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First crane egg in 400 years laid
Barefoot running injury concern
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20 May 2013
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UK astro Peake given station date
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
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- Astronauts return from ISS mission
- Major Tim 'not too old for space'
- Europe's new astronauts graduate
- Europe unveils British astronaut
- Understanding the UK's space 'anomaly'
Warming extremes 'not as likely'
Global temperature rises will be slower in the coming decades say researchers but the long term picture is consistent.
Expert issues UK tree threat warning
A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.
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Hottest models looking less likely -BBC News - Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming 'not as likely' http://t.co/ppwHcdQfTt
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Science editor
Sea levels rising - but how quickly?
18:01 UK time, Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Predicting the impact of climate change on sea levels is no easy task, says David Shukman.
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Farne Islands 'puffin census' starts
A three-month long study to determine the puffin population on the Farne Islands in Northumberland gets under way.
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Malaria parasite 'controls mosquito'
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Black widow spider found in Aberdeen
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Inside the human robot factory04:02
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Chile coast littered with dead animals01:40
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Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'01:47
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Hadfield 'hit Earth like a car crash'03:19
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Has global warming stalled? 07:32
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Malaria mosquitoes 'quicker to bite'02:37
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A look inside the teenage brain02:11
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How do you carry out a puffin census?01:55
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In pictures
The raw power of the Sun as it unleashes the strongest radiation storms yet seen in 2013
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Cold rush club
Rush to join Arctic Council reflects growing importance of the region
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Feeling the pinch
French agriculture starts to feel effects of deteriorating economy
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Cool or creepy?
BBC correspondent tries out Google's smart glasses
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Big picture
Belated bluebell bloom BBC Nature
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Cannibal acts
Why do people mutilate bodies in war?
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Bouncing bombs
Did the Dambusters raid really shorten World War II?
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Rising tides
Sea levels are rising - but how quickly?
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Moody teens
Trying to understand the adolescent brain
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Excess baggage
Will the space station ever justify its existence?
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Wild Cuba
From crocodiles to exotic birds, the Caribbean country is teeming with wildlife
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