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'Invader' drives ladybird decline
Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.
Skydiver planning 36km record bid
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
Jurassic cricket's song recreated
The "love song" of a 165-million-year-old insect is recreated from a tiny and remarkably intact fossil, say scientists.
Climate consensus cracking open - or not...
The "consensus on climate change" is said to be cracking - again - but what's the evidence?
Contador given two-year drug ban
Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
Mars co-operation near collapse
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
Clan chief joins conservation row
A clan chief is accusing the Scottish government and SNH of not listening to islanders' concerns about a conservation area.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
Race to drill into Antarctic lake
Russian scientists are attempting to beat US and British rivals to be first to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees
Pictures reveal how charcoal keeps Liberia cooking
China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
In pictures: Deep sea discoveries
Scientists find two species of colourful worms
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
VIDEO: Birds' paradise lost in Kashmir?
Nearly a million migratory birds visit Kashmir's wetlands every year, but this time the severe winter has made it nearly impossible for them to find food.
VIDEO: MPs urge PM to cut wind farm subsidy
More than 100 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
Anti-fracking demo in Enniskillen
About 100 people gather in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to extract gas from shale rock in County Fermanagh.
Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss Canada's oil products, after the US blocked a key pipeline.
Prince optimistic for fisheries
Prince Charles says there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.
Do the dead outnumber the living?
Do the dead outnumber the living, or vice versa?

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