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Weed invasion (19 March 10:52) |
| The creeper that is smothering an ecosystem |
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Consortium wins big weather prize (19 March 07:39) |
| A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. |
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LHC smashes energy record again (19 March 07:03) |
| The Large Hadron Collider has smashed the record for highest-energy particle collisions again in its quest to uncover new physics. |
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Rio Tinto signs China mine deal (19 March 06:22) |
| Rio Tinto signs a big African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai. |
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Flat-headed cat is now endangered (19 March 03:57) |
| Habitat loss and deforestation are now endangering the survival of Asia's flat-headed cat, a diminutive and little studied feline species. |
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Rio Tinto signs China mines deal (19 March 03:49) |
| Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea. |
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Ice mission given lift-off date (19 March 02:24) |
| Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields. |
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Fears winter harmed UK wildlife (19 March 07:17) |
| The harsh winter may have had a devastating impact on UK wildlife, British Waterways warns as it launches its annual survey. |
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Glowing fly sperm yields results (19 March 07:10) |
| US researchers using genetically engineered fruit flies with glowing sperm track the seed's progress inside the female in real time. |
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Bid in for 132-turbine wind farm (19 March 07:04) |
| Plans for a major wind farm development in Dumfries and Galloway are submitted. |
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Velociraptors cousin discovered (19 March 05:56) |
| Scientists discover a new species of dinosaur that was closely related to the Velociraptor. |
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Invisibility cloak created in 3-D (19 March 12:43) |
| Scientists create the first cloaking device to render an object invisible in three dimensions. |
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Now you see it scientists create invisibility cloak in 3-D (19 March 12:43) |
| Scientists create the first cloaking device to render an object invisible in three dimensions. |
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UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban (18 March 08:44) |
| A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting. |
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Guess whos a sucker for high-definition television The octopus (18 March 05:18) |
| Octopuses respond to high-definition television (HDTV), but seem to ignore normal standard television, scientists discover. |
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Hobbit islands deeper history (18 March 04:40) |
| New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species. |
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Brain probe hope for epileptics (18 March 10:30) |
| A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment. |
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Planck spies massive dust clouds (18 March 12:57) |
| Europe's Planck space telescope pictures of the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy. |
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Limits of quantum world stretched (18 March 12:46) |
| Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing. |
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New exoplanet like one of ours (17 March 11:49) |
| A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System. |
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In pictures Arctic peril (17 March 09:52) |
| Populations of many species living in the high Arctic have declined by one quarter, according to a new assessment measuring how the wildlife there is responding to environmental change.
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Subconscious sell (17 March 05:58) |
| Can brain scanning tell companies how to sell us more? |
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In pictures Natures palace (17 March 04:50) |
| An exclusive behind the scenes peek at one of the world's finest collections of animals and plants, held at the Natural History Museum in Kensington, London, UK |
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Crimean ship found off Balaclava (17 March 04:26) |
| Ukrainian archaeologists say they have found the HMS Prince, a British naval vessel sunk during the Crimean War. |
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Monkeys learn more from females (17 March 04:26) |
| Groups of monkeys pay more attention to females than to males when learning a task, say scientists. |
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Ads exaggerated climate change (17 March 07:21) |
| Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks. |
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Africa lacks climate vocabulary (17 March 07:05) |
| Many Africans blame themselves for climate change and lack the knowledge to discuss the issue, a new BBC report suggests. |
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Africans take blame for climate (17 March 07:05) |
| Many Africans blame themselves for climate change despite relatively low emissions from the continent, a survey of 1,000 people suggests. |
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Arrogance undid climate talks (17 March 03:34) |
| The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern. |
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Supersonic cars lift flaw fixed (16 March 08:37) |
| Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground. |
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Why the worlds fastest car will no longer take off (16 March 08:37) |
| Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground. |
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Springing late (16 March 07:22) |
| Harsh winter delays this year's spring blooms |
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Milestone for wave energy plans (16 March 05:30) |
| Seven companies are to push forward plans to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity from wave and tidal power. |
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Forensic role for hand bacteria (16 March 05:29) |
| The bacteria on our hands could be used in forensic identification, in the same way as fingerprints and DNA, say scientists. |
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How the bacteria on our hands could be used in forensics (16 March 05:29) |
| The bacteria on our hands could be used in forensic identification, in the same way as fingerprints and DNA, say scientists. |
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Dont give up (16 March 02:38) |
| More reason than ever to deal with the climate debacle |
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Its still real and its still a problem (16 March 02:38) |
| More reason than ever to deal with the climate debacle |
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Toxic troubles for climate fix (16 March 08:34) |
| Spreading iron in the oceans as a climate "fix" could poison marine mammals and birds, scientists show. |
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Home improvement hitting swifts (16 March 07:23) |
| A survey of swifts suggests the species is at risk from improvement work being undertaken on old houses. |
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Home improvement could be harming the UKs swift population (16 March 07:23) |
| A survey of swifts suggests the species is at risk from improvement work being undertaken on old houses. |
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Sea power winners to be announced (16 March 05:37) |
| Plans to harness wave and tidal energy from the Pentland Firth and the sea around Orkney are to be unveiled. |
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Blind soldier sees with tongue (16 March 01:01) |
| A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue. |
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UK responds to EU noise directive (15 March 11:38) |
| The government has responded to the EU Noise Directive by publishing a long-delayed noise policy statement. |
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Mars moon Phobos seen in detail (15 March 10:30) |
| The European Mars Express probe releases new pictures from its close flybys of the Martian moon Phobos. |
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Tiger decline sign of failure (15 March 07:17) |
| Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns. |
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Reindeer body clock switched off (15 March 04:50) |
| Reindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arctic. |
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UK minister talks climate in China (15 March 04:29) |
| The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China to hold discussions with the country's political leaders. |
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Bee swarms follow pied pipers (15 March 03:47) |
| A tiny group of bees act like "pied pipers" to trigger the explosive onset of bee swarms report scientists. |
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UK carbon capture plans under way (15 March 03:25) |
| The first stage of a planning process to build a coal plant with carbon capture technology in Ayrshire is to get under way. |
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Late-blooming daffodils spark web appeal (15 March 03:17) |
| Tourism bosses in Cumbria urge people to get in touch if they see a blooming daffodil, after the cold weather delays growth. |
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