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A new test for prostate cancer may be more reliable and accurate, claim researchers.

A meteorite found in Antarctica could lend weight to the argument that life on Earth might have been kick-started from space.

The US grants the first new permit for deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since last year’s spill at a BP-owned oil well there.

Rescuers working in the quake-hit ruins of Christchurch cathedral unearth items that could contain documents dating back decades.

Greater bamboo lemurs are a step further from extinction as new populations are discovered.

Greater bamboo lemurs are a step further from extinction as new populations are discovered.

University researchers hope the study of old bones will help develop new treatments for back pain sufferers.

University researchers hope the study of old bones will help develop new treatments for back pain sufferers.

Re-creating the A-bomb blast – in polystyrene

Re-creating the A-bomb blast – in polystyrene

Shuttle Discovery astronauts make the first of two spacewalks to carry out maintenance tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Shuttle Discovery astronauts make the first of two spacewalks to carry out maintenance tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Oetzi the Iceman goes on show as a model in the Italian Alps, where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago.

Oetzi the Iceman goes on show as a model in the Italian Alps, where he died from an arrow wound some 5,300 years ago.

Researchers working at the Large Hadron Collider have said they expect to discover the Higgs boson particle by the end of 2012.

Researchers working at the Large Hadron Collider have said they expect to discover the Higgs boson particle by the end of 2012.

A last minute donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund saves the papers of the computing genius Alan Turing for the nation.

A last minute donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund saves the papers of the computing genius Alan Turing for the nation.

Health experts are investigating the safety of fish pedicures after concerns that this latest beauty craze could spread infections.

Health experts are investigating the safety of fish pedicures after concerns that this latest beauty craze could spread infections.

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

The European Space Agency (Esa) selects four new mission concepts to compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s.

A controversial cull of ruddy ducks in the UK has cut numbers to just 120

A controversial cull of ruddy ducks in the UK has cut numbers to just 120

The botanical question surrounding the daffodil’s trumpet may have been solved by Oxford scientists.

The botanical question surrounding the daffodil’s trumpet may have been solved by Oxford scientists.

Pollution and the scramble for resources could choke China’s economic growth, its environment minister warns.

Pollution and the scramble for resources could choke China’s economic growth, its environment minister warns.

The world’s largest cat is down to an effective wild population of 14 individuals, a genetic study has found.

The world’s largest cat is down to an effective wild population of 14 individuals, a genetic study has found.

European nations press ahead with their 3.4bn-euro (£2.9bn) project to build a next-generation weather satellite system.

European nations press ahead with their 3.4bn-euro (£2.9bn) project to build a next-generation weather satellite system.

An analysis of sabretoothed cat’s jaws has shown how it evolved to cope with its enormous canine teeth.

An analysis of sabretoothed cat’s jaws has shown how it evolved to cope with its enormous canine teeth.

Engineering ideas that could help protect amphibians from future climate change.

Engineering ideas that could help protect amphibians from future climate change.

How loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands of miles across oceans with no visual landmarks.

How loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands of miles across oceans with no visual landmarks.

Dr Jennifer Wiseman, the senior project scientist for Nasa’s Hubble telescope, speaks to Jane Garvey about her work looking for exoplanets.

Dr Jennifer Wiseman, the senior project scientist for Nasa’s Hubble telescope, speaks to Jane Garvey about her work looking for exoplanets.

An American astronaut has become the 200th person to walk in space during Discovery’s final mission to the International Space Station.

An American astronaut has become the 200th person to walk in space during Discovery’s final mission to the International Space Station.

The BBC’s The Sky At Night programme was first broadcast on 24 April 1957 – making Sir Patrick Moore the longest-running presenter of the same television show in the world.

The BBC’s The Sky At Night programme was first broadcast on 24 April 1957 – making Sir Patrick Moore the longest-running presenter of the same television show in the world.

The crew of the shuttle Discovery, which is retiring after this mission, has paid tribute to ”the most capable vehicle that has ever flown in space”.

The crew of the shuttle Discovery, which is retiring after this mission, has paid tribute to ”the most capable vehicle that has ever flown in space”.

Impact of China’s severe drought may be felt worldwide

Impact of China’s severe drought may be felt worldwide

How priceless Afghan gold was kept from warlords and the Taliban

How priceless Afghan gold was kept from warlords and the Taliban

Legal battle over oil pollution in Ecuador’s Amazon far from over

Legal battle over oil pollution in Ecuador’s Amazon far from over

Have technological advances brought human evolution to a juddering halt?

Have technological advances brought human evolution to a juddering halt?

LG has won the right for a temporary ban on the import of PlayStation 3s in an ongoing patent row with Sony.

LG has won the right for a temporary ban on the import of PlayStation 3s in an ongoing patent row with Sony.

The search giant apologises to customers who ‘lost’ Gmails, saying they would be ‘back soon’.

The search giant apologises to customers who ‘lost’ Gmails, saying they would be ‘back soon’.

How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles are to be policed in the same way as adverts.

How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles are to be policed in the same way as adverts.

Net access in Libya is better in areas under control of protesters suggests analysis of traffic flows.

Net access in Libya is better in areas under control of protesters suggests analysis of traffic flows.

A former Apple employee pleads guilty to multiple criminal counts and admits he took bribes from Asian suppliers.

A former Apple employee pleads guilty to multiple criminal counts and admits he took bribes from Asian suppliers.

The US puts China’s top search engine Baidu on a list of ”notorious markets” for counterfeit and pirated goods.

The US puts China’s top search engine Baidu on a list of ”notorious markets” for counterfeit and pirated goods.

Booby-trapped adverts that hit visitors with viruses have been found on the London Stock Exchange website.

Booby-trapped adverts that hit visitors with viruses have been found on the London Stock Exchange website.

A trio of electric vehicles pull up silently in Geneva, at the end of a trip around the world to promote green energy.

A trio of electric vehicles pull up silently in Geneva, at the end of a trip around the world to promote green energy.

A knee-high humanoid narrowly wins the world’s first full-length marathon for two-legged robots, in the Japanese city of Osaka.

A knee-high humanoid narrowly wins the world’s first full-length marathon for two-legged robots, in the Japanese city of Osaka.

How the democracy of the web is influenced by governments and big business

How the democracy of the web is influenced by governments and big business

How the remote village of Macha become a focus for Zambia’s push into digital technology

How the remote village of Macha become a focus for Zambia’s push into digital technology

Why has technology not made breaking the 35-year old record much easier?

Why has technology not made breaking the 35-year old record much easier?

With the UK one of the heaviest users of CCTV in the world, businesses are seeing an opportunity to offer the amateur a chance to look at the footage from a different angle.

With the UK one of the heaviest users of CCTV in the world, businesses are seeing an opportunity to offer the amateur a chance to look at the footage from a different angle.

Organisations are tracking millions of web searches in an attempt to predict global disease

Organisations are tracking millions of web searches in an attempt to predict global disease

A film made up entirely of clips uploaded to YouTube is almost ready for its premiere

A film made up entirely of clips uploaded to YouTube is almost ready for its premiere

Researchers explore how people will remember lost relatives in the future

Researchers explore how people will remember lost relatives in the future

‘This is democracy’s Napster moment’, says regular commentator Bill Thompson

‘This is democracy’s Napster moment’, says regular commentator Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson recalls the early days of a UK tech giant

Bill Thompson recalls the early days of a UK tech giant

The rising popularity of e-books highlights many modern dilemmas, says Bill Thompson

The rising popularity of e-books highlights many modern dilemmas, says Bill Thompson

Battling it out to be the fastest person who can build a working PC from scratch

Battling it out to be the fastest person who can build a working PC from scratch

Tech Know meets the ‘cosplayers’ who make and wear costumes from video games

Tech Know meets the ‘cosplayers’ who make and wear costumes from video games

Meet the shredders, who create music and videos that make rock stars sound rubbish

Meet the shredders, who create music and videos that make rock stars sound rubbish

Tommy Sandhu tests out some of the latest travel gadgets including a suitcase that doubles as a seat and a portable safe.

Tommy Sandhu tests out some of the latest travel gadgets including a suitcase that doubles as a seat and a portable safe.