Virtual telescope opens night sky

Stolen fossils back in Argentina
Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US.

Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £3bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.

Extinction risk 'underestimated'
Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim.

S Asia climate 'crisis' talks due
Environment ministers from a South Asian regional grouping are due to discuss a plan to tackle climate change.

Climate concerns halt coal plant
The US state of Georgia blocks construction of a new coal power plant based on concerns over carbon emissions.