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'Space wedge' performs drop test

2 hours 41 min ago
A successful "drop test" is conducted on Europe's IXV, an experimental re-entry vehicle that will help engineers design the next generation of spacecraft.
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Government leads new GM crops push

3 hours 40 min ago
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says GM makes sense for consumers, farmers and the environment and calls for reform of EU regulations.
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VIDEO: Bay dolphins 'sent north' by noise

5 hours 22 min ago
Speedboats and water bikes using Cardigan Bay may be driving its famous dolphins over 100 miles north to quieter waters, experts have warned.
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Silver 'boost to antibiotic success'

5 hours 37 min ago
Adding silver to antibiotics boosts their ability to fight infection, research suggests.
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VIDEO: Astronaut gives lecture from space

7 hours 38 min ago
China has held its first classroom lecture from its orbiting space station as part of efforts to appeal to young people.
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Snail genes reveal human migration

10 hours 16 min ago
A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans migrated from southern Europe to Ireland 8,000 years ago.
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Blue jellyfish found in rock pool

11 hours 30 min ago
A jellyfish usually native to the colder waters off Scotland is discovered stranded in a rock pool near Newquay.
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Birds 'show value of conservation'

11 hours 36 min ago
The plights of the world's threatened birds show the value of investing in conservation, according to an international report.
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In pictures: Giving nature a home

12 hours 45 min ago
Giving nature a home in your back garden
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Has the fighter pilot had his day?

12 hours 49 min ago
Have fighter pilots had their day?
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Early Mars atmosphere 'oxygen-rich'

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 19:12
Mars' atmosphere could have been rich in oxygen four billion years ago - well before Earth's air became augmented with the gas.
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Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 18:01
A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.
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Rare moth a first for Scotland

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 11:28
A moth not previously recorded in Scotland is spotted in the Highlands after conservationists missed their ferry.
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Viewpoint: A day to celebrate the pale blue dot

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 11:03
How the Cassini spacecraft will photograph Earth from Saturn
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Toxic substance in Fukushima water

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 10:32
High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
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Shark 'nursery' found on coral reef

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 07:58
Edinburgh marine biologists discover a deep-sea shark spawning ground on Scotland's only inshore coral reef.
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Saturn probe to acquire Earth image

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 05:08
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth.
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Older beetles 'make better dads'

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 03:42
Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
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'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 03:38
A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic.
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Applause is a 'social contagion'

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 01:04
The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.
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