| BP says oil has stopped leaking |
| BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well for the first time since 20 April. |
| Mercury's youngest volcano found |
| Scientists analysing data from Nasa's Messenger spacecraft say they have located some of Mercury's most recent volcanic activity. |
| Major decline in illegal logging |
| Illegal production of timber across the world has fallen by nearly a quarter in eight years, a report concludes, as governments and consumers act. |
| Mona Lisa gives up more secrets |
| Scientists apply X-ray technology to better understand the subtle shadowing in the face of the Mona Lisa. |
| 'Resilient growth' for renewables |
| The building of new renewable energy sources outstrips new fossil fuel power plants in EU and US during 2009, a report says. |
| Forces and turbines 'can co-exist' |
| The Ministry of Defence says it will be consulted on any plans for new offshore wind farms off Scotland's coast. |
| 'Illegal zoo' raided in Malaysia |
| Police in Malaysia inadvertently uncover a massive haul of endangered wildlife during a raid on a warehouse in search of cars. |
| No appeal for stopped badger cull |
| The Welsh Assembly Government says it will not appeal against a decision by judges to quash a proposed badger cull. |
| 'Killer mushroom' found in China |
| A tiny mushroom little know to scientists is to blame for more than 400 sudden deaths in Yunnan province, experts say. |
| Plants 'can think and remember' |
| Plants are able to remember and respond to information contained in light, according to researchers in Poland. |
| Solar plane set for record flight |
| A UK unmanned solar-powered plane called Zephyr will soon attempt to fly non-stop, day and night, for a record two weeks. |
| Fossil links humans and monkeys |
| Scientists find the skull of a 29m-year-old primate, shedding light on when our evolutionary line diverged from monkeys. |
| Higgs discovery rumour is denied |
| Physicists have moved to quash rumours that the elusive Higgs boson has been detected by a US "atom smasher". |
| Phantom Eye 'spy plane' unveiled |
| Boeing unveils an unmanned hydrogen-powered spy plane, the Phantom Eye, which is capable of flying non-stop for four days. |
| Norwegian ship-tracker launched |
| Norway launches the innovative AISSat-1 spacecraft to monitor shipping in its economically vibrant territorial waters. |
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