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Doubt over 'cannibal seal' theory
The National Trust urges caution over a report suggesting cannibalistic seals may be to blame for a spate of seal pup deaths in Norfolk.
VIDEO: Rare Amur tigers filmed in China
Rare video footage of wild Amur tigers in China has been captured in the Wangqing Nature Reserve.
VIDEO: Should killer whales stay in parks?
The debate continues over whether killer whales should be kept in captivity in theme parks.
Forgotten fossil is a new species
A forgotten museum specimen mistaken for a plaster copy is found to be the fossilised remains of a new species of ancient reptile.
VIDEO: Forgotten fossil is new species
Palaeontologist Dean Lomax explains how what had been mistaken for a plaster copy turned out to be a new species of ancient marine reptile.
VIDEO: The onion that doesn't make you cry
A British farmer claims to have developed a new variety of red onion which does not cause people to cry when it is chopped.
Radical HIV vaccine ploy raises hope
In a radical new approach to HIV vaccination, DNA in monkeys is transformed and seems to give total protection against the virus, US scientists say.
Cannabis: Promise, risk and controversy
The light and dark side of a controversial drug
VIDEO: Records crash as US freeze continues
As cold and snowy weather continues to affect the US, part of Niagara Falls has frozen over.
Alien star invaded the Solar System
An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have announced.
What exactly is 'game theory'?
What is it and why does it matter so much?
VIDEO: Limpet teeth 'strongest material ever'
Engineers in the UK have found that limpets' teeth consist of the strongest biological material ever tested.
US pays Philippines over reef damage
The US pays 87m pesos ($1.97m: £1.28m) to the Philippines over damage caused to a protected reef by a US Navy ship.
Everest climbing route to be changed
The route used by mountaineers to scale Mount Everest is to be changed for 2015, following last year's avalanche that killed 16.
Limpet teeth set new strength record
Engineers find that limpets' tiny teeth are made of the strongest biological material ever tested.
VIDEO: Camera catches Mexican volcano blast
A webcam recorded the dramatic moment the Colima Volcano in western Mexico
Robins' nighttime singing probed
A new project at Glasgow University aims to help resolve why robins are up all night singing in cities.
Hubble's star refuses to fade
Hubble's star refuses to fade away
Penguins lost ability to taste fish
Penguins lost most of their sense of taste long ago in evolution, scientists have discovered.
Mystery Mars haze baffles scientists
Scientists struggle to explain a vast haze that was spotted high above the Martian surface in 2012 by amateur astronomers.
X-ray machine opens new frontier
Researchers in Palo Alto in the US state of California are working with the most powerful X-ray laser in the world.
Satellites track snail disease risk
Scientists are monitoring snail habitats from space in a bid to combat the spread of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis in Africa.
VIDEO: Cern gears up to discover new particle
A senior researcher at the Large Hadron Collider says a new particle could be detected this year that is even more exciting than the Higgs boson.
VIDEO: 'Hopes are high' to save NZ whales
Hopes are high that over 60 stranded pilot whales have survived after they were refloated by whale conservation workers and volunteers.
VIDEO: Videos of 1,500 beating human hearts
Researchers in London are storing digital videos of the beating hearts of more than 1,500 people, along with their genetic data.
Collider hopes for a 'super' restart
When Large Hadron Collider fires up again after its upgrade, scientists will be hoping to find a new particle they say could "rock the world".
Doctors store 1,600 hearts for study
Doctors have stored more than one and a half thousand beating human hearts in digital form on a computer.
'Next Pinatubo' a test of geoengineering
Scientists who study geoengineering say Earth's next major volcanic eruption will be a good test of whether the intervention technique might help mitigate global warming.
Camera seeks dark energy clues
California scientists have given details of a telescope camera they are assembling to study "dark energy".
VIDEO: UK leaders unite on climate change
The UK's political leaders have pledged to work together to combat climate change, whatever the election result.
Drone to scan for ancient Amazonia
Scientists are to scan the Amazon forest with a drone-mounted laser to look for evidence of occupation by ancient civilisations.
How to get a date using data
Could an algorithm help you find true love?
Party leaders in climate commitment
The UK's three main political leaders make a pledge to work together to combat climate change, whatever the election result.
VIDEO: Time-lapse: Five years of the Sun
Space agency Nasa has released a time-lapse video showing the Sun over period of nearly five years - capturing one frame every eight hours.
UN agrees draft text for Paris
UN climate talks in Geneva have ended with agreement on a draft text for a new climate agreement to be discussed in Paris in December.
VIDEO: What should we say to aliens?
After Scientists said that they want to send messages to aliens - BBC World viewers have their say on what they would tell extraterrestrial life.
VIDEO: Net pioneer warns of digital 'Dark Age'
Our digital data, such as photos and documents, could be lost forever if we are unable to find ways of preserving old formats while new technologies take hold.
VIDEO: What is the digital 'Dark Age'?
Millions of us routinely upload photos and other personal information onto the internet, believing it will stay safe and be easily accessible.
VIDEO: Ultrasound glimpse of pygmy hippo baby
Ultrasound images of a baby pygmy hippopotamus kicking inside its mother's womb have been released by Melbourne Zoo.
Net pioneer warns of data Dark Age
Vint Cerf, a "father of the internet", says a way must be found to stop all our images and documents being lost through technological obsolescence.
Gannet colony 'is world's largest'
The Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth now has the world's largest colony of gannets following a count by experts.
'I'm close to a one-way ticket to Mars'
Why this 24-year-old wants a one-way trip
Conservation concern for UK insects
More than 30 British insect species have been classified as in danger of extinction, due to pollution and habitat loss.
US 'at risk of mega-drought future'
The American south-west and central plains may be on course for droughts the like of which they have not seen in over a 1,000 years, scientists say.
Plastic heading for oceans quantified
About eight million tonnes of plastic waste find their way into the world's oceans each year, a new scientific assessment suggests.
Scientists urged to seek alien contact
Scientists at a US conference in say the time has come to try actively to make contact with intelligent life on other worlds.
Dogs 'can spot happy human faces'
Dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human facial expressions, a study suggests.
Ocean carbon leak 'ended Ice Age'
Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.
Early results from farm bird count
Early results from a major count of farmland birds reveal sightings of several rare species.
Art and science collide to reopen Whitworth gallery
Making new art from old in a Nobel Prize winner's lab
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