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Carbon capture plans under way Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:55:58 GMTThe first stage of a planning process to build a coal plant with carbon capture technology in Ayrshire is to get under way.
Late-blooming daffodils spark web appeal Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:47:52 GMTTourism bosses in Cumbria urge people to get in touch if they see a blooming daffodil, after the cold weather delays growth.
Scan 'can distinguish memories' Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:07:07 GMTScientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.
UK responds to EU noise directive Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:08:28 GMTThe government has responded to the EU Noise Directive by publishing a long-delayed noise policy statement.
Huge meat-eater plant eats poo Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:27 GMTThe largest meat-eating plant in the world eats animal poo study finds.
UK carbon capture plans under way Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:55:58 GMTThe first stage of a planning process to build a coal plant with carbon capture technology in Ayrshire is to get under way.
Climate linked to smaller birds Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:05:45 GMTSongbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes.
Starling flock 'falls from sky' Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:05 GMTMystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky.
UK minister talks climate in China Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:20:22 GMTThe UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China to hold discussions with the country's political leaders.
Hailing the arrival of alien predators Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:20:30 GMTEurope is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.
What happened next? Zebra puts head in hippo's mouth Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:28:14 GMTA zebra at Zurich Zoo appeared doomed when visitors saw its head in the mouth of a hippo, but it was only cleaning its teeth.
Ballistic tongue beats the cold Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:35 GMTA chameleon's ballistic tongue gives it an edge in the cold.
Decapitated group 'were Vikings' Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:57 GMTFifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
Meat-eater plant prefers poo Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:27 GMTThe largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
Bee swarms follow 'pied pipers' Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:23 GMTA tiny group of bees act like "pied pipers" to trigger the explosive onset of bee swarms report scientists.
Siberian tigers die at China zoo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:37 GMTEleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
Galapagos tension Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:38 GMTCan all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Japan protest over tuna ban plan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:45 GMTJapan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.
Ring may be giant 'impact crater' Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:56 GMTDeforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
Thalidomide effect mystery solved Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:27 GMTThe mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
Half-cock chicken mystery solved Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:08:39 GMTResearchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
Aboriginal whaling rights slipping Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:48:53 GMTCommercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people.
EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:43 GMTEU nations decide to support a Atlantic bluefin tuna ban.
Beauty and power Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:37 GMTWhat Saturn's rings tell us about the entire Solar System
Scientists to review climate body Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:06:03 GMTThe UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.