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Nasa concedes defeat over Spirit
The US space agency concedes defeat in its battle to free the Spirit rover from its Martian sand trap.
Esa tech satellite views eclipse
Proba-2, one of smallest satellites ever flown by the European Space Agency, pictures January's annular eclipse.
'Echoes' in bat and dolphin DNA
Scientists find striking similarities in the DNA that enables some bats and dolphins to use echolocation.
RIP GDP
Economic growth and climate action 'is not possible'
In pictures
Sniffer dogs: The conservationist's best friend
A wild black bear gives birth live on the internet
The birth of a wild black bear has been shown live on the internet, filmed by scientists.
The first X-ray
The image that changed the way we look at bodies
Harrabin's Notes
New claims rock leading authority on climate science
I will not go, says climate chief
UN climate science body's chief Rajendra Pachauri says he will not resign after an error on glacier melt appeared in a key report.
Spaceman
Why hasn't ET made that phone call yet?
Religious images?
Do climate campaigns rely on religious language?
Economic growth 'cannot continue'
Continuing global economic growth "is not possible" if nations are to tackle climate change, a report warns.
China has 'open mind' on climate
China's lead climate change negotiator says he has an "open attitude" on whether global warming is man-made or natural.
Movie made by chimps shown on TV
The world's first film shot entirely by chimpanzees is to be broadcast by the BBC as part of a natural history documentary.
Is there anybody out there? Quite possibly, says leading astronomer
The chance of discovering life on other worlds is greater than ever, according to Britain's leading astronomer.
Prions 'may keep nerves healthy'
Experiments on mice may give a hint as to the normal function of the protein most usually linked to vCJD.
Donors urged to pay climate cash
A group of emerging economies urges donors to begin paying $10bn pledged to poor nations to tackle climate change.
Experts stunned by swan 'divorce'
A rare "divorce" between a pair of swans is recorded at a Gloucestershire wildfowl sanctuary, experts say.
Rare warbler found in Afghanistan
Scientists say they have discovered a breeding site for the world's least-known bird species in a remote part of Afghanistan.
Copenhagen 'fails forest people'
A multi-billion dollar deal to reduce deforestation could trigger conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report warns.
