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BBC articles on innovation in science and nature
| Mar 11, 2010 |
Half-cock chicken mystery solved
Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
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| Mar 11, 2010 |
Parched island
Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought
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| Mar 11, 2010 |
Farming future
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons
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| Mar 11, 2010 |
Japan protest over tuna ban plan
Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.
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| Mar 11, 2010 |
In pictures: Bear power
The European brown bear's love of electricity and telegraph poles is helping scientists gain new insights into its behaviour.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
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.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Harrabin's Notes
Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Science 'is a key election issue'
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
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.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
Galapagos tension
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
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| Mar 10, 2010 |
LHC fault forces 2011 shutdown
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
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| Mar 09, 2010 |
Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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| Mar 09, 2010 |
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
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| Mar 09, 2010 |
Tongue-lashing: Chameleon's weapon unmatched in the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
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| Mar 09, 2010 |
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.
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| Mar 09, 2010 |
Alien vs predator
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
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