Protecting endangered bees: News and resources round up
Will the controversial Europe-wide ban on neonicotinoids help the plight of the bee? We pull together the best news and teaching resources for you to investigate in class
Endangered garden birds continuing to decline in the UK
House sparrow and starling numbers dropping at alarming rate, but prolonged winter brings new species to backyards
David Attenborough: ‘I wouldn’t be prepared to sit on an egg’
Britain’s most famous naturalist talks about filming penguins in 3D, what a penguin might taste like – and why you can’t use them to de-ice your windscreen
A palaeontologist’s view on Ice Age: Continental Drift
This fourth film is great fun, but as ridiculous as the rest of the series – some of the animals definitely weren’t around at the same time
Bumblebee lost to UK makes comeback on Dungeness shingle
Natural History Museum scientist leads reintroduction of Bombus subterraneus with insects imported from Sweden
Seabird species face extinction as invaders storm empire’s last outcrops
RSPB warns Foreign Office of threat to wildlife without tenfold increase in spending
Alan Turing exhibition shows another side of the Enigma codebreaker
Personal possessions of the mathematician and computer science pioneer go on display at Bletchley Park museum
The inside story on climate scientists under siege
Michael Mann reveals his account of attacks by entrenched interests seeking to undermine his ‘hockey stick’ graph
Asthma connected to fizzy drinks
Australian study finds that consuming soft drinks increases risk of developing asthma or a chronic breathing condition
Baby weight: Finger foods better than spoon-feeding, study suggests
Researchers says self-feeding from the start of weaning may help avoid weight problems later
World’s brainiest physicists raise a toast to Stephen Hawking
Leading scientists gather to pay tribute to Stephen Hawking and take stock of our understanding of the universe
Scott’s Last Expedition marks centenary of explorer reaching pole
Exhibition at the Natural History Museum will highlight the untold stories of the expedition, including its scientific mission
Science review of 2011: The year’s 10 biggest stories
Neutrino particles appeared to prove Einstein wrong by travelling faster than light, while the discovery of an Earth-like planet raised hopes of finding life on another world
Books for giving: Science
Celebrate with an inspiring collection of explanatory marvels
Is it homophobic to split up gay penguins?
When two African penguins showed no interest in mating with females at Toronto zoo, and only with each other, they were separated. Was that right?
Energy bills and emissions still rising due to gadget addiction, says report
Energy Saving Trust says consumers must be weaned off TVs, laptops, tablet PCs and fridges if emission targets are to be met
