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Leaders 'likely' to go to summit - At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.
Studies 'overstate species risks' - Some large-scale studies appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity, a study suggests.
Minister 'backs adviser autonomy' - The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says.
Horse genome unlocked by science - The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.
Scientists urge respect on advice - Senior academics call on the UK government to respect the independence and freedom of its scientific advisers.
Babies 'cry in mother's tongue' - German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb.
Tiny tech sparks cell signal find - Tiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross it
Major quakes could be aftershocks - Many earthquakes may be aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, say scientists.
How 'spirit bears' use their appearance to fish successfully - Being invisible to fish is what helps a rare white morph of black bear, known as a spirit bear, survive, scientists discover.
The quest to save world's rarest duck - the Madagascar pochard - Conservationists have taken the first step in their mission to save the critically endangered Madagascar pochard.
Yucatan wonders - Photos highlight the wildlife at risk in the Central America
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Rocket and roll - Land speed team starts to see plans come together
Flexetarian - Can you eat fish and still be a vegetarian?
Breathing In - Artist seeks out planet's most, and least, polluted air
Saving the trillionth tonne of coal - Policy makers must never allow human activity to allow the trillionth tonne of carbon dioxide to be emitted into the atmosphere.
Casting a net far into the future - Governments and the fishing industry must collaborate in developing legislation to protect both fish and the seas in which they live.
Species' extinction threat grows - More than a third of species are now threatened with extinction.
Polar bear plus grizzly equals? - A study reveals what happens if a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly.
F1 designer unveils electric car - 9m investment programme.
Light down a wire for solar power - A modification to commercial optical fibre could be a promising route to solar power without large arrays, say researchers.
Messenger spies iron on Mercury - The Nasa Messenger probe's observations of Mercury show the planet is even more of an "iron planet" than scientists thought.
Minister 'appalled' by Nutt exit - A minister says the removal of the government's chief drugs adviser in a row over cannabis was a "big mistake".
US praises China space progress - A US general says that China has made amazing strides on improving its military capabilities in space
Clues sought to bear mystery - Bears in an eastern German zoo have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.
Rare whale gathering sighted - In a rare sight, marine biologists spot 60 enigmatic Arnoux's beaked whales gathering off the Antarctic coast.
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GPS used to preserve ants' nests - GPS satellite technology is used to record the locations of rare ants' nests ahead of work to fell thousands of trees.
Obama urges effort on climate - Barack Obama urges the US and EU to re-double efforts to achieve success at the climate change summit in Copenhagen.