AUGUST 2004

This section features key science stories from The Daily Telegraph's online news service at www.telegraph.co.uk. Click on the links for the full story.

Mars astronauts 'will hibernate for 50 million-mile journey in space'
Scientists say they are developing ways of sending astronauts into hibernation in order to reach Mars, shown above in new pictures taken by Nasa's Endurance rover.

11 Aug 2004

Robot plan to save doomed Hubble
A billion-pound robotic mission to save the ailing Hubble Space Telescope has been backed by the head of the US space agency.

11 Aug 2004

QED: sports fatigue
Keep running - tiredness is all in the mind, says Roger Highfield.

08 Aug 2004

Roger Highfield: Q&A
Britain is still the centre of the world . . . thanks to the cartographers.

08 Aug 2004

Science briefs
Roger Highfield reports on nerve cells and courtship, the world's smallest fish, Biobank confidentiality, ultrasonic squirrels, monster raindrops, acidic oceans and "bang per buck".

04 Aug 2004

Search for Mercury's ice needs a sunshade
The first mission in three decades to Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is to be launched in an exploration which it is hoped will confirm the presence of ice.

02 Aug 2004

Alcohol sharpens your brain, say researchers
In news guaranteed to raise a cheer among those who enjoy a glass or two: drinking half a bottle of wine a day can make your brain work better, especially for woman.

01 Aug 2004