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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.
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
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.
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.
Lords in science investment call
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
Tory review urges science boost
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat..
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
Lighting a fuse just billionths of a metre across.
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
Richard Black on what's happening to our shared en
Earth Watch
Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle
Galapagos tension
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Spaceman
Rummaging in BBC archive for Apollo reports 40 years on
Alien vs predator
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
Blooming rare
One of the loneliest flowers on Earth in all its glory
Jovian vision
Secrets the coming missions to Jupiter could reveal
Abduction of aboriginal whaling rights
Commercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people.
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.
Ballistic tongue beats the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
China herdsmen kill snow leopard
Two herdsmen are jailed for killing a rare snow leopard in China.
Probe hints at cosmic dust
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the Nasa Stardust spacecraft.
Panel confirms dino crater link
An international panel of experts has endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs.
Promise on UK physics woes
The government is promising to put in place measures to protect the future funding of physics and astronomy in the UK.
Met Office ends season forecasts
The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
Gut microbes 'second genome'
There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies, scientists report.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
'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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