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UK astronaut Peake to go into orbit
UK astronaut Tim Peake is given a date to fly to the International Space Station, but the mission is not expected to take place before 2015.
Warming extremes 'not as likely'
Global temperature rises will be slower in the coming decades say researchers but the long term picture is consistent.
Deep sea 'gold rush' moves closer
The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.
VIDEO: Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'
Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.
VIDEO: Chile coast littered with dead animals
Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.
Expert issues UK tree threat warning
A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.
GPS 'improves early tsunami alerts'
GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team of scientists suggest.
VIDEO: Islands start 'puffin census'
A "puffin census" has started on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, with National Trust rangers surveying how many breeding pairs of the birds live there.
AUDIO: Has global warming stalled?
Has global warming plateaued? As the critics say, the past decade has seen hardly any change in global air temperatures. If warming has stalled, what are the implications for climate change policy? The BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports.
Late arrival for rare butterflies
The UK's spring butterflies are being welcomed by enthusiasts, but weeks later than they usually arrive.
In pictures: Raw power of the Sun
The raw power of the Sun as it unleashes the strongest radiation storms yet seen in 2013

