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Frigid robot eyes top tech prize
A robot which cares for millions of frozen biological samples is among four finalists for a top engineering award.
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Antarctic diary: Polar year
The BBC's Martin Redfern is spending a month in the Antarctic reporting on International Polar Year.
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The mobile future blog: day four
All this week BBC News website technology editor Darren Waters is using a mobile phone to cover the Game Developers Conference, in text and in video.
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'Greenwash' is losing its shine
Time is running out for advertisers who are a lighter shade of green, as eco-cliches fall out of fashion.
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New light on Victorian images
An exhibition shining new light on a series of Victoroan microscope images goes on display.
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Tangled web
As a European-wide project is launched to examine children's use of online pornography, figures show one in four teenagers with access to the net view porn at least once a month. For some it's an obsession, for others, an adolescent rite of passage.
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God. Who knows?
With religion increasingly polarised, is there any benefit in not knowing if there's a higher power? One man - an ex-vicar - explains why agnosticism is his creed.
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Mercury pass delights skygazers
Astronomers have had a rare opportunity to observe Mercury transit in a direct line across the Sun.
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Channel's key role in pre-history
A study of pre-historic animals reveals the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping the course of Britain's natural history.
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Ozone hole stable, say scientists
US scientists express optimism that the large hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has stopped widening.
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Venus probe returns first images
The Venus Express probe has returned its first images since slipping into orbit around our nearest planetary neighbour.
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Reporter's log: Antarctica
Our science correspondent David Shukman records his trip to the White Continent.
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Delay expected in ozone recovery
It could take far longer than expected for the ozone "hole" over Antarctica to repair itself, scientists say.
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Wish you were here: Imaging Mars
Pictures of the Red Planet sent back by European and US spacecraft are much more than just eye candy.
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Ozone benefits from treaty
The rate the ozone layer is being destroyed slows thanks to a global ban on damaging chemicals, US researchers say.
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Transport plans hit by budget shortfall
Transport improvements in London are hit by a £64m budget shortfall caused by low congestion charge revenues.
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Animal navigates by moonlight
A humble beetle is the first animal identified to use the pattern of moonlight as a night-time compass.
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How to watch the eclipse safely
It is important not to look at the Sun without protection.
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How to watch the eclipse safely
It is important not to look at the Sun without protection.
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The eclipse - how was it for you?
Did you witness the eclipse? Read what other BBC News Online users around the world saw.
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