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Impactor ejects mighty water mass - 04 Apr 2006 20:12:03 GMT The Nasa projectile that slammed into Comet Tempel 1 last year kicked up 250,000 tonnes of water, new data shows.
Telescope profits from 'downtime' - 04 Apr 2006 13:14:16 GMT "Lucky dip" observations with Europe's XMM-Newton telescope throw up thousands of brilliant stars and galaxies.
UK offshore wind 'at crossroads' - 04 Apr 2006 10:46:41 GMT Offshore wind power is unlikely to reach full potential without more government help, a report says.
Man 'took 40,000 ecstasy tablets' - 04 Apr 2006 10:07:30 GMT Doctors reveal details of the effects on a man estimated to have taken 40,000 ecstasy pills in his life.
'Major melt' for Alpine glaciers - 04 Apr 2006 10:00:33 GMT Europe's Alps could lose three-quarters of their glaciers to climate change during the coming century.
Antarctic birds 'breeding later' - 04 Apr 2006 08:55:17 GMT Antarctic seabirds may be breeding later in response to climate change, according to a scientific study.
'Victory' over Japanese whalers - 04 Apr 2006 05:49:24 GMT Environmentalists in Japan claim a rare victory after five firms quit whaling following a pressure campaign.
Hope over self-focusing glasses - 04 Apr 2006 01:00:09 GMT US researchers design glasses which can change focusing power by harnessing the images seen by the eyes.
Lab-grown bladders a 'milestone' - 03 Apr 2006 23:02:01 GMT Scientists successfully implant bladders grown in the lab from patients' own cells into people with bladder disease.
'More genes' needed for life - 03 Apr 2006 15:01:57 GMT Scientists trying to make artificial life forms in the lab may have a tougher job ahead than they had expected.
Environment 'key to aid policy' - 03 Apr 2006 14:35:54 GMT The UK must put the environment at the heart of its policy to eradicate poverty, aid charities say.
Space network to track rainfall - 03 Apr 2006 12:53:52 GMT The US and Japanese space agencies are to launch a satellite network to measure rainfall around the world.
Merged stars whip up super fields - 03 Apr 2006 07:39:42 GMT Two superdense stars merging would produce the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe, scientists say.
Boost for UK's superfast computer - 02 Apr 2006 23:45:48 GMT Britain's most powerful super computer receives a £52m boost from the government.
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.
Light shed on mysterious particle - 31 Mar 2006 10:05:21 GMT Physicists confirm neutrinos, the "ghost particles" that pervade the Universe, have mass.
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.