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03/11/2010 03:36 AM |
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Scientists to review climate body |
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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03/11/2010 02:27 AM |
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EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban |
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
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03/10/2010 06:56 AM |
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Ring may be giant 'impact crater' |
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
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03/10/2010 05:49 AM |
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Collider to shut for year to fix faults |
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
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03/10/2010 10:08 PM |
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Ancient eggshell yields its DNA |
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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03/10/2010 06:28 PM |
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Science 'is a key election issue' |
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
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03/09/2010 06:16 PM |
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Third of EU emissions 'imported' |
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
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03/09/2010 05:55 AM |
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Superweed predator to be released |
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
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03/10/2010 02:59 PM |
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World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... small animal poo |
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
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03/09/2010 10:47 PM |
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Lighting a fuse just millionths of a millimetre across makes a battery |
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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12/09/2009 09:34 PM |
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Richard Black on what's happening to our shared environment |
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01/20/2010 04:06 PM |
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Earth Watch |
Will review of UN climate change body be unbiased?
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03/10/2010 06:01 AM |
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Galapagos tension |
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
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03/10/2010 08:50 PM |
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Harrabin's Notes |
Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels
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03/08/2010 09:43 PM |
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Spaceman |
UK Skynet: Not to be confused with The Terminator
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03/09/2010 02:50 PM |
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Alien vs predator |
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
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03/09/2010 01:27 PM |
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Blooming rare |
One of the loneliest flowers on Earth in all its glory
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03/02/2010 06:18 PM |
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Abduction of aboriginal whaling rights |
Commercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people.
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02/23/2010 10:44 PM |
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Out of sight, out of mind |
Once a species becomes extinct, they are quickly forgotten and the activities that led to their demise continue regardless.
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03/11/2010 03:23 PM |
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In pictures: Bear power |
The European brown bear's love of electricity and telegraph poles is helping scientists gain new insights into its behaviour.
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03/10/2010 10:14 PM |
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Starling flock 'falls from sky' |
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
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03/09/2010 03:47 PM |
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Skynet satellite system extended |
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
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03/09/2010 05:59 AM |
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Lords in science investment call |
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
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03/09/2010 05:17 AM |
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Tory review urges science boost |
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
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03/06/2010 02:58 AM |
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Probe hints at cosmic dust |
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the Nasa Stardust spacecraft.
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03/05/2010 05:19 AM |
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Panel confirms dino crater link |
An international panel of experts has endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs.
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03/08/2010 02:28 PM |
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Bonobos opt to share their food |
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, prefers to share its food rather than dine alone, scientists report.
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03/05/2010 08:49 AM |
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'Case stronger' on climate change |
The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
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03/09/2010 01:23 PM |
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Lough eel numbers 'on the brink' |
There are growing concerns about the future of the Lough Neagh eel fishery and the hundreds of jobs it supports.
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03/08/2010 01:52 PM |
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Two Indian tiger cubs found dead |
Two tiger cubs are found dead, apparently after being poisoned, at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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03/04/2010 10:46 PM |
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'Extinct' frog found in Australia |
A frog species thought to have been extinct for more than three decades has been sighted in farmland in Australia.
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