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Sea eagles could be reintroduced
Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England.
IBM to build brain-like computers
A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.
'Grape' is key to fossil puzzle
The forerunners of giant single-celled organisms living on the ocean floor may have left fossil tracks, say marine biologists.
First test for interplanetary net
Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet.
'Superglue' brain op for toddler
The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.
Hairspray linked to birth defect
Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.
Mammoth's genome pieced together
A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.
Polish tests 'confirm Copernicus'
Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Beavers arrive for spring release
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.
No time to dim efficiency ambitions
EU plans to phase out the use of traditional light-bulbs need to be a shining example for the rest of the world to follow.
Inner space
Making the space station just a bit more like home
War wounds
How conflict has driven medical advance
One World One Promise 40,000 young people will camp, live and work alongside each other. They will come from a variety of different cultures, backgrounds, and religions.
