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BBC News - Science & Environment
The latest stories from the Science & Environment section of the BBC News web site.

Good dancing link to male health
07/09/2010 19:06 - Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

Dwarf galaxies gobbled by giants
07/09/2010 14:56 - Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.

BP due to publish oil leak report
08/09/2010 06:15 - BP is to release an internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst ecological catastrophe in recent US history.

Cable to signal 'cuts to science'
08/09/2010 01:53 - Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do 'more for less'.

Gravity probe 'caught the cold'
07/09/2010 17:31 - Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.

Video to assess Wave Hub impact
07/09/2010 13:16 - High definition (HD) video is being used to assess how wave energy devices will affect the ecology of coastal areas.

Inbred bees 'facing extinction'
06/09/2010 19:19 - Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.

'No climate link' to African wars
06/09/2010 18:47 - A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.

Huge growth at largest wind farm
07/09/2010 13:30 - A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.

Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
06/09/2010 08:18 - Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.

Insect brains to fight MRSA
06/09/2010 07:08 - Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

Tiny solar cells fix themselves
05/09/2010 13:20 - A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.

Nasa plans for solar 'close encounter'
03/09/2010 12:44 - Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.

Miracle free-kick 'was no fluke'
01/09/2010 20:15 - Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.

Danish rocketeers postpone launch
05/09/2010 09:43 - A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
03/09/2010 19:56 - Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

Technique to trace persistent CFCs
02/09/2010 20:49 - Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.

Creation was Godless says Hawking
02/09/2010 18:25 - There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.

Memristor revolution backed by HP
02/09/2010 11:33 - A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

Blair in climate inaction warning
05/09/2010 19:09 - Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.