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Diamonds produced from tequila
Scientists in Mexico say they've managed to turn tequila into diamonds.

Phoenix diary: Mission to Mars
Dr Tom Pike, from Imperial College London, shares his experiences of being part of the Phoenix Mars probe team.

A month without plastic
Is it possible to live without buying or accepting plastic for a month? That's what Christine Jeavans, mother to an 18-month-old toddler, wants to spend August finding out.

Cheese mites and other wonders
Since the birth of the moving picture scientists have been attempting to use documentaries to communicate great ideas to the public. But it all started with a close-up of some cheese mites.

Antarctic diary: Polar year
The BBC's Martin Redfern is spending a month in the Antarctic reporting on International Polar Year.

Miniature golden artwork unveiled
Scientists create a tiny image of the Sun using a technique which could be used to make future silicon chips.

Cheap home solar power on the way
Researchers say it may soon be cheap enough for most people to use solar energy to power their homes.

Here comes the science...
We all develop wrinkles with age, and we've all seen the adverts for products that claim to reduce them. But what's the science behind them and do they really work?

Weird, or just wanting?
His visits with eccentric celebrities have made Louis Theroux an authority on weirdness. But here, writing for the Magazine, he says his time off from TV has made him ask whether weird is just in the eye of the beholder.

Rats help sniff out TB
Rats are being trained to detect tuberculosis samples in a project which could help the developing world fight the disease.

Plastic promises dense data store
Researchers have found a way to turn a cheap plastic material into a dense digital memory store.

Biotech minnow takes on mass killer
A company employing 30 people believes it has a key to reversing the spread of tuberculosis, which infects one person every second.

Microchip able to detect cancer
Scientists have developed a microscopic device to detect the first signs of prostate cancer.

UK life under the microscope
The annual region-by-region survey charts how much people in the UK spend, how soon smokers light up after waking up, and who drives the newest cars.