A fungus that 'eats' cine film could cause irreversible damage important archive films which hold a record of British social history.

Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.

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Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the bar will have to be raised" on science funding

Todmorden, in West Yorkshire, is striving to become self sufficient by growing fruit and vegetables and keeping livestock.

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Why people who say 'I don't know' are smarter than we think

Underwater 'flying machine' seeks investors

Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.

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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.

Giant spiral galaxies caught "feasting" on their smaller neighbours

A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.

High definition (HD) video is being used to assess how wave energy devices will affect the ecology of coastal areas.

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