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18 January 2012 Last updated at 12:36 ET

Appeal for hedgehog climate studyHedgehog and snail (Image: Dave Bevan)

UK wildlife charities are asking for people's help with a study to see whether hedgehogs are being affected by climate change.

Eagle Nebula (Esa)Herschel revisits cosmic classic

Europe's Herschel space telescope produces a majestic new version of a classic astronomical target - the Eagle Nebula.

Boa constrictor (c) Scott M BobackSnakes sense prey's fading heart

Constrictor snakes are able to sense the heartbeats of their victims and release them only when the heart stops, scientists say. BBC Nature

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The German satellite radar twins - TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X - are a year through their quest to make the most precise, seamless map of varying height on Earth.

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