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'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis
Scientists in the UK who examined hairs reputed to belong to a yeti in India say that an initial series of tests have proved inconclusive.

2nd Test: England v NZ - day one as it happened
New Zealand are 202-4 when bad light stops play on day one of the second Test.

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

Phoenix diary: Mission to Mars
Dr Tom Pike is a team member on Nasa's Phoenix mission to Mars. He is writing a diary of his experiences on the project.

Third Test day three as it happened
West Indies, needing an unlikely 455 to win the fourth Test, reach stumps on day three against England on 22-1.

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

Rich clubs 'good for football'
Arsenal vice-chairman and G-14 chief David Dein looks at the financial issues affecting Europe's top football clubs.

Sex-shy molluscs take the plunge
Hopes rise for a rare mussel's survival after a north Wales hatchery successfully plays matchmaker.

Scientists open Stardust capsule
Scientists are & #34;excited and awed & #34; after opening the Stardust capsule which has returned from space.

Russia's oligarchs: Their risky routes to riches
Russia's oligarchs have risen to massive fortune and fame over the past 15 years, but none of this has been as spectacular as the crashes of some of them.

TV ratings under the microscope
Media correspondent Nick Higham looks at the unpredictable nature of television audience ratings.

Cod grown to order
Supermarkets are experimenting with cod bred in fish-farms, using the same technolgy used to raise salmon.

Deadly mite's threat to bees
The British Beekeepers' Association has issued a new warning about the threat to the UK's honey bee population from the parasitic mite varroa.

You back prince on GM crops
BBC News Online users overwhelmingly back Prince Charles for questioning the safety of genetically-modified crops.

Sperm analysis 'varies wildly'
Scientists are developing a website to help analyse sperm samples after it was found that analysis is often inaccurate and varies depending on the test centre.

GM tests get go-ahead
The first large-scale trials of genetically-modified crops are to begin this year, the government announces.