| Native dog breeds risk extinction |
| One of Britain's oldest native dog breeds - the English setter - is at risk of extinction, says the UK Kennel Club. |
| 'Starbursts' yield cosmic giants |
| Astronomers say that areas of frantic star formation in the Universe's early days fed supermassive black holes, and led to the largest galaxies we see. |
| NHS 'must back genetic medicine' |
| Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser. |
| Government loses appeal on solar |
| The UK government has failed in an appeal against a decision which blocked its attempts to reduce solar power subsidies. |
| 'Fry food in olive oil' heart tip |
| Eating fried food is not bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it, experts suspect. |
| 'Peak timber' concerns in tropics |
| Current tropical timber harvesting practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the implications of "peak timber", a study suggests. |
| Oldest dinosaur nest site found |
| A nesting site for dinosaur eggs found in South Africa is 100 million years older than the previous oldest site, palaeontologists say. |
| Strong solar storm lashes Earth |
| Scientists say the Earth is being bombarded by radiation from the strongest solar storm since 2005, with effects that could last until Wednesday. |
| Fears over new livestock illness |
| Farmers in two English counties where a new livestock disease has been detected say they are concerned for their animals. |
| Dogs 'higher Lyme disease risk' |
| Ticks that can transmit Lyme disease may be more prevalent in the UK than realised, say researchers who have found out how many pet dogs harbour them. |
| Tartan marks pandas' zoo arrival |
| A special tartan commissioned to mark the arrival of two pandas in the UK is unveiled at Edinburgh Zoo. |
| Magnetic soap hope for oil spills |
| Researchers have demonstrated the first soap that responds to magnetic fields. |
| Suriname team find 46 new species |
| Three-week research expedition to Suriname documents 1,300 species, including 46 believed to be new to science. |
| Whisky biofuel company launched |
| A new company is formed in Edinburgh to produce a biofuel made from whisky by-products on an industrial scale. |
| Stem cell eye remedy 'seems safe' |
| Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers. |
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