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'Invader' drives ladybird decline
Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show....
Antarctic lake success 'uncertain'
It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, reports suggest....
Skydiver planning 36km record bid
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year....
Mars co-operation near collapse
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018....
China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions....
Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld
Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans....
Contador given two-year drug ban
Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title....
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines....
Prince optimistic for fisheries
Prince Charles says there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing....
Anti-fracking demo in Enniskillen
About 100 people gather in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to extract gas from shale rock in County Fermanagh....
Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss Canada's oil products, after the US blocked a key pipeline....
Jurassic cricket's song recreated
The "love song" of a 165-million-year-old insect is recreated from a tiny and remarkably intact fossil, say scientists....
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind....
Largest optical telescope created
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror....
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet....
VIDEO: Art by animals goes on show
A work of abstract expressionism by a chimp and a still life of a flower by an elephant are part of a new exhibition in London of artworks created by animals....
Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists....
In pictures: Science meets art
Winners of science photography contest dazzle...
More Galileo satellites ordered
The German-UK consortium building the operational spacecraft for Europe's Galileo sat-nav system wins a contract to provide an additional eight units....
Clan chief joins conservation row
A clan chief is accusing the Scottish government and SNH of not listening to islanders' concerns about a conservation area....
Striking galaxy image from Hubble
The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way....
Giving an invasive water pest the bullet
Wrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests...
Seagrass age surprises scientists
Meadows of seagrass, a keystone species in marine ecosystems, found in the Mediterranean Sea are likely to be tens of thousands of years old, a study shows....
Humble moss 'brought on ice ages'
Research shows that primitive moss-like plants could have helped cool the Earth 470 million years ago, bringing on mini ice ages....
'Supergiant' found in deepest sea
A huge crustacean called a supergiant - more than 30cm long - has been discovered 7km down in the waters north of New Zealand....
VIDEO: Birds' paradise lost in Kashmir?
Nearly a million migratory birds visit Kashmir's wetlands every year, but this time the severe winter has made it nearly impossible for them to find food....
Spider web's strength explained
Spider silk's adaptability and the "clever design" of webs are key to the remarkable strength of these structures, experiments reveal....
'Big cat' theory ruled out by DNA
Scientists fail to find any evidence that "big cats" killed two roe deer found dead in Gloucestershire....
VIDEO: How plants warn each other of danger
Professor Iain Smith shows how researchers have captured the process by which plants alert each other to potential threat....
VIDEO: MPs urge PM to cut wind farm subsidy
More than 100 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines....
VIDEO: 'Green' tour of London Olympics site
A look around the site of what is pledged to be the "greenest ever" Olympic Games....
VIDEO: Lifting the Cutty Sark into place
The historic tea clipper will be reopened to the public in spring 2012. Part of the conservation work included lifting her 3m off the ground....
VIDEO: Science converts thoughts into speech
Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them into speech....
VIDEO: How do you weigh a polar bear?
Staff at Highland Wildlife Park are trying to weigh Walker the polar bear who is thought to be about 400kg (63 stone)....
Climate consensus cracking open - or not...
The "consensus on climate change" is said to be cracking - again - but what's the evidence?...
Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists
Why has Gabon failed to become tourist hot-spot?...
In pictures: Deep sea discoveries
Scientists find two species of colourful worms...
In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees
Pictures reveal how charcoal keeps Liberia cooking...
Totally tropical at Kew
A tour of Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens' exotic orchids...
Olympics shoot for green medal
Will London 2012 fulfil its ‘greenest Olympics’ pledge?...
Green void looms after Huhne departure
What Chris Huhne’s departure might mean for the self-styled 'greenest government ever'...
Do the dead outnumber the living?
Do the dead outnumber the living, or vice versa?...