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Green movement forgets its politics
Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.

Secret 'dino bugs' revealed
Scientists use X-rays to find a host of animals trapped in 100-million-year-old opaque amber.

Will the penny drop along with free banking?
As banks tighten their belts in the current economic climate, what changes should bank customers expect in the future?

Robots could reduce animal tests
US scientists investigate whether robots could be used instead of animals for testing chemicals.

Scientists harvest fish oil crop
Plants genetically engineered to make fish oils could offer a new approach to improving diet, say experts.

'The bank my father used...'
BBC NI business correspondent Yvette Shapiro looks at a shake-up in the cosy world of NI banking

Plastics 'poisoning world's seas'
Microscopic plastic debris could be poisoning the world's oceans, according to a British team of scientists.

Physics promises wireless power
Researchers in the US outline a system to transfer energy to electronic devices without the need for wires.

Are there too many warnings in life?
Economist Kaushik Basu on the perils of excessive caution.

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Does spontaneous human combustion exist?
A character in Charles Dickens' Bleak House burns to death without any apparent reason. Human spontaneous combustion is a belief which has been around for centuries but does it really exist?

Card firms face grilling by MPs
Banking chiefs brace themselves for tough questions over credit card charges when they appear before MPs on Tuesday.

Turning sea-water into tap water
As temperatures push upwards with the onset of summer, some water firms are looking to the Middle East in a bid to stop their supplies from drying up.

What next for 20,000 Roman coins?
A glint of gold on the blade of his spade started an adventure which could net a Bristol man real treasure.

Astronauts risk kidney stones
Kidney stones could prove to be the & #34;final frontier & #34; astronauts have to tackle embarking on long distance missions.

UK pesticide residues 'worrying'
Campaigners say nearly half UK supermarkets' fruit and vegetables contain pesticide residues.

BA profits to suffer from US slowdown
British Airways' profits are expected to suffer twin blows from the US slowdown and the foot and mouth epidemic.

Recession fears under the microscope
The BBC's Dharshini David examines whether a UK recession could be around the corner, after Friday's GDP figures.

Food poisoning 'rife and under-reported'
The Consumers' Association has launched a campaign for safer food - as food poisoning cases continue to rise.

Spa baths 'can cause lung disease'
Regular use of indoor spa baths puts people at risk of lung disease, say researchers.