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16 January 2013 Last updated at 05:22 ET

Soot 'has bigger role in warming'wood fire

New research says that black carbon, or soot, is making a much larger contribution to global warming than previously recognised.

Chimney2012 was in top ten warmest years

The year 2012 was the among the ten warmest the world has experienced since records began in 1880.

"John Klein" areaMars rover eyes rock drill site

The US space agency says it is now ready for its Curiosity rover to start drilling on Mars, and has identified a patch of ground where this is likely to happen.

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Is graphene really a wonder-material?

07:43 UK time, Tuesday, 15 January 2013

The advocates of graphene say it will have many, many applications - but is there a touch of hype?

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