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Science & Environment

Page last updated at 18:49 GMT, Monday, 16 February 2009

Hydrothermal vent (Image: Noaa)
Alien life 'may exist among us'
Alien life-forms may be thriving right here on Earth, a physicist tells a major science conference.

Limacina helicina (Image: Russ Hopcroft/Uni of Alaska Fairbanks/CoML) Ice oceans 'are not poles apart'
A marine census finds that at least 235 species live in both polar regions, despite being 12,000km apart.

Male long-tailed manakins Dance duet helps male birds mate
Rather than compete for females, male long-tailed manakins pair up to perform their courtship song and dance.

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Artefacts discovered in Suffolk Treasure stealers
Farmers' battle against illegal metal detector users
NIF fusion impression (lasers.llnl.gov) Fusion future
The possibility of using star power on Earth
Crescent (BBC) New wave
Situation improving for scientists in Islamic countries

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