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12 December 2011 Last updated at 12:26 ET

Excitement over Higgs 'evidence'The giant Atlas experiment

Scientists are expected to present evidence on Tuesday that the sought-after Higgs boson particle has finally been glimpsed.


South African Foreign Affairs Minister and President of the 17th Conference of the Parties Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (R) receives a standing ovation from Congress of Parties ( COP17) Executive Director Christiana Figueres and hundreds of delegates at the closing plenary on the final day of negotiations of the COP17 Climate Change Conference at the International Convention Centre in DurbanClimate talks end with late deal

UN climate talks end with an agreement to work towards a legally enforceable deal, covering all countries, to take effect by 2020.

Ostrich pair courtship display Masai Mara, Kenya (c) Anup Shah / NPLBig birds' 'bloodless erections'

Emus and ostriches have bloodless erections, according to researchers, solving a centuries old mystery. BBC Nature

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Nasa's evergreen Mars rover Opportunity keeps on rolling Listen

Creaking and arthritic it may be, but Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity continues to deliver remarkable science.

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Durban: Winners and losers

Who came out as the winners and the losers at the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, and where does that leave climate change?

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