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6 December 2012 Last updated at 00:17 ET

Grail mission shows battered MoonGrail image of moon

The scale of the battering the Moon received early in its history is revealed in remarkable new data from two Nasa satellites.

Semiconductor wafer testingScience boost in Autumn Statement

The Chancellor announces £600m in funding over three years for UK science, focussing on areas in which the UK stands to gain global leadership.

DohaClimate compensation row at Doha

Frustration at slow progress at the UN climate talks exploded today when a spokesman for the small island states (AOSIS) rounded angrily on rich nations.

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New age in hunt for extreme life

12:32 UK time, Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Two scientific missions - one to Mars, the other here on Earth - are searching for the limits of life.

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