Alcohol and Tobacco

Greenhouse effect may double the size of oaks

Snakes alive - but on the eve of destruction

Warm today - but big chill could set in at any time

Nature's own pestkiller helps to fight cancer

Even less ozone: the price of year-round fruit

Astronauts to fix Hubble trouble

Element 106 is named after nuclear pioneer

Science succeeds after 20 years in the hunting of the quark

Light weight saloons

Ins and outs of aluminium

Birds threatened as farmers fight wheat-eating pest

But do we want to eat it?

Airborne killer that targets the heart

Banks holding $4bn in aluminium worldwide

Broads' last havens for wildlife losing battle against pollution

This year's ozone hole biggest yet

Far-travelled fruit adds to pollution

Phosphates give nettles a high profile

A liquid threat in the pipeline

Keeping a rare catch in the swim

Laser light treatment helps fight tooth decay

Hubble telescope discovers oxygen on Jupiter's moon

Daily aspirin may prevent cancer of the bowel

Flatulent termites cast a cloud over the world

Global warming theory given fresh impetus

Laser takes sawbones to cutting edge of medicine

Holiday alert as smog level hits danger point

The artificial retina

Needle ray gun kills tumours

Hubble gives ringside seat at the birth of a star

Doctor operates on the brain via the leg

Watch out - surf's up and the bugs are about

New moons

The earliest Europeans are found in Spanish cave

Lethargy blamed for fatter nation

Beauty and some not so lovely beasties invade tropical Britain

Fossil find gives clues to riddle of early man

The young need iron in the soul

Scientists identify Alzheimer gene

Breast cancer patients will be offered gene treatment

Drama in space as all systems fail

Fruit can save lives

Chromosome clue to organ rejection

'Green' batteries may take charge in future

Here comes the sun, time to cover up

Graffiti bite the dust

Bluebell is listed as endangered species

BP and Shell take green approach to solar energy

Prince condemns the 'horrors' of modern farming

Giving blood 'may be good for heart'

Trees grown for fuel can give a boost to songbirds

DIY fault electrocuted man

Airship fire mystery solved after 60 years

Titanic 'was made from brittle steel'

Sunshine may help babies to grow tall

Something gross in toytown

Dinosaur's debut after 113m years

Fish fly in space to test gravity

Where wildlife is forced to feed on death

Flying high - without a fear

New line of insect inhabits the tube

Future lies beneath the seabed

Why after-dinner coffee and a nap are good for you

Stung? Take one onion . . .