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EU's climate package 'in crisis'
The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.
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Going ballistic
Korean astronaut Yi So-Yeon describes her rocky return
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Going ballistic
Korean astronaut Yi So-Yeon describes her rocky return
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Mammals facing extinction threat
About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a global assessment.
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Nobel prize for viral discoveries
The discovery of HIV and work linking a virus to cervical cancer jointly win the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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Companies 'need green directors'
Businesses must change their attitude to green issues, the World Conservation Congress is told as it opens.
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Single jab cancer therapy backed
A major study has proved a single dose of chemotherapy is the best way to cure testicular cancer in many patients.
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Big cat kill caught on BBC webcam
BBC webcams in Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve catch some remarkable pictures of lions in action.
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Brazil's air force picks up hundreds of lost penguins
Hundreds of penguins lost along Brazil's coast are returned to native territory in the south Atlantic ocean by an air force plane.
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Help red squirrels, public urged
Conservationists urge the public to report sightings of red squirrels in an attempt to protect them from a deadly virus.
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Inevitable union
Why UK ministers brought energy and climate together
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Lord Drayson takes science brief
Racing driver and businessman Lord Drayson becomes the UK's third science minister in two years.
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Seed bank 'running out of funds'
Groundbreaking projects at the Millennium Seed Bank could be axed because of a £100m shortfall.
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