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11 January 2013 Last updated at 21:47 ET

Galaxy crash sparks large spiralA galaxy

Astronomers peering near a known large galaxy are shocked to find that it is in fact much larger - five times wider than our Milky Way.

Molecular machineryTiny machine apes production line

Manchester scientists develop a tiny molecular machine they hope one day could synthesize new drug molecules or new types of plastic.

LambingSynthetic farm virus built in lab

An artificial version of the Schmallenberg virus has been made by scientists in Scotland as part of research to find out more about the livestock disease.

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Climate confusion as bush burns

18:04 UK time, Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Would it be right to assume extreme temperatures in Australia are a sign of global climate change?

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David Shukman Article written by David Shukman David Shukman Science editor

Predicting the next big flood

17:15 UK time, Friday, 4 January 2013

The question most people have about the threat of stormy weather and more flooding is the one the scientists find hardest to answer: how bad is it going to be?

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