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- Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
- Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'
Tiny slivers of diamond may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds.
- Extinction risk 'underestimated'
Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim.
- Cold sore virus secret revealed
The secret of how the cold sore virus persists for a lifetime in the body may have been cracked by US scientists.
- Africa moves to stop fish theft
African governments meet to stop illegal and unregulated fishing that costs the continent $1bn a year.
- Climate concerns halt coal plant
The US state of Georgia blocks construction of a new coal power plant based on concerns over carbon emissions.
- Saarc agrees climate change moves
South Asian environment ministers agree on joint measures to tackle climate change.
- Arms embargo hurts Ivorian fishing
Ivory Coast calls on the UN to lift an arms embargo that hampers its efforts to tackle illegal fishing.
- New mate for lonely elephant beetle after banana boat ride
A worldwide search uncovers a mate for a lonely giant elephant beetle which arrived in Britain in a banana load.
- Feeling the heat - centuries of knowledge of surviving in world's drylands at risk
Centuries of knowledge needed to survive in the world's drylands are being sacrificed in the name of progress.
- Mechanics of curbing climate change
Despite recent criticisms, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism is delivering the goods.
- Ocean robbery
Illegal fishing is a blight on nature and the poor
- Green menace
Chinese seaside city battles onslaught of algae
- Phoenix diary
Did 1970s mission find life on Mars, or was it a mirage?
- Green response
Writers' thoughts on your comments in our Green Room
- Hi-tech health
How innovation is transforming care in the NHS
- Fire in the sky
What does Siberian blast tell us about asteroid threat?
- Doubt over date for Brit invasion
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the date stated in many history books, astronomers claim.
- Violin secrets lie in the wood
The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from.
- Mother's junk food 'harms child'
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest.
- France plans revolution in space
As it takes over the EU's rotating presidency, France says it wants to give European space policy a new political direction.
- Contest to build Galileo begins
The procurement process is opened to construct Europe's much-delayed Galileo satellite-navigation system.
- Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a biofuel project to go ahead in coastal wetlands.
- Algae invade China Olympic venue
More than 10,000 people work to clean up green algae that has invaded the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
- Report finds golden eagle decline
The use of illegal poisons is identified as one of the main reasons behind a fall in eagle numbers.
- Turtles return home after UK stay
Two loggerhead turtles are flown to Gran Canaria and returned to the wild after washing up on UK shores.
- 'Green' energy spending on rise
Investment in 'green' energy surged in 2007 and early 2008 despite financial market woe, a report says.
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