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Snail genes reveal human migration
A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans migrated from southern Europe to Ireland 8,000 years ago.
Birds 'show value of conservation'
The plights of the world's threatened birds show the value of investing in conservation, according to an international report.
Government leads new GM crops push
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is set to reopen the debate about genetic modification by calling for the reform of crop licensing at EU level.
Early Mars atmosphere 'oxygen-rich'
Mars' atmosphere could have been rich in oxygen four billion years ago - well before Earth's air became augmented with the gas.
Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues
A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.
Viewpoint: A day to celebrate the pale blue dot
Dr Carolyn Porco describes how the Cassini spacecraft will photograph Earth from Saturn
Toxic substance in Fukushima water
High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
Saturn probe to acquire Earth image
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth.
Older beetles 'make better dads'
Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'
A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic tens of millions of years ago.
Applause is a 'social contagion'
The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.
What's going on with the weather?
What's going on with the weather, asks David Shukman
VIDEO: The global middle class revolution
Where is the middle class growing around the world?
Huge 'holograms' created for doctors
Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.
Wet summers down to warmer Atlantic
Meteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean.
Echoes reveal the shape of a room
The geometric shape of a room can be mapped using the echoes from a sound recorded by four microphones placed inside a room, research finds.
Europe's Mars missions 'on track'
Europe's plans to explore Mars with a satellite in 2016 and a rover in 2018 take a big step forward with the signing of new industrial contracts.
'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer
Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.
Experts to analyse 'unusual' weather
Meteorologists and scientists will meet at the Met Office to try to understand the UK's strange weather patterns.
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