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EU states agree on Iter funding
Additional funds needed to construct the Iter fusion reactor will have to come from the EU budget, member states say.
Red hot seeds arrive at Arctic's 'doomsday' vault
Seeds from some of the hottest food crops arrive in the Arctic to be stored in a "doomsday" seed vault.
Badger cull halted after appeal
A cull of around 1,500 badgers in south-west Wales has been halted after protesters won their legal challenge to stop it.
In pictures
Simple ways of helping Indians water their crops
EU to let states rule on GM crops
EU officials plan to give the 27 member states the freedom to grow, restrict or ban genetically modified (GM) crops.
'Monastic' bat mystifies experts
Only male sucker-footed bats of Madagascar are discovered by scientists, suggesting an extreme form of sexual segregation.
Highs and lows
Finding out if Japan is as hi-tech as it appears to be
Stealthy striker
The UK unveils its unmanned combat aircraft prototype
Thousands see S Pacific eclipse
Thousands of tourists and scientists on Chile's Easter Island see a total solar eclipse as it crosses the South Pacific.
Businesses 'profit from nature'
Companies as well as governments will reap dividends from paying for nature, a UN-sponsored report concludes.
BP installs new cap on oil well
BP places an improved cap on a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, raising hopes that all leaking oil could soon be captured.
Losing battle
Efforts to protect biodiversity could make things worse
Counting the cost
How much damage has Gulf oil spill done?
Norwegian ship-tracker launched
Norway launches the innovative AISSat-1 spacecraft to monitor shipping in its economically vibrant territorial waters.
Earth could be 70 million years younger than previously estimated
Planet Earth could be 70 million years younger than previously estimated, according to a new geological study.
Wet defence
Liquid armour displays its bullet- stopping potential
Choir to sing the 'code of life'
Scientists and composers produce a new choral work in which singers sing parts of their own genetic code.
Feeling the heat
The impact of a warming Arctic region
Population concerns Royal Society
The UK's top science academy begins a major review into scientific aspects of human population growth.
Tags reveal puffin food 'hotspot'
GPS trackers trace puffins to food 'hotspots'


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