The amount of the gas in the air has not been this high for at least three million years, and scientists believe the rise portends large changes in the climate and sea level.
Astronomers working with NASA’s Kepler mission said Thursday that a pair of newly discovered planets in the constellation Lyra appear capable of supporting life.
Iran has been hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful for 40 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East.
Margaret Thatcher's funeral will cost around £10m, although we won't know the exact figure - and how much of it is being spent by the state - until afterwards. What else can £10m pay for? Here are some ideas …322 nursesBased on a median annual salary of £31,095272 secondary school teachersBased on a median annual salary of £36,789320 fire officersBased on a median annual salary of...
IBM scientists use a few dozen atoms as stars in their film A Boy and his Atom, which has garnered the title of world's smallest movie.
European Union states are to vote shortly on a proposed ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.
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The world’s first gun made using a 3D printer is successfully tested in the US by a group planning to make the blueprints available online.
Evolutionary biologist beats four Nobel prize winners for his global influence and significance on the year's biggest questionsWhen magazine listed Britain's leading public intellectuals in 2004 and invited readers' votes, it was who emerged as No 1. Nine years on, the biologist, author and campaigner has bettered that by topping its "world thinkers" rankings, beating four Nobel prize...
Newly discovered bones prove the first permanent British settlers in North America turned to cannibalism over the winter of 1609-10, US researchers say.

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