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Egyptologists have discovered the remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief has said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7818735.stm

A cosmic chicken-and-egg question has been solved by astronomers, who now say that black holes came before galaxies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7815827.stm

Our galaxy is much bigger than once thought, according to research presented at a major astronomy meeting this week. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7813635.stm

The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its *******, according to astronomers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7812170.stm

A survey of more than 27,000 web users in 16 countries has shown that the Chinese spend the largest fraction of their leisure time online. However, UK housewives spend even more than China's average - 47%. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789494.stm

The controversial idea that space impacts may have wiped out woolly mammoths and early human settlers in North America has received new impetus http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7808171.stm

A beaver that has been felling trees after escaping from a **** is being hunted by conservationists http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7805128.stm

Forty years ago, the biggest TV audience in history tuned in to watch humankind's first close encounter with another world, as the crew of Apollo 8 reached lunar orbit. Here, the Apollo historian and film-maker Dr Christopher Riley gives his perspective on the mission and how that Christmas Eve...

Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered a pair of 4,300-year-old tombs that indicate a burial site south of Cairo is bigger than expected http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7796675.stm

The species once described as the world's oldest spider is a more primitive version of the web-spinning modern spider, scientists have found http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7795897.stm

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has finally spotted rocks on the Red Planet that bear carbonate minerals. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7791060.stm

The US space agency is set to launch a satellite that can map in detail where carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7769619.stm

Astronomers have observed and analysed the effect of dark energy, the exotic form of energy thought to dominate the Universe, on galaxy clusters http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7787461.stm

Titan, the haze-shrouded moon of Saturn, displays tantalising evidence of ice volcanoes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7786017.stm

Conservation group WWF says that more than 1,000 species new to science have been recorded in South-East Asia's Greater Mekong region over the past decade. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7780514.stm

A full moon is set to occur closer to the Earth on Friday evening than it has done for the past 15 years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7779294.stm

An actor portraying a suicide bid accidentally slashed his own throat on-stage following a prop mix-up...

What do Sarah Palin, Facebook and Euro 2008 have in common? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7775344.stm

Frankie the cat has been stealing soft toys in Swindon for the past year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7776450.stm ****** cats :ban:

Very large earthquakes can trigger an increase in activity at nearby volcanoes according to a new study http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7771890.stm

Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic form of jealousy in dogs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7771259.stm another minidog thread

A new sub-population of a Critically Endangered species of monkey has been recorded in north-western Vietnam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7767360.stm

In 1572, a "new star" appeared in the sky which stunned astronomers and exploded ancient theories of the universe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7762939.stm

A new fossil species of flying reptile with a wingspan the size of a ****** car has been uncovered by scientists. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7763797.stm

A recently discovered ant species may soon be colonising parks and gardens across northern Europe, including the UK, scientists suggest http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7761342.stm

Astronomers and skygazers are excited about a rare astronomical phenomenon when the three brightest objects in the night sky will appear together. Did you see it? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7759146.stm

About 150 whales have died after being stranded in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7757231.stm

The government of Cameroon has created a new national park aimed at protecting the critically endangered Cross River gorilla, the world's rarest. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7754544.stm about time

A newly discovered fossil from China has shed light on how the turtle's shell evolved http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7748280.stm mmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247143/ Bobbie Eakes Starbright ********'s Foundation Gala, March 6, 2008

A US judge has decided to make the punishment fit the crime by ******* noisy people to listen to Barry Manilow songs...

A British man who ***** his ********* and fathered nine ******** by them has been jailed for life...

Surgeons looking for a suspected tumour inside a woman's brain were shocked when they pulled out a worm instead...

Astronauts have fixed a *****-recycling unit on the International Space Station, needed to support a six-person crew at the research outpost next year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7748818.stm

The oldest genetically identifiable nuclear ****** met a violent death, according to analysis of remains from 4,600-year-old burials in Germany. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7733372.stm

A man had to be taken to hospital still attached to a steel toilet after super-glue was deliberately smeared on the seat. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/black_country/7704603.stm :rolleyes:Potty

Scientists have used DNA to re-trace the migrations of a sea-faring civilisation which dominated the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7700356.stm

The world's worst boxer is hanging up his gloves for the last time after losing 256 matches:rolleyes: http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Worlds-worst-boxer-bows-out-853221341.html some guys just dont know when to quit

The rise in temperatures at Earth's poles has for the first time been attributed directly to human activities, according to a study. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7700387.stm

The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 was not the first of its size to hit the region, according to new research http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7697482.stm

Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France's Corot space telescope http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7687286.stm

Scientists have identified an amazing collection of dinosaur footprints on the Arizona-Utah border in the US. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7680444.stm

The population of the endangered West African chimpanzees in I. Coast has fallen by about 90% in less than 20 years, a study has suggested. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7673914.stm

A British man and woman have been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after being found guilty of having sex on a beach. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7673046.stm mmmmm http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uMO86BxksPs

Scientists have shown it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7669159.stm

Australian police officers searching the outback for a missing British fisherman think they have found his remains inside a crocodile http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Australia-Crocodile-******-Police-Searching-For-Briton-Arthur-Booker-Find-Human-Remains/Article/200810215120130

Exotic species of spiders are making their homes in the UK, scientists say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7573530.stm :helpme:they can sod off back!!!!

Messages have been sent to a planet 20 light years from Earth in the hope they will reach intelligent ***** life. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7660449.stm