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Tue, 13 Dec 11
Excitement over Higgs 'evidence'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16116230
Scientists are expected to present evidence on Tuesday that the sought-after Higgs boson particle has finally been glimpsed.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16151310
Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Big birds' 'bloodless erections'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16112188
Emus and ostriches have bloodless erections, according to researchers, solving a centuries old mystery.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
BBC denies misleading Planet fans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16137704
The BBC denies misleading viewers with Frozen Planet footage of newborn polar bear cubs filmed in an animal park, rather than in the wild.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Scientists make new Mekong finds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16139918
Scientists identified more than 200 new species in the Greater Mekong region of south-east Asia in 2010, a report by the WWF conservation group says.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Japan keeps green car tax breaks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16134372
Japan has extended tax breaks for fuel-efficient vehicles, in a bid to help the struggling car industry.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Explorer's daughter returns home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16135755
The daughter of explorer David Hempleman-Adams, who has become the youngest person to ski to the south pole, arrives back in the UK.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Resistant bed-bugs 'from tropics'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16010179
Insecticide use in the tropics is to blame for the re-emergence of bed-bug infestations in the US, a study suggests.

Tue, 13 Dec 11
VIDEO: Panda on parade at Edinburgh zoo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16138143
Edinburgh pandas settling in to their new home but one is a little camera shy

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Defacing Madagascar's tortoises
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14293351
Why conservationists are engraving Madagascar tortoises

Tue, 13 Dec 11
Have we found the Higgs or not?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16111562
Higgs boson discovery would be breakthrough of the century

Sun, 11 Dec 11
Climate talks face Indian block
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16124670
India emerges as the country leading opposition to a strong binding deal on climate change at the annual UN talks in South Africa.

Sun, 11 Dec 11
VIDEO: Fears climate deal may slip away
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16124466
Delegates at UN climate talks in South Africa have yet to reach any agreement, many hours into an unscheduled extra day of talks.

Sat, 10 Dec 11
UN climate talks heading to deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16118909
At the UN climate talks, nations appear to be edging their way to agreeing that a process towards a new carbon-cutting deal should start in the New Year.

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Skywatchers await lunar eclipse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16116227
Skywatchers in Australia, Asia and North America are gearing up for a total lunar eclipse on Saturday.

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Explorer's daughter reaches pole
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16097905
The daughter of explorer David Hempleman-Adams becomes the youngest person to ski to the south pole.

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Tokelau plans an all-renewables future
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16109449
Three Pacific atolls to use 100%-renewable energy. Why?

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Diary from the deep: part 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16076387
Part four of an expedition to the unexplored depths of the sea

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Life on Earth: Is our planet special?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16068809
Scientists discuss whether Earth is the only host to life

Sat, 10 Dec 11
'Second chance' for battery hens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16068406
The charity giving battery hens a chance at a new life

Sat, 10 Dec 11
Smart energy industry learns from consumer devices
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16074037
Smartphones and the cloud help cut home heating bills

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Alliance pushes for climate deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16094462
The EU and some of the world's poorest nations launch a joint bid for a strong outcome at the UN climate talks.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Polar bear 'cannibalism' pictured
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16081214
A photojournalist snaps an image of cannibalism among polar bears - a situation that may be becoming more common as sea ice dwindles.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Nano-carving offers medical leaps
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16101495
A new method to "carve" complex shapes out of nano-particles may create new medical tests and drugs delivery systems.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Mars water clue 'most clear yet'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16082935
Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity has found slivers of a bright material that looks very much like gypsum - its clearest evidence yet of past water activity.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Climate talks 'lacking urgency'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16080539
Lack of urgency in Durban's meeting halls and pressing issues elsewhere threaten to block progress as the UN climate summit enters its final days.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
China and Gates in reactor talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16085385
Beijing and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are in talks to develop a new "low-cost, low-waste, very safe" nuclear power reactor.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
UK to build atmospheric sentinel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16026468
British industry is contracted to build a major European satellite to monitor atmospheric composition and air quality.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Catching a yawn 'a family matter'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16052112
Contagious yawning may show the closeness of your relationships rather than your tiredness, say Italian scientists.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
Rare gene links vitamin D and MS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16086004
A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
How penguins 'time' a deep dive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16076390
Emperor penguins time their dives by the number of times they can manage to flap their wings to propel themselves forward, say scientists.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
VIDEO: Chile glacier record retreat footage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16080396
Researchers in Chile release time-lapse footage of the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.

Fri, 9 Dec 11
A green shoot in the economic mire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16086675
Growing out of the economic and environmental crises

Fri, 9 Dec 11
New blast injuries centre opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16073236
A new centre to study the impact of improvised explosives

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Forest change risks climate goal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16074628
Brazil's new Forest Code means it will struggle to meet its targets on curbing greenhouse emissions, according to a former environment minister.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Two-faced Kilauea volcano exposed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16063198
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano draws two million visitors every year but its photogenic lava fountains and rivers hide a more tempestuous nature, say scientists.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Higgs boson 'to be found' at Cern
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16074411
A respected scientist from the Cern particle physics laboratory says he expects to see "the first glimpse" of the Higgs boson next week.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Doubt on basketball's 'hot hands'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16074623
The idea of a basketball player's ability to successfully shoot a series of hoops - so-called "hot hands" - may be on shaky ground.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Athletes 'risk damage to heart'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16048121
Doing extreme endurance exercise, like training for a marathon, can damage the heart, research reveals.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Brazil eases Amazon forest rules
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-16065069
The Brazilian Senate approves changes to the country's forest code, which environmentalists say will spur Amazon deforestation.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Tsunami fund 'used for whaling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16064002
Animal rights activists say Japan is using funds from a tsunami recovery fund to subsidise its controversial whaling operations.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
New study of sand dune artefacts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16056541
New research is being carried out on artefacts from a site where evidence was found for every age between the Neolithic and the 1900s.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Oceans' deepest depth re-measured
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15845550
US scientists map the Mariana Trench - deepest part of the world's oceans - in greater detail than ever before.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Butterfly numbers still falling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16054895
Almost three quarters of UK butterfly species have declined over the past decade, according to a new report.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Rare monkeys to use touch screens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-hampshire-16061768
A new primate study centre opens in Hampshire where endangered monkeys will learn to use touch screen computers.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Pardon plea for computer pioneer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16061279
An online petition is launched calling for the government to posthumously pardon gay computer pioneer Alan Turing and quash his conviction for gross indecency.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
VIDEO: Butterfly numbers 'still falling'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16063768
Almost three quarters of UK butterfly species have declined in abundance over the past decade.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
AUDIO: Super huge black holes found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9656000/9656921.stm
Dr Michele Cappellari, astrophysicist at Oxford University describes how scientists have discovered black holes 10 billion times bigger than the sun.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
AUDIO: Public stem cell bank opens
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9656000/9656966.stm
KCL's Professor Peter Braude describes how British scientists have made a breakthrough in developing the first human embryonic stem cells of a high enough grade to use in patients and deposit in a public stem cell bank for development in human trials.

Thu, 8 Dec 11
VIDEO: Filming the 'ice finger of death'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16069348
BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett meets some of the crew behind BBC One's Frozen Planet

Thu, 8 Dec 11
Canada wins few friends on climate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16075719
Canada being portrayed as "climate villain" at Durban talks

Thu, 8 Dec 11
How close are we to a crash-proof car?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15820069
Would you trust a computer to drive your car?

Thu, 8 Dec 11
The obsession with a 'twin Earth'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16068171
What is driving efforts to find 'another Earth'?

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Subsea mountains' 'march to ruin'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16056192
Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of the planet's most violent processes - the destruction of massive underwater mountains.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
French Alpine glaciers in retreat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16025568
Glaciers in the French Alps have lost a quarter of their area in the past 40 years, according to new research.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
UN climate talks 'ambition' call
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16052262
South African President Jacob Zuma calls on governments to be more ambitious as they search for agreement at the UN climate talks in Durban.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Scott's Antarctic papers on show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-16048031
Artefacts and papers from Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition are on show together in Cambridge for the first time.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Caesium found in Japan baby milk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16047697
Japanese milk powder maker Meiji recalls its baby formula after finding radioactive caesium in the product.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Urban ecology 'needs to change'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16032471
The way researchers assess urban ecology needs to change in order to take into account the unique way modern cities are expanding, a study suggests.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Vaccine developed against Ebola
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16011748
Scientists develop a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly strain of the Ebola virus.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Gulf spill evidence 'destroyed'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16044836
Oil giant BP accuses services firm Halliburton of destroying evidence relating to the oil well blast that caused America's worst offshore oil spill.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Rare strangler fungi in UK garden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16029977
A very rare fungus, the powdercap strangler, is discovered in a Worcestershire garden by a local scientist.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
AUDIO: Cox on the discovery of Kepler 22-b
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16055120
Professor Brian Cox told Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon about the discovery of new planet Kepler 22-b, which is 600 light years away.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
VIDEO: Is China's growth sustainable?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16044343
China is emerging as the potential deal-maker or deal-breaker at this year's UN climate talks taking place in South Africa.

Wed, 7 Dec 11
VIDEO: Earth-like planet is confirmed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16044761
Astronomers confirm the existence of an Earth-like world orbiting a star like our Sun in its "habitable zone".

Wed, 7 Dec 11
Climate models yield confidence question
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16049028
What can climate models really tell us about the future of our planet?

Wed, 7 Dec 11
A Push for climate change awareness in India's south
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16045110
Climate campaigner walks more than 500km

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Astronomers confirm 'Earth twin'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16040655
Astronomers confirm the existence of an Earth-like world orbiting a star like our Sun in its "habitable zone" - at a balmy 22C.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
UN climate talks looking to China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16034826
China is emerging as the key deal-maker or deal-breaker as the UN climate talks head into ministerial discussions, the BBC's Richard Black reports.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Cores reveal when Dead Sea 'died'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15938294
Sediments drilled from beneath the Dead Sea reveal that the inland waterway had a complete, or near, dry-down 120,000 years ago.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Team sees biggest black holes yet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16034045
US astronomers have discovered the biggest supermassive black holes known to science.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Antarctic's hidden world revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15735625
Scientists produce the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's underbelly - its rock bed.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Silicon-free 'superior' microchip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16034693
Engineers have tested the use of an alternative to silicon that promises thinner, flexible computer chips that need less power.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Activists raid French atomic site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16029572
Environmental activists break into a French nuclear power station, to highlight the "vulnerability" of atomic sites in France.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Threatened species need farmland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16000484
Many threatened species in developing countries are entirely dependent on agricultural land for their survival, according to scientists.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Pandas 'very well' but jet lagged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16030944
Two giant pandas are settling in "very well" to their new home at Edinburgh Zoo but are jet lagged, officials confirm.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Liking a lie-in 'in your genes'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-15999489
Those who like a lie-in now have an excuse, as researchers reveal it is at least partly down to their genes.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
VIDEO: Great Barrier Reef particles frozen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16026961
Scientists in Australia have succeeded, for the first time, in freezing particles from the Great Barrier Reef.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
VIDEO: Two-year-old sandwich served fresh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15987343
Dr George McGavin travels to the USA to find out how the army are battling against food decay.

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Durban: Climate summit looks back and forward
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16031432
First glimpse of Durban climate negotiation text

Tue, 6 Dec 11
The science of monkey business
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-15725454
How the best science cannot always prevent tragedy

Tue, 6 Dec 11
Harnessing desert sun to power Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-15984493
Connecting North Africa and Europe with a solar energy power network

Mon, 5 Dec 11
UN climate talks face challenges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16022585
New research shows the challenges ministers face in trying to curb global warming at the UN climate talks in Durban.

Sun, 4 Dec 11
Protests at climate change summit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16021217
Thousands of demonstrators march in Durban demanding faster action on climate change, as the annual UN summit on the issue reaches its half-way point.

Sat, 3 Dec 11
Europe ends calls to Mars probe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16010332
The European Space Agency says it is ceasing efforts to try to contact Russia's wayward Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, after a week-and-a-half of silence.

Sat, 3 Dec 11
Lost Rembrandt portrait revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15985943
An unfinished self-portrait by the Dutch master Rembrandt is discovered under another painting using advanced scientific techniques.

Sat, 3 Dec 11
Names proposed for new elements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16002181
Scientists suggest Flerovium and Livermorium as names for the newest additions to the periodic table.

Sat, 3 Dec 11
AUDIO: 'No way of telling' weasel numbers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9653000/9653387.stm
Marina Pacheco of the Mammal Society says mustelids "could be going extinct without us knowing" or "could be thriving"

Sat, 3 Dec 11
VIDEO: Attenborough warns on climate change
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15994284
Legendary natural history documentary maker Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about the dangers of climate change.

Sat, 3 Dec 11
Challenges of climate adaptation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15996986
Uncertainty over the possible impacts of climate change

Sat, 3 Dec 11
New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15995845
Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Climate push from poorest nations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15992519
Countries most vulnerable to climate impacts ask that talks on a new climate deal covering all countries begin now, putting them on a collision course with giants such as China and India.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Carbon cuts strategy 'on track'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15981121
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne insists plans to cut Britain's carbon emissions are on track after the chancellor expressed concerns about environmental regulation on business.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
RSPB alarm at birds rules review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15969592
Wildlife charities say they have been left "reeling" by news of a review of EU rules protecting habitats.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Dry months raise drought concern
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15972810
The drought affecting parts of England will last into next summer if there is insufficient winter rain, the Environment Agency warns.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Lawrence case science challenged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15986795
A forensic scientist's evidence in the Stephen Lawrence trial about a blood-stain found on a jacket linked to a murder suspect is challenged in court.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Spy centre seeking codebreakers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15968878
GCHQ is trying to recruit new spies by asking social network users and bloggers to crack an online code.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
VIDEO: Kent coast invasion by sea squirt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-kent-15982685
Wildlife experts fear for the future of some marine life after the discovery of a highly-invasive creature on the Kent coast.

Fri, 2 Dec 11
VIDEO: Drought warning for England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15995363
The Environment Agency is warning that some parts of England face a prolonged drought lasting well into next summer

Fri, 2 Dec 11
VIDEO: Icelandic volcano flood warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15996754
Iceland's volcano Katla could cause severe flooding if it erupts a scientist warns

Fri, 2 Dec 11
'Moment of truth' approaching in Higgs boson hunt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15991392
The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning, looms for the elusive particle

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Diary from the deep: part 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15991999
Inside an expedition to the unexplored regions of the deep sea

Fri, 2 Dec 11
Nepal pipes biogas expertise abroad
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15991384
How Nepal is exporting its skills in producing biogas

Fri, 2 Dec 11
'Decisive moment' in HIV history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-15946803
Funding cuts threaten the fight against HIV

Thu, 1 Dec 11
How animals predict earthquakes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15945014
Animals may sense earthquakes days before they occur by detecting "chemical changes" in groundwater, say scientists.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
3D printer helps grow new bones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15963467
Engineers say they have developed a bone-like substance that can be created by 3D printers to create a scaffold for new bone tissue to grow over.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
The greatest light show on Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15921547
Why rocket scientists are studying smoke signals to understand more about the mysterious Northern Lights.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
Liquid living worms survive space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15897803
Worms survive first space mission in liquid form, establishing them as a key model for studying the long-term effects of weightlessness on animals.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
Protests halt Peru mine project
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-15956429
The US company Newmont which plans to build a huge open-cast gold mine in northern Peru says it is halting construction after days of protests.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
VIDEO: China launches new satellite
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-15961021
China successfully launches an Earth observation satellite using a Long March 2C rocket - the first outing for the vehicle since it failed on a mission in August.

Thu, 1 Dec 11
Durban: The early skirmishes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15944559
As delegations at the UN climate talks circle each other, what are we learning?

Thu, 1 Dec 11
Could 'green gloop' meet fuel needs?
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Could pond life meet the world's insatiable appetite for energy?