Dig unearths Stone Age sculptures

An excavation in Russia has unearthed female figurines, tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.

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Gene 'may ward off lung cancer'

A British team of scientists have pinpointed a "tumour suppressor" gene which protects against lung cancer.

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Britain 'needs deeper CO2 cuts'

Official advisers to the UK government demand Britain slash greenhouse gases by a fifth of current levels by 2020.

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The UK's Climate Change Bill may curb carbon emissions - but at what cost?

The UK's Climate Change Bill could cost each family in the UK up to £10,000, warns Conservative MP Peter Lilley.

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Europe's 10bn euro space vision

Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn euro budget at their meeting in The Hague.

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Venice is hit by serious flooding

The historic centre of Venice is submerged, as Italy's lagoon city is hit by the biggest flood in more than 20 years.

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Beached whales die in Australia

About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania.

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Palm oil offers no green solution

A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions.

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'Time-bending drug' for jet lag

Scientists announce promising trial results for a new drug for jet lag pill that can reset the body's natural sleep rhythms.

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Earth needs all the friends it can get

Despite the environmental now being a mainstream topic, green campaign groups are still as relevant as ever.

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Audio slideshow

Tour a secret 1960s nuclear bunker meant for ministers

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Heart disease 'reversed in mice'

Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects.

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Baby talk

Is it ethical to add more people to our crowded planet?

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Rare Bronze Age necklace is found

A rare amber necklace believed to be about 4,000 years old is uncovered in Stockport.

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Feeling the force of a great white shark's bite

How to measure the bite of a great white shark

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Science exam standards 'eroded'

Chemistry society brands science results 'illusory'

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Electric future

Climate advisors are talking 'bout new generation

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70% deforestation cuts for Brazil

Brazil's environment minister plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.

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Space shuttle touches down

Nasa's space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth, landing at an air force base in California after an eventful mission.

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Croc deaths

The race to find out what's killing the rare gharial croc

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First inventory of life at poles

The first comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals living in a polar region has been carried out.

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Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'

Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.

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Mardell's Europe

A new EU deal on car emissions - but will it work?

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Call him Mr Time

How the world's director of time sees we're not late

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UN climate summit seeks clarity

UN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.

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Methods and Techniques:

Error Analysis in the Physical Sciences

A series of documents and exercises intended to discuss how an experimentalist in the physical sciences determines the errors in a measurement. The level is appropriate for beginning university students in the sciences.

http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/ErrorAnalysis/

Expressing Uncertainty of Measurement Results

From NIST website: Guidelines and perspectives (U.S. and international) on how to express uncertainties.

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Uncertainty/index.html

Lab Notebooks

How to record properly for easier reference.

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/mcb/580/lab-notes.html

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