Music tuition falling, poll says
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT

School lottery 'failed in aim'
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT

PS3 hack escapes court challenge
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:43:40 GMT

Memristor revolution backed by HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 GMT

Global broadband divide revealed
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:35 GMT

Plans for solar 'close encounter'
Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:59 GMT

Wolves fail to halt aspen decline
The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20:39 GMT

Method to trace persistent CFCs
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:49:58 GMT

DJs unite for Love Parade track
Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47:43 GMT

Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:29 GMT

Robbie turns on Blackpool lights
Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:44:56 GMT