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News • British Broadcasting Corporation
Nasa's Messenger spacecraft successfully enters into orbit around Mercury - the first probe to do so.
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Up periscope
18 Mar 2011 1:00:08
Soviet space tech wasn't fancy - but is Russia winning the race?
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Sir Fred Hoyle
18 Mar 2011 0:57:46
Papers and artefacts from the late astronomer are made public
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Knowledge economy
18 Mar 2011 0:01:39
Qatar's Education City rises in the sand
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The details of a review of UK nuclear safety ordered after the Japanese crisis will be published by the middle of May, officials say.
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Member states of the European Space Agency formally agree to the extension of operations at the International Space Station until 2020.
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The skull of former Archbishop of Canterbury Simon Theobald is given a CT scan 630 years after he was murdered during the Peasants' Revolt.
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Three former Pakistan cricketers facing conspiracy charges are granted unconditional bail ahead of a trial starting on 20 May.
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Paul Moody, chief executive of soft drinks company Britvic, explains the importance of establishing a clear business goal.
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Roeland Vos, President of Starwood Hotels, has a simple business philosophy: look after your staff and they will look after your bottom line.
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Guy Parsons , chief executive of budget hotel chain Travelodge recommends taking advice from people within your company.
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The Wellcome Trust medical charity says that it is considering buying the London 2012 Olympic Park.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel announces a "measured exit" from nuclear power in response to the Japanese crisis.
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China is planning to develop a version of the Eden Project, the BBC learns.
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A major tidal energy project is to be built in the Sound of Islay off the west coast of Scotland.
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Strange but true?
17 Mar 2011 0:22:53
Take our quiz on what's science fact, and what's science fiction
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Monkeys learn with age to recognise photographs of their friends, according to scientists.
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China suspends approval for new nuclear power stations following the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant.
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Plans to build a new national speedway stadium in East Manchester receive the backing of councillors.
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, has said that the nuclear situation in Japan is "very serious".
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Nasa Messenger mission chief Sean Solomon talks about the job ahead for the spacecraft as it arrives in orbit around Mercury.
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The Japanese tsunami killed thousands of albatrosses and other species when it struck Hawaii.
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Such was the scale of last Friday's tsunami that sizeable waves reached right across the Pacific to New Zealand and the Antarctic, say NZ researchers.
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Scientists have tested 115-year-old X-ray equipment, generating striking images with the incredibly simple device.
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Elephants pay close attention to their elders when responding to a the threat of a predator, according to a study.
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