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Planck spies massive dust cloudsEurope's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.New exoplanet like 'one of ours'A new temperate planet, found 1,500 light-years away from Earth, has similarities to planets within our own Solar System.Limits of quantum world stretchedScientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.Monkeys learn more from femalesGroups of monkeys pay more attention to females than to males when learning a task, say scientists.'Arrogance' undid climate talksThe "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.Ads 'exaggerated climate change'Two government press adverts aimed at raising awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.Africans 'take blame for climate'Many Africans blame themselves for climate change despite relatively low emissions from the continent, a survey of 1,000 people suggests.Crimean ship found off BalaclavaUkrainian archaeologists say they have found the HMS Prince, a British naval vessel sunk during the Crimean War.'Milestone' for wave energy plansSeven companies are to push forward plans to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity from wave and tidal power.Why the world's fastest car will no longer take offEngineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.How the bacteria on our hands could be used in forensicsThe bacteria on our hands could be used in forensic identification, in the same way as fingerprints and DNA, say scientists.Richard Black on what's happening to our shared environmentEarth WatchComplex climate message of UK ads and African divinityIn picturesBehind the scenes at London's Natural History MuseumSpringing lateHarsh winter delays this year's spring bloomsDon't give upMore reason than ever to deal with the climate debacleBeauty and powerWhat Saturn's rings tell us about the entire Solar SystemPowering upJapan's home fuel-cell tech to take on EuropeHailing the arrival of alien predatorsEurope is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.Aboriginal whaling rights slippingCommercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people.In pictures: Arctic perilPopulations of many species living in the high Arctic have declined by one quarter, according to a new assessment measuring how the wildlife there is responding to environmental change.Bee swarms follow 'pied pipers'A few "pied piping" bees trigger swarms, report scientists.Mars moon Phobos seen in detailThe European Mars Express probe releases new pictures from its close flybys of the Martian moon Phobos.Blind soldier 'sees' with tongueA soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.Apollo men on Obama Moon plansNasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".Scan 'can distinguish memories'Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.Decapitated group 'were Vikings'Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.Toxic troubles for climate 'fix'Spreading iron in the oceans as a climate "fix" could poison marine mammals and birds, scientists show.Home improvement 'hitting swifts'A survey of swifts suggests the species is at risk from improvement work being undertaken on old houses.Tiger decline 'sign of failure'Governments need to crack down on the illegal trade in tiger parts if the big cats are to be saved from extinction, the UN warns.UK responds to EU noise directiveThe government has responded to the EU Noise Directive by publishing a long-delayed noise policy statement.Reindeer body clock switched offReindeer have "switched off" their internal body clocks to survive dark winters and light summers in the Arctic.
