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Goce gravity field (Esa)
Esa satellite senses Earth's pull
Europe's Goce satellite returns remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth.
The 'supermodel' satellite

Amazonian manatee with young Manatee migration mystery solved
Amazonian manatees migrate during low-water season to avoid being hunted, say scientists.

neurons Scientists 'decode' memory making
Scientists uncover one of the mechanisms that enable the brain to form memories.

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Climate sculpture in Copenhagen (Image: AFP)
Copenhagen meltdown
Richard Black looks at why the climate summit failed to deliver
Hubble 2009 highlights
From space smash-ups to climate shockwaves
Unidentified soft coral (Image: BAS/Peter Bucktrout) In pictures
Antarctic survey reveals life in the deep freeze
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THE GREEN ROOM
Environmental opinion and debate
EARTH NEWS
Reporting life on Earth
Rainforest (left) alongside cleared area (Image: AP) Climate deal cannot ignore rainforests
Seatoad or deep-sea anglerfish (Chaunacidae) Seamount diary: December 2009
Copenhagen 'talking shop' fears

Sex cannibals lack taste for males


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