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Science & Environment
New research says that black carbon, or soot, is making a much larger contribution to global warming than previously recognised.
Patent surge reveals graphene raceA surge in research into the novel material graphene reveals an intensifying global contest to lead a potential industrial revolution.
Genes link Australians with IndiaFar from being cut off from the rest of the world, Australia experienced a migration from India about 4,000 years ago, a study suggests.
The UK government has refused to support a moratorium on Arctic drilling, despite new concerns after the grounding of a Shell oil rig.
Our understanding of the anatomy of some of the first four-legged animals is wrong, a study reports.
Article written by Jonathan AmosJonathan AmosScience correspondentRIANovosti reports that water samples have been retrieved from Antarctica's Lake | Vostok.http://t.co/fSktHTzc
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California debates whether to maintain a ban on ferrets, amid fears that feral animals could spread disease.
Article written by David ShukmanDavid ShukmanScience editor12 hours ago
The advocates of graphene say it will have many, many applications - but is there a touch of hype?
Science of materialsHow emerging materials research could help change our lives
Two orangutans pregnant in islandTwo of the Sumatran orangutans at Jersey's Durrell wildlife park are expecting babies this spring.
African elephant extinction fears Watch02:59
Surge in interest in Graphene Watch03:20
When will China's hazardous smog lift? Watch02:15
Chimps 'have a sense of fairness' Listen02:37
'Largest-known structure' found Listen05:15
Florida hunt for 'top predator' pythons Listen03:02
Why has norovirus been so bad? Watch02:56
Injectable malaria used to find vaccine Watch02:35
Ferret-free zoneCalifornia debates its ban on ferrets, amid fears of disease spread
Extinction fearsChina's appetite for ivory threatens African elephants' future
Bugs' lifeCould wetter weather patterns break the UK food chain?BBC Nature
Not a cityThe truth behind the myth of golden El Dorado
Pig is kingThe city where vegetarianism is an exotic condition
Choked upPhotos of how Beijing is coping with hazardous air pollution
Spot the differenceUsing mobiles to uncover fake drugs in Nigeria
Against the tideBBC Travel explores a different side to Australia’s famous Gold Coast
HARDtalk WatchShale gas can be extracted safely says Shell energy boss after continued environmental protests
2012 Nobel Prize winner, John Gurdon, on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep
Study on the personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy

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