SCIENCE

As added precaution, entries to the neonatal unit are being "restricted to babies of 36-weeks or over gestation". The hospital will continue with routine full-term births.

Europe's natural heritage is showing an alarming decline, according to new research today published by the European Red List, part of the IUCN Red list of Endangered Species.

Dr Judy Mikovits was responsible for a contentious study suggesting that a virus could be the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, otherwise known as myalgic encephalitis (ME).

Greenhouse gases have increased beyond the worst predictions of U.N. climate experts, a new report shows.

The new map, from Arizona State University in Tempe, using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Wide Angle Camera and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument can now accurately portray the shape of the entire moon at high resolution.

Extreme weather will strike as climate change takes hold. Heavier rainfall, storms and droughts could wipe billions off economies and destroy lives, says a report by 100 scientists.

A new experiment appears to provide further evidence that neutrinos can travel faster than light, contradicting Einstein's theory that underpins modern thinking of how the universe works.

Green Party councillor James Abbott says wealthy countries should fund the multibillion dollar Green Climate Fund.

A body of water as big as North America's Great Lakes on Jupiter's moon Europa may provide a habitat for life, scientists believe.

Rare photos of five species of wild cats, including the endangered Sumatran tiger, have been captured on camera in an Indonesian forest threatened by deforestation.

Durban is implementing a new initiative that supports the local ecosystem and reduces climate change impacts.

Data from the World Cancer Research Fund suggests that incidence of oesophageal cancer in the UK is almost double that of the European average.

Iran authorities admitted on Sunday that their defence computer have been targeted by a virus called Duqu that is allegedly linked with the Stuxnet "cyber-weapon" discovered last year. The worm is believed to be aimed at sabotaging the Islamic Republic's atomic centrifuges, the devices that enrich uranium to create nuclear fuel.

Wealthy nations urged to create a global fund to fight to the impacts of severe climate change.

An "amplifier" molecule, placed on the tip of a diamond, could help scientists locate and identify individual atoms, according to researchers at Oxford University.

Human beings have evolved to become the most flexible of all primates, a fact evident by the ability to survive in a multitude of social settings, claim researchers from Oxford and the University of Auckland.

With the constant undying craving for meat, scientists are finding new ways of cooking to satisfy the masses.

A new island off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands of Spain is forming as an underwater volcano spews magma 20 meters high.

Astronomers have discovered two clouds of gas in the same state as they were in just moments after the Big Bang.

With 11.11.11 now upon us and the world still turning, the latest doomsday theory has been firmly placed in the crack-pot pile.

Eating more fibre in the form of grains and cereals can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer which is more commonly known as bowel cancer, a study published by the BMJ has said .

Scientists at the University of West of England, Bristol have carried out research which tested the viability of urine as a potential fuel for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) in order to directly produce electricity.

With tomorrow marking the first same-numbered palindrome since 11 Nov., 1911, two theories have emerged regarding its significance, one claiming the world will end, the other that a "Corduroy Messiah" will turn 11.

Delegates will meet Sunday and Monday to discuss the impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries.

The IUCN has releases their latest list of endangered and threatened species, showing that two species of rhinos have been poached into extinction.

An ongoing summit organised by the Met Office bids to showcase how its latest technical innovations can boost the hunt for clean and sustainable energy options and sources.

The International Energy Agency has warned that if fossil fuel infrastructure is not radically and rapidly re-thought, the world will 'lose for ever' the chance to avoid devastating climate change.

At least seven people are dead and dozens are still trapped in collapsed buildings following a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck eastern Turkey, less than three weeks after a previous 7.2 magnitude quake killed 600 people in the same area.

A Russian made space craft set to carry life to Mars' mysterious Phobos moon has suffered an engine failure, leaving it stranded in Earth's orbit.