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Fingerprints hide lifestyle clues - 02 Apr 2006 07:10:57 GMT Fingerprints could soon help police narrow down their list of suspects by giving clues about lifestyle.
Brazilian pioneer docks in space - 01 Apr 2006 04:58:03 GMT The first Brazilian in space docks at the International Space Station after a two-day journey.
Elephant is 'cut up and buried' - 31 Mar 2006 11:18:34 GMT Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttaranchal say a male elephant has been killed by villagers near a national park.
Human trials for bird flu vaccine - 31 Mar 2006 11:01:38 GMT Human trials of an experimental vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus have begun in Belgium.
Light shed on mysterious particle - 31 Mar 2006 10:05:21 GMT Physicists confirm that neutrinos, the "ghost particles" that pervade the Universe, have mass.
Battle over green energy base - 31 Mar 2006 08:27:58 GMT A former World War II air base in Devon is at the centre of a new battle, over plans for a green energy plant.
Unexpected warming in Antarctica - 30 Mar 2006 18:39:59 GMT Dramatic increases in air temperature over Antarctica question the reliability of climate models to predict the future.
'Barren future' for Africa's soil - 30 Mar 2006 17:13:06 GMT African farmland is becoming barren and incapable of sustaining a hungry population, a report says.
UK CO2 emissions rise again - 30 Mar 2006 16:27:06 GMT Britain's carbon dioxide emissions rose between 2004 and 2005, provisional government figures show.
Nuclear clean-up 'to cost £70bn' - 30 Mar 2006 10:22:43 GMT The UK's nuclear plants may cost £70bn to clean up, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says.
Home power plan 'disappointing' - 29 Mar 2006 22:18:13 GMT There has been a lukewarm reception for the UK government's strategy on microgeneration.
World marvels at total eclipse - 29 Mar 2006 12:34:44 GMT Skywatchers around the world were held in thrall as they caught a glimpse of the "ultimate astronomical show".
Pacific isles get wildlife drive - 29 Mar 2006 00:45:46 GMT A major initiative is launched in Micronesia to conserve the fragile wildlife of the islands of the Pacific.
Deal saves £1m manuscript - 28 Mar 2006 18:58:01 GMT A last-minute deal saves a 17th Century science manuscript, which lay hidden for 50 years, from auction.
Doubt cast on 'ancient asexual' - 28 Mar 2006 16:48:56 GMT A shrimp-like creature may have to forfeit its claim to be the longest abstainer from sex in the animal kingdom, a new study finds.
Solaris author Stanislaw Lem dies - 28 Mar 2006 01:33:42 GMT Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for his science fiction works including Solaris, dies aged 84.
Ancient skull found in Ethiopia - 27 Mar 2006 15:42:02 GMT Fossil hunters in Ethiopia unearth an ancient skull from "a very significant time" in human evolutionary history.