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Alpine melt reveals ancient life
Melting alpine glaciers are revealing fascinating clues to Neolithic life in the high mountains.
Study to predict climate change
Researchers in Perth lead a £1.9m study into ways communities can adapt and benefit from climate change.
World heading towards cooler 2008
Global temperatures recorded so far this year suggest is likely to emerge as the coolest this century, scientists say.
Brazil's farms see quiet revolution
Blessed with what often seems like endless amounts of land and a good climate, Brazil has grown in recent years to become an agricultural superpower.
Water everywhere, and not a drop to grow
Water scarcity is a leading cause of food shortages and environmental decline - so why is it ignored?
Premier League as it happened
Liverpool edge out Sunderland 1-0 in the late Premier League game after Hull beat Fulham on their top-flight debut but Stoke lose at Bolton.
What is a typical British summer?
With another wet weekend ahead, the familiar grumbles about British summers have surfaced. But are we deluding ourselves that the should be any different, asks meteorologist Philip Eden.
Mixed fortunes for world's whales
Some large whales, such as humpbacks, have seen numbers increase while others continue to decline, a survey shows.
Feeling the heat of food security
Why reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social ills.
Driving primates to the edge
The sooner we start to understand the message in declining primate populations, the longer we will have to save ourselves.
World still wary of modern China
China hopes the Olympic Games will improve its world image, but a poll suggests there is still much for the country to do
Brazil launches rainforest fund
Brazil launches an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest but warns against foreign interference in its policy.
What the Romans did for us
Roads, obviously. Sanitation. But no great buildings from their time in Britain. But the greatest legacy is how we use language to persuade, says Lisa Jardine.
A quick fix for global warming
It is the stuff of science fiction, but could mirrors in space and spraying sea water in the air be shortcuts to halt global warming?
Coal protesters at power station
Up to 100 activists arrive at a power station where a climate camp is planned next week.
Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
A large chunk of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say.
Time to encourage biomass growth
More needs to be down to encourage investment in large-scale biomass plants if the EU is going to meet its renewables goal.
Strong reaction to MP's energy report
A report into the state of the UK energy market by a cross-party group of MPs has prompted strong reaction.
Obama urges Iran to end dispute
Barack Obama tells Iran not to wait for a new US president before resolving the nuclear crisis with the West.
Rising demands threaten wetlands
Wetlands are at risk of being converted into farmland as demand for food and biofuel grows, warn scientists.