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13,459 articles from BBC Science/Nature

• TUESDAY 22. MAY, 2012
• 04:35 Chinese fakes 'used in US planes'

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  Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.  

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• 02:33 Redefine drought, agency urges

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  Policy makers should drop the word "drought" as a blanket term and move to a sliding scale to describe dry conditions, the Environment Agency says.  

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• 02:32 The end of drug discovery?

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  Why drug firms are struggling to find new cures  

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• 01:13 Energy bill to boost renewables

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  The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in clean energy generation.  

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• MONDAY 21. MAY, 2012
• 22:09 SpaceX to attemp another lift-off

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  The US firm SpaceX will try again on Tuesday to launch its re-supply mission to the space station.  

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• 13:10 VIDEO: Skipper frees 40ft humpback whale

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  The skipper of a sight-seeing boat in Orkney is being hailed for his bravery after jumping into the water to save a humpback whale.  

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• 12:32 Book's focus on old and rare trees

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  Celebrating the ancient and rare trees of Wales  

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• 11:24 Modified wheat trial vandalised

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  A man has been charged with criminal damage following a break-in at the Rothamsted Research centre where a trial of GM wheat is being held.  

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• 11:13 Two patients get eye stem cells

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  Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight.  

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• 10:19 Offshore gas leak plug 'success'

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  The operation to plug the gas leak on the Elgin Platform in the North Sea has been a success, oil firm Total says.  

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• 08:50 Row dogs dinosaur skeleton sale

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  A row breaks out over the sale of a rare dinosaur skeleton sold at auction in the US, with Mongolia's president saying it was smuggled out.  

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• 08:24 Woodland plants extinction worry

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  One in 10 woodland flowers is under threat of extinction in Wales, says a conservation charity which wants a shift in how forestry is managed.  

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• 07:48 VIDEO: Millions see annular eclipse

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  Millions of people across the Pacific witnessed an annular eclipse, which resulted in a 'ring of fire'.  

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• 03:33 Why killing infants can benefit animals

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  Why killing infants can benefit animals  

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• 02:55 Greens' concern for energy bill

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  Environmentalists fear the UK government's draft energy bill to be published on Tuesday will end in a new "dash for gas".  

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• SUNDAY 20. MAY, 2012
• 21:11 'Ring of fire' eclipse to begin

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  An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday.  

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• 18:54 Arctic melt releasing ancient gas

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  Scientists identify thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating global warming.  

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• 18:28 Smaller engines drive petrol revival

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  How smaller engines are driving a petrol revival  

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• 16:42 Chemical weapon 'risk' at Kinloss

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  RAF Kinloss authorities knew the public could be at risk from chemical weapons buried near the base, according to documents obtained by BBC Scotland.  

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• 01:13 'Cursing stone' found on island

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  A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts reveal.  

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• SATURDAY 19. MAY, 2012
• 11:22 Aborted lift-off for spaceship

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  The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.  

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• FRIDAY 18. MAY, 2012
• 20:11 Whale meeting heads for discord

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  Whale hunts and sanctuaries could make this year's whaling meeting a hot one  

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• 18:46 Contamination at Kinloss probed

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  RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.  

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• 18:00 VIDEO: Barn owl love knows no borders

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  Barn owls used to catch mice and rats in the fields of Jordan and Israel are breeding in specially set-up nesting boxes.  

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• 13:19 What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?

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  What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?  

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