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Send-off for Europe's space lab - 02 May 2006 14:03:40 GMT Columbus, the European element of the International Space Station, is ready to be shipped to the US for launch.
Woman commander leaves Nasa - 02 May 2006 12:36:02 GMT US astronaut Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle commander, is leaving the US space agency.
'Clear lead needed' on green life - 02 May 2006 03:24:26 GMT The public needs more leadership on environmental issues, a UK government advisory body says.
Children 'failed' over nutrition - 01 May 2006 23:49:37 GMT The number of young children who are underweight has remained almost unchanged since 1990, Unicef warns.
More species slide to extinction - 01 May 2006 20:18:03 GMT The polar bear, hippo and many sharks are among species newly listed as threatened with extinction.
'£1bn windfall' from carbon trade - 01 May 2006 00:03:04 GMT Power firms stand to make a £1bn profit from the EU Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme, the BBC has learned.
Scientists make water run uphill - 30 Apr 2006 11:06:30 GMT US researchers exploit an old principle of physics to make water run uphill quite literally under its own steam.
Hubble pictures comet demise - 28 Apr 2006 13:16:41 GMT The Hubble Space Telescope provides spectacular images of the disintigration of a comet.
Spacecraft seek climate clarity - 28 Apr 2006 11:42:26 GMT Two Nasa satellites undertake the most detailed study to date of clouds and fine particles in the atmosphere.
Insect eye inspires future vision - 27 Apr 2006 18:03:24 GMT An artificial insect eye that packs over 8,500 lenses into the size of a pinhead has been created by scientists.
North Sea fossil is deepest dino - 27 Apr 2006 15:13:49 GMT The first dinosaur fossil discovered in Norway is also the deepest one found anywhere in the world.
Ministers bullish on biomass fuel - 27 Apr 2006 15:02:57 GMT The government says biomass fuel is vital if the UK is to meet renewable power targets and cut CO2 emissions.
'Deep disposal' for nuclear waste - 27 Apr 2006 12:24:28 GMT The UK's nuclear waste should be buried deep in the ground, a government advisory group says.
'Bubble boy' therapy cancer risk - 27 Apr 2006 10:09:47 GMT Gene therapy used to treat children with no immune system could be riskier than previously thought, a US study suggests.
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' - 26 Apr 2006 17:00:22 GMT The UK government is accused of dragging its heels over preparations to combat a flu pandemic.
Salvage prospect for 'junk' DNA - 26 Apr 2006 05:53:59 GMT A mathematical analysis of the human genome suggests so-called "junk DNA" might not be so useless after all.
Britain 'behind target' on plants - 25 Apr 2006 18:40:53 GMT Britain is a long way from meeting key targets on safeguarding its plants, conservationists warn.