September 2006

• Java mud volcano seems unstoppable

  Could Indonesia's mud flow be put to good use?

  29 September 2006

• Sharks in hot water

  Market survey reveals high death toll.

  29 September 2006

• BRIEFING: Mars rover keeps on trucking

  Opportunity reaches the rim of a giant crater.

  29 September 2006

• Giant telescope offered choice of homes

  Australia and South Africa vie for deep-seeing telescope.

  28 September 2006

• Genetic database to fight disease

  Pilot project serves up new uses for old drugs.

  28 September 2006

• Immune response vital in cancer fight

  Activity of body's defences predicts outcome better than tumour spread.

  28 September 2006

• Tarantulas spin silk from their feet

  Heavy spiders use a little extra glue to get around.

  27 September 2006

• Radical genetic finding called into question

  Alternate method of inheritance may be down to contamination.

  27 September 2006

• Virgin boss aims to save the planet

  Airline entrepreneur tackles climate change.

  27 September 2006

• Methane emissions on the rise

  Industrial greenhouse-gas increase has been masked by natural declines.

  27 September 2006