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Cash cuts see green grants halved
The number of grants to people fitting green energy systems in their homes has halved, the BBC has learned.
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New batch of walruses gets tagged
Ten of Greenland's walruses are fitted with sat-tags to confirm whether the blubbery beasts migrate to Canada.
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Great tits cope well with warming
Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.
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Nasa set to join petaflop elite
Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.
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'No bias' against UK astronauts
UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.
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Food waste on 'staggering' scale
People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests.
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Flowers 'wave' at passing insects
Flowers "wave" at passing insects to get their attention and increase chances of pollination, scientists find.
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Platypus genetic code unravelled
The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals - the duck-billed platypus - is deciphered.
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Probe into giant iguana slaughter
Cayman Island authorities investigate the killing of six critically endangered giant blue iguanas.
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EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home
A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.
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Cod fall may speed 'toxic tide'
Declining fish stocks could be partially responsible for algal blooms in parts of the oceans, researchers find.
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Flood risk fear over key UK sites
Hundreds of power substations and sewage plants are potentially at risk from flooding, the BBC learns.
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Type of body fat 'boosts health'
Body fat found under the skin may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
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Rallying cry from frog stronghold
Conservationists need help in ensuring amphibians thrive in their natural strongholds in the south of Scotland.
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Stem cells may lessen transplants
Scientists examine how liver and bone disease could be treated using embryonic stem cells.
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Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk'
Mangrove deforestation in Burma left coastal areas exposed to Cyclone Nagris, a top politician suggests.
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Joy over India tiger cubs births
Fourteen tiger cubs are spotted in an Indian reserve, in a rare boost to halt the decline in their numbers.
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Falcons take up city-centre perch
A pair of peregrine falcons set up nest in unusually public view, in the busy centre of a British city.
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Genes 'up Indians' obesity risk'
Scientists pinpoint a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems.
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Breastfeeding 'helps to boost IQ'
A major study adds to growing evidence suggesting breastfeeding boosts a child's intelligence.
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