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Scientists to review climate body

The UN Secretary-General has asked the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

EU set to ban bluefin tuna trade

Reports indicate that the EU has decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Ring may be giant 'impact crater'

Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.

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.

Ancient eggshell yields its DNA

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.

Science 'is a key election issue'

The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.

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.

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.

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.

Richard Black on what's happening to our shared environment

Harrabin's Notes

Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels

Galapagos tension

Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?

Spaceman

UK Skynet: Not to be confused with The Terminator

Earth Watch

Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle

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

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.

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.

Ballistic tongue beats the cold

Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.

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.

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.

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.