camera

October 23, 2014 at 1:34 BST Updated

Falling camera took wild chimpanzees in the law as they carried out on agricultural land night attacks.

The pictures showing captured by researchers from the Natural History Museum in Paris and the Uganda Wildlife Authority chimpanzees adapt population pressure on their habitat.

The team says this is the first recording night raids "and often risky."

It was published in the journal PLoS ONE .

This clip shows a large group of chimpanzees, including women with young children, assaulting a field. Videos captured with infrared light shows a night attack.

Videos courtesy of PLoS ONE

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VIDEO: Battle in the Great Barrier Reef

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The dilemma of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

October 22, 2014 at 21:23 clock Updated BST

The Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

But scientists said that 50 percent of the coral has been destroyed in the last three decades by a variety of environmental factors.

The United Nations World Heritage site might soon be declared as endangered.

The UN is particularly concerned about the expansion of profitable coal mining along the Queensland coast near the reef.

BBC correspondent Jon Donnison Australia weighs both sides of the debate.

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Rescued orphaned baby elephant of good: VIDEO

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Baby elephant rescued from well in Kenya

October 22, 2014 at 15:56 clock Updated BST

A baby elephant was rescued after falling into an air shaft in the remote region of Milgis Lugga in northern Kenya.

After local Scouts have the baby elephant named Wass, met with his flock, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which they called the security in air transport animals.

Two ostrich chicks were also stored, and the three were taken orphanage in Nairobi National Park, which supports the elephant and rhinoceros.

Reported Ed Ram.

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AUDIO: Are we alone in the Milky Way?

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Professor Brian Cox: Are we alone in the Milky Way?

October 20, 2014 at 11:29 clock Updated BST

The third program of the human universe Brian Cox series on BBC 2 on Tuesday night.

In it, Professor Cox will ask: Is there anybody out there? Prof Cox examines whether life on Earth is unique in the Milky Way and what it means.

First broadcast in the program today, October 20, 2014

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VIDEO: cultures threat of EU pesticide ban '"

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"Could increase food prices" in the European ban on pesticides

7:38 BST 21st October 2014 Last updated

Fruits and vegetables may be at risk of future EU ban of certain pesticides, according to a new study.

The National Farmers Union, which partly funded the report, said the ban would affect the profits of farmers and increase food prices.

Reporter Tom Heap.

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VIDEO: A bunch of bags in Scotland

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Produced minimum charge for bags in Scotland

October 20, 2014 at 21:22 clock Updated BST

A transfer duty tax was introduced in Scotland for the first time.

Buyers now have to pay a minimum of 5p per bag, with many retailers gift recipes for good purposes.

In May MSPs voted in new regulations to bring combat the problem of the reach of Scotland, but the prices are not only on plastic bags.

It was also imposed on carriers of disposable materials that made respecting the environment.

Reports of James Cook.

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VIDEO: Fears over the health of plastic food packaging

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Fears of health on chemical BPA in food packaging made of plastic

October 20, 2014 at 1:28 BST Updated

To keep food and beverage containers cool and enjoy a longer life.

Plastic is commonly used in food packaging, bottles, packaging materials and can coatings.

But the plastic container (BPA is also called) with bisphenol A has received increasing attention.

In France, the decision to ban BPA in food packaging since January 1, 2015, was made due to health problems.

, Other Government scientists around the world say, but it is safe to consume food and beverage plastic containers BPA in small amounts.

Reporter Rachel Royce looks at the controversy over BPA and asks if he will be banned from food packaging in the UK.

BBC Inside Out is broadcast on BBC One South East Monday, 20 October at 19:30 BST clock and iPlayer country for 30 days.

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VIDEO: Oysters bloom again in Swansea

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Has oyster fishing in Swansea Bay rebloom

October 17, 2014 at 21:14 clock Updated BST

It was a booming industry that disappeared a century ago - but experts now believe that oyster fishing in Wales could make a comeback.

Reintroduced a year ago, marine biologists to see 40,000 oysters in the waters of Swansea Bay, if they can survive and reproduce.

The results are in and against all odds, thriving species.

Informa Carwyn Jones.

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VIDEO: New dinosaur "may be a family T-Rex"

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Dinosaur bones: species found in Venezuela "may be related to T-Rex"

October 18, 2014 at 17:59 clock Updated BST

Paleontologists have discovered the remains of a new dinosaur species after 20 years of excavation in Venezuela.

The bones were on for further investigation to determine whether the new generation is related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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VIDEO: Activists block Australian port

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Climate activists blockaded the South Pacific Harbour Australia

October 17, 2014 14:22 BST Updated

Hundreds of protesters attempted to climate change, the supply of coal from a Sydney Harbour north to interfere in canoes, kayaks and surfboards to form a block.

The group included people from countries in the South Pacific, they wanted to emphasize in their nations said the effects of climate change.

She said that the burning of coal in Australia, the rise in sea level, the low-lying islands of the Pacific is influenced mined causes.

Jon Donnison reports from Sydney.

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AUDIO: Science sheds light on dark matter

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Science sheds light on dark matter

October 17, 2014 at 13:31 clock Updated BST

Scientists at the University of Leicester say they may have solved one of the most enduring mysteries of modern physics - the nature of dark matter.

This is something that the difference between the observed mass of the material in the space and the form in which it is moving - which is much larger mass points.

Researchers say they have identified a signal - if confirmed - would the "axion", which emitted from stars to blame.

This is one of the candidates physicists believe the particles can represent 85% of the missing mass of the universe.

Astronomer Dr. Andy Lee, who discussed as a co-author of the research today.

First broadcast in the program today, October 17, 2014

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AUDIO: "Members should quit law on climate change"

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Owen Paterson: Members must exit the Act on Climate Change

October 16, 2014 at 11:24 BST Updated

Parliament should have to cancel changing the climate bill and parliamentarians to stop exaggerating the effects of climate change, according to a former Minister of the Environment.

Owen Paterson said Mishal Husain why the scrapping of the plot felt was necessary.

First broadcast in the program today, October 16, 2014

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VIDEO: How Ebola samples processed

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How Ebola samples are processed in the laboratory

October 15, 2014 at 21:23 clock Updated BST

Government scientists Wiltshire call for microbiologists to fight the growing threat of Ebola virus voluntarily.

Public health in England, in Porton Down is based, is, mobile laboratories to establish study in Sierra Leone, and hopes that are available several times to increase test resources.

Dr. Jane Shallcross shows how Ebola samples processed in Sierra Leone.

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VIDEO: The threat to the waterways of the United Kingdom »Forms

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Quagga mussel Europe "could Britain watercourse penetrate"

October 13, 2014 at 19:34 clock Updated BST

Scientists warn that the shrimp and mussels in Turkey and the Ukraine could conquer waterways of Britain, and kill native species.

The quagga mussel was discovered near Heathrow Airport, and as productive race can block pipes and may cause flooding.

The researchers are also concerned that native species could devastate.

The BBC reports Philippa Thomas of Wraysbury River.

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VIDEO: Up close with curiosity rover

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Curiosity Rover near

October 8, 2014 Last updated at 9:02 BST

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars in August 2012 after a nine-month journey in space.

Its mission is the exploration of the space agency of the red planet continues to analyze its rocks, fetch water and prepare for human exploration.

Spencer Kelly BBC Click had unusual access to his worldly twin NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , where scientists to make a device to can to solve the problems of Mars his counterparts.

More about BBC.com/Click and BBCClick .

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VIDEO: Space station will open the Weather Forecast

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New Space Station weather forecast is in Exeter

October 8, 2014 at 22:32 clock Updated BST

The Met Office has dedicated a new center to open space to weather forecast.

Solar storms can satellites, power grids and radio on earth disturbing.

Jonathan Amos spoke with Mike Hapgood, an expert on space weather, the Met Office headquarters in Exeter.

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VIDEO: How astronauts return to Earth?

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Human Universe: How astronauts return to Earth?

October 7, 2014 Last updated at 10:06 BST

A new BBC series in five games, the human world begins on Tuesday evening in which Professor Brian Cox explores some of the deepest questions ever asked: Why are we here? As we have the universe? What is the universe? Are we alone? And what is our future?

In the first episode, it is moved from the Rift Valley in Ethiopia in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, and ends in the steppe of Kazakhstan.

It joins a search and rescue mission in the depths of winter and collecting two cosmonauts and an astronaut when they reach Earth, after months of living on board the International Space Station.

Watch the first episode of the 21 human consumption: 00BST Tuesday, October 7th on BBC Two.

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Ash dieback: VIDEO injection of a tree

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Ash dieback: How to fight diseases in trees

October 7th, 2014 at 17:00 clock Updated BST

An injection of trees help to ash dieback and other tree diseases could infect our forests?

In a test site on a prototype tested Northampton - a fungicide derived from garlic, injected directly into a shaft, and the system moves in the juice all target areas.

While widespread use is expensive and inconvenient - it could help save specific historical trees or trees with sentimental value.

Claire Marshall BBC raises a closer look at how to inject it into a tree.

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AUDIO: Why butterflies flashing?

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Secret "transparent material" in the colors of the butterfly

October 4th, 2014 at 09:52 clock Updated BST

New research published by the Museum of Natural History has shown that it is possible to create butterfly wings iridescent colors in the laboratory to culture cells.

For today's program, Professor Andrew Parker, who led the study, explained that butterflies produce their wing colors with "completely transparent material that reflects light and breaks certain way."

He added that "There is no dye or pigment at all, so that it is transparent." In most cases You "tiny structures that interact with light waves that produce these very bright reflections."

"It's something we want to copy that in the industry."

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Saturday, October 4.

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VIDEO: Global protests against the ivory trade

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Elephant and rhino poaching threatened with extinction

October 5, 2014 Updated 05:29 BST

The demonstrations were held in over 100 cities around the world to demand an end to the trade in rhino horn and ivory.

Activists say the elephants and rhinos could become extinct at the current rate of poaching in 20 years.

Activists say poachers kill elephants and rhinos 35,000 annually in 1000, despite the narrow limits of the hunt.

The ivory and horns often end up illegally in East Asia.

Informa Neha Bhatnagar.

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VIDEO: pigs Hairy restore Dorset heath

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Hairy pigs introduced to make the land again and heather wildlife

October 3, 2014 at 09:39 clock Updated BST

Environmentalists have the latest weapon resulting in the fight to preserve and restore endangered heathland in Dorset.

Normally it would be an expensive piece of machinery, but this time it's something unusual - a rare type of hair pig.

Tim Muffett reports.

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VIDEO: The car is powered by air

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Paris Motor Show: The car is powered by air

October 3, 2014 at 15:54 clock Updated BST

A system that a car in the city can be driven driven by compressed air to a bit more - French manufacturer Peugeot to showcase its air hybrid technology.

The idea is a hybrid, low emissions and no need battery has to produce - because batteries are heavy and expensive.

At the Paris Motor Show, Theo Leggett looked around the 208 Hybrid Air - a concept car that brings new meaning to the term "high energy."

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VIDEO: The largest fleet of robotic Cards UK waters

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The largest fleet of robots never traces oceans UK

October 2, 2014 at 19:07 clock Updated BST

British scientists hope to give the robot is able, most of the details depth below the water line image life.

The increasingly large fleet of robotic submarines are about to leave the Scilly Islands, exploring the depths of the ocean.

Boat and unmanned submarines 500 km (300 miles) through an area in the southwestern corner of UK.

The aim is to test new technologies and map marine life in this area of key fisheries.

Editor David Shukman BBC reports scientists.

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VIDEO: caught chimpanzee culture of the camera

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Chimp culture caught on camera

September 30, 2014 at 18:06 clock Updated BST

The researchers detected the spread of a new type of tool use in a wild population of chimpanzees.

They say this is the first clear evidence of wild chimpanzees in the development of a new culture.

As the crew filmed at a field station in Uganda, the animals realized that some of them have started a new type of sponge sheet making - something to use the animals to drink.

This new behavior spread quickly throughout the group.

In this clip, the lead researcher Dr. Catherine Hobaiter University of St Andrews, share some of the images he shot and explains what he saw.

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VIDEO: Leopard Zookeeper student in bathroom

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Zookeeper Leopard students Cotswold in bathroom

October 1st, 2014 at 19:20 clock Updated BST

A rare clouded leopard was on hand in the bathroom of a zoo keeper after he lifted rejected by his mother.

Jamie Craig has about the puppy after it was found, chills Cotswold Wildlife Park, old near death and only one day.

Nimbus ended the life in the home of Mr. Craig Burford for six weeks.

Peter Cooke told BBC South Today.

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VIDEO: Japan death volcano 48

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Volcano Mt Ontake Japan: Death toll rises to 48

October 1st, 2014 at 14:08 clock Updated BST

12 bodies were recovered by rescuers Monte Ontake Japan, bringing to 48 the number of people killed by the volcanic eruption on Saturday.

The search resumed, although the fear of another outbreak and toxic gases.

Emily Buchanan reports.

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