Scientists find microbes that live in water that has a similar level of alkalinity to caustic soda.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3250199.stm
Oblivion threat to 12,000 species
A sobering list of species threatened with extinction by damaging human activities has been published by scientists, with a warning that some cannot be saved.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3278179.stm
Scientists find mystery particle
Researchers find one of the basic building blocks of matter, but it does not fit with current particle theory.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3277579.stm
