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Sat, 03/13/2010 - 05:17
UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.
Sat, 03/13/2010 - 04:34
Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:20
The waste fuel for your motor that won't cost a lot
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 16:28
A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth.
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 16:28
A zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth.
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:46
Japan's home fuel-cell tech to take on Europe
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:05
Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes.
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:03
Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 01:00
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:45
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 18:07
Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 13:30
Learning from bears' love of telegraph poles
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 13:08
Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:22
Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:02
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:46
Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:06
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:57
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:44
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:38
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.