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BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition
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Get the latest BBC Science and Environment News: breaking news, analysis and debate on science and nature in the UK and around the world.
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First collisions in Cern collider
Engineers operating the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have smashed together proton beams in the machine for the first time.
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US 'will announce climate target'
The US will give a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at next month's UN climate summit, officials say.
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Design fixed for 1,000mph car
The UK team aiming to smash its own land speed record by driving a car beyond 1,000mph settles on a final design for the vehicle.
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East Antarctica 'is losing ice'
The massive and apparently stable East Antarctic ice sheet is losing mass, a new study suggests.
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Cern Collider makes fast progress
Researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted.
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Dirt 'can be good for children'
Children should be allowed to get dirty, according to scientists who say being too clean can impair the skin's ability to heal.
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Ex-USSR cosmonaut Feoktistov dies
The USSR's first civilian cosmonaut, Konstantin Feoktistov, a crew member of the 1964 Voskhod spaceship, dies.
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Fish 'at risk' in acidified ocean
Fish reared in water acidified by CO2 may become "fatally attracted" to the smell of their predators, say scientists.
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Stunning flyby pictures of Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus
The Cassini mission completes a flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, sending back data and stunning images of the rippling terrain.
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How monkey grandmothers take up the maternal role
Grandmother macaques care for their abandoned grandchildren, behaviour not recorded before in non-human primates.
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Risky bridges
Why do only some bridges collapse in heavy floods?
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Carbon credit
Are children's futures going up in smoke?
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In pictures
Nepal's greater one-horned rhino makes a comeback
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Earth Watch
Korean model for Obama as Copenhagen looms
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In pictures
Rare creatures found in the depths of the ocean
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Palaeo-celebrity
A journey to the Java home of an ancient alpha male
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Climate: A question of justice
Why a human rights activist is making the jump to mainstream environmentalism.
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From space race to human race
Why humanity needs a 'space race' for this planet
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Giraffes use 'supercharged' heart
Giraffes use a small, supercharged heart to pump blood up their neck.
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Seahorse 'hitchhikes' Atlantic
An American seahorse is found in European waters.
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Water mission returns first data
A European satellite launched to study Earth's water cycle returns its first data, confirming its novel instrument works well.
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Astronaut becomes father in orbit
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik becomes a father in space after his wife gives birth to a daughter back home on Earth in Texas.
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New skin 'may help burns victims'
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
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First test for record solar plane
The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.
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Spacewalk for shuttle astronauts
Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis have embarked on the first spacewalk of their mission.
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UK climate unit's e-mails hacked
The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
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Mammoth dung clue to extinction
A study of mammoth dung is helping unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.
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Skate may be fished to extinction
A species of skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, say scientists.
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Energy-saving bulbs 'get dimmer'
Energy-efficient light bulbs lose on average more than a fifth of their brightness over their lifetime, a study finds.
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Corps blamed for Katrina floods
A US judge rules that negligence by army engineers led to massive flooding in part of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
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