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Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years
What we have learnt from Martian probes
Barrick Gold fined for Chile project
Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine.
VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.
Bloodhound diary: Rolls of advice
The suspension component that could support a full grid of F1 cars
Residents revel in straw bale homes
Leeds residents move into their new eco-friendly straw dwellings
Richard III buried in 'untidy grave'
The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.
Cockroaches evolving to evade traps
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the Atlantis shuttle.
VIDEO: How cockroaches outsmart sugar traps
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans.
Ecuador satellite space crash fears
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been destroyed in a crash with space debris.
VIDEO: 'Worrying declines' for UK species
A major new report from 25 wildlife organisations, assessing the state of Britain's Nature, is warning that many species of wildlife are facing extinction in the UK unless urgent action is taken.
Iceland expands volcano network
Installation is under way of an expanded monitoring system for Iceland's volcanoes, which it is hoped will give the world more warning of the next big eruption.
Ospreys first in England to hatch
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust capture osprey chicks hatching on camera for the first time.
Cave paintings uncovered in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico find 4,926 cave paintings in red, yellow, black and white in the north-eastern region of Burgos.
How the men from the ministry saved England's heritage
How historic UK sites were saved from destruction
Can science be kick started?
Could attempts to crowd fund research end up skewing science?
VIDEO: Journey into an Icelandic volcano
Dr Freysteinn Sigmundsson shows the BBC's Neil Bowdler around the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland.
Feet home to more than 100 fungi
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
Climate 'spurred human innovation'
Abrupt climate change in Africa helped trigger technological and cultural advances in early modern humans, according to new research.