Smallest planet shrinks in size The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show. 07/04/2008 12:42 PM Sulston argues for open medicine Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says medical profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients. 07/04/2008 05:06 PM Badger cull proposals 'rejected' The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands. 07/04/2008 09:30 AM Italy declares Pompeii emergency Italian ministers declare a "state of emergency" at the ancient ruined city of Pompeii as it sinks deeper into disrepair. 07/04/2008 07:26 PM Physics names winners and losers UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts. 07/03/2008 01:57 PM Stolen fossils back in Argentina Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after being seized in the US. 07/04/2008 04:15 AM Australia 'needs carbon trading' An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming. 07/04/2008 12:09 PM Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' Tiny slivers of diamond may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds. 07/02/2008 06:13 PM Extinction risk 'underestimated' Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook some key factors, a team of scientists claim. 07/03/2008 12:37 PM US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report. 07/03/2008 11:10 PM Feeling the heat - centuries of knowledge of surviving in world's drylands at risk Centuries of knowledge needed to survive in the world's drylands are being sacrificed in the name of progress. 06/17/2008 11:45 AM Mechanics of curbing climate change Despite recent criticisms, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism is delivering the goods. 06/10/2008 01:24 PM Climate regrets Japan rues being bundled into a Kyoto deal 07/04/2008 03:23 PM Machine music Punk-loving robots pogo in the name of science 07/04/2008 09:55 AM Ocean robbery Illegal fishing is a blight on nature and the poor 07/03/2008 12:55 AM
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