Scientists ask to plant GM trees

New radar helps predict rainfall
A team of Oxfordshire scientists develop new technology which will help forecast rain more accurately.

Spiders' secrets unwoven at Isis
Their silk is stronger than steel, so how do spiders spin it? The new Isis 2 target station will help scientists solve the riddle.

'Super-microscope' opens at Isis
A new £200m neutron source at Isis, Oxfordshire, will allow scientists to probe matter at the atomic level.

Nature's 'fibre optics' experts
Sea sponges can beam light deep inside their bodies, and do so using the natural equivalent of fibre optic cables, scientists find.

Climate pushing lemmings to cliff
Warmer winters are affecting the lemmings of southern Norway, scientists find, which may be bad news for animals that eat them.