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Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic is now the second smallest on record, scientists reveal.
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Family are forced out of their Essex home by spider
A soldier's family are frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought from Afghanistan.
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Britain's happiest places mapped
The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.
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Brazil delays Indian land ruling
Brazil's Supreme Court puts off ruling on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers.
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Gene therapy 'may repair hearing'
Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.
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First light for space telescope
A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses".
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Irrigation boost for Malawi farms
President Mutharika announces plans for a massive irrigation project to boost Malawi's food production.
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Mars rover driving out of crater
Nasa's robotic rover Opportunity is driving out of a giant crater on Mars nearly a year after its dangerous descent.
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Model targets foot-and-mouth risk
Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus.
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UK population 'will be top in EU'
The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report.
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'No alternative' to squirrel cull
A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.
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Pole trek needs last explorer
Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team search for a final explorer to complete their South Pole trek.
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Computer viruses make it to orbit
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
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UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim
Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
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Robotic suit lets paralysed walk
A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.
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'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools
Early stone tools developed by modern humans were no more advanced than ones used by the Neanderthals, research shows.
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