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The United Kingdom should create an ambassador for the Arctic or risk being pushed out of key decisions for the region, a House of Lords report says.
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A team of Brazilian scientists says they have calculated that the bite of a giant prehistoric caiman was twice has strong as that of a T-Rex.
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A devastating disease that has wiped out amphibians around the world has been discovered in Madagascar, scientists report.
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Concerns are growing about antibiotic resistance of bacteria carried by poultry, according to a new report.
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The results of the UK government's first auction for renewable energy subsidies are a boost for offshore wind, with solar the biggest loser.
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Europe's approval system for GM crops is "fundamentally flawed" and should be overhauled, say MPs.
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The smart garden that fits inside your house and provides fresh healthy food
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A machine inspired by the human brain has learned how to play 49 classic Atari video games - a step towards self-thinking robots, scientists say.
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A collection of vintage Nasa photos is set for auction
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Residents of the Dutch town of Purmerend are advised to take umbrellas out at night after a rogue owl leaves man requiring stitches to head wounds.
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Russia commits itself to operations on the International Space Station until 2024, matching the intentions of the Americans.
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The European Union officially declares Isle of Man bees to be free of the deadly Varroa pest which has wiped out billions around the world.
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Is the world ready for modified mosquitoes and engineered salmon?
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The "workhorse" satellite in Europe's new multi-billion-euro Earth observation programme is built and ready to go into orbit.
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A drone specialist in Portugal demonstrates a flight controlled by human brainwaves, and suggests a future of large-scale unmanned flying.
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The world's national parks and nature reserves receive eight billion tourist visits a year, generating around $600bn of spending, according to research.
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The UK has now become the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people.
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US President Barack Obama vetoes a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, White House officials say.
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Sea levels along the northeast coast of the US rose dramatically during 2009-2010 in an event scientists describe as "very unusual".
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A brief look at some of the biggest sinkholes in recent history.
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The head of the United Nations climate change panel, Rajendra Pachauri, steps down amid sexual harassment allegations he denies.
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Scientists at the University of Newcastle are using microchips as fine as human hair to produce a prosthetic hand.
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Gerbils from Asia rather than black rats were responsible for repeated outbreaks of the bubonic plague in Europe, a study suggests.
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Kew Gardens, which is facing an annual £5m budget deficit, announces its new science strategy.
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Smart syringes that can be used only once should be used for injections, the World Health Organization has announced.
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Could a new "auto-disable" syringe help stem HIV outbreaks?
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The biggest high tides in two decades are expected to hit parts of the UK coast this morning, which could see coastal flooding in areas.
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Two astronauts spend six hours installing new cabling on the outside of the International Space Station.
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The winds blasted out by supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies are strong enough to slow the birth of new stars, astronomers reveal.
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A Californian start-up will be allowed to advertise a mail order DNA test that screens for a rare genetic condition.
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A major survey finds that marine animals have been getting bigger, on average, since the Cambrian period - and not by chance.
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A farmer's son sacrificed his sheep to film a leopard
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The National Trust urges caution over a report suggesting cannibalistic seals may be to blame for a spate of seal pup deaths in Norfolk.
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Rare video footage of wild Amur tigers in China has been captured in the Wangqing Nature Reserve.
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The debate continues over whether killer whales should be kept in captivity in theme parks.
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A forgotten museum specimen mistaken for a plaster copy is found to be the fossilised remains of a new species of ancient reptile.
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Palaeontologist Dean Lomax explains how what had been mistaken for a plaster copy turned out to be a new species of ancient marine reptile.
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A British farmer claims to have developed a new variety of red onion which does not cause people to cry when it is chopped.
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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.
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As cold and snowy weather continues to affect the US, part of Niagara Falls has frozen over.
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An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have announced.
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Engineers in the UK have found that limpets' teeth consist of the strongest biological material ever tested.
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The US pays 87m pesos ($1.97m: £1.28m) to the Philippines over damage caused to a protected reef by a US Navy ship.
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The route used by mountaineers to scale Mount Everest is to be changed for 2015, following last year's avalanche that killed 16.
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Engineers find that limpets' tiny teeth are made of the strongest biological material ever tested.
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A webcam recorded the dramatic moment the Colima Volcano in western Mexico
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