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| Jun 25, 2008 |
Biofuel use 'increasing poverty'
The rush to use biofuels in rich countries has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency says.
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| Jun 25, 2008 |
Gene fuels deadly prostate cancer
A faulty gene linked to breast cancer is also responsible for a dangerous form of prostate cancer, research shows.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Report warning on UK dam breaches
The public needs to be given more information about the dangers of flooding if dams fail, a government review says.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Whaling body agrees path to peace
The global whaling body opens the door to the eventual partial lifting of the commercial whaling ban.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Taxing time
Carbon tax will stop us pumping rubbish into atmosphere
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Africa fish fall blamed on Japan
A coalition of conservation groups and a leading fisheries scientist have accused Japan of damaging the fisheries interests of poorer countries.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
DNA pioneers to get new £197m lab
A pioneering research organisation that has produced 13 Nobel Prize winners gets the go-ahead for a new £197m lab.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
EU to tighten pesticide controls
EU agriculture ministers approve stricter controls on the use of pesticides, after two years of debate.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight
Sunbathing tree frogs may hold the key to understanding how a deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Carbon standard 'to renew trust'
A certificate scheme that shows which firms have made genuine carbon cuts is launched by the UK's Carbon Trust.
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| Jun 24, 2008 |
Anger at calm in whaling waters
Environmentalists complain that dissent is being suppressed as the International Whaling Commission gathers.
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
Earth 'not at risk' from collider
Our planet will not be sucked into a black hole made in a new European physics facility, a report concludes.
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
France in EU row over tuna catch
France clashes with the EU Commission after it calls an early halt to bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean.
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
Outback storm
An amateur sky-watcher captures rare Saturn images
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
Freighter raises station altitude
The "Jules Verne" freighter lifts the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by a record distance.
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
Colossus returns
Rebuilding the computer that cracked Enigma
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
Peace pledges as whale meet opens
Delegates pledge to look for common ground as the International Whaling Commission convenes in Chile.
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| Jun 23, 2008 |
'Neanderthal tools' found at dig
Tools thought to have belonged to Neanderthals have been dug up at an archaeological site called Beedings in West Sussex.
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| Jun 22, 2008 |
Chickens 'unlock allergy secrets'
Scientists turn to chickens to help them understand why some people are struck down by severe allergies.
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| Jun 21, 2008 |
Green energy push planned for UK
British homeowners may face higher bills as part of a "green revolution" to reduce fossil fuel reliance.
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