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Page last updated at 19:09 GMT, Friday, 20 February 2009

Replica cannon (BBC/Bellwether)
'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy
Elizabeth I's navy from around the time of the Armada was evolving into a far more powerful force than previously realised.

Danton's bow (Galsi/Fugro) Danton wreck found in deep water
A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine is found in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.

peanuts Hope over peanut allergy 'cure'
A group of children with peanut allergies have had their condition cured after being desensitised, doctors believe.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Arctic expedition (Martin Hartley) Explorers' quest
An Arctic team is set to measure sea ice thickness
Richard Black Earth Watch
Is belief taking over knowledge for climate watchers?
Galaxy (University of Oxford) In a swirl
Astronomy project records rapid early online traffic

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SCIENCE

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ENVIRONMENT

Grizzlies reveal 'fancy footwork'
GM battles rage on
Ice oceans 'are not poles apart'
Trust frees land for allotments
Climate needs 'people power'

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Trawler (Image: TVE) Closing the net
Illegal fishing bodes ill for land and sea in West Africa
e2v CCD (BALL AEROSPACE) On the hunt
UK instruments to fly on US mission to find other Earths
Assassin bug (Image: Ulla Lohmann) Cave secrets
BBC team comes face-to-face with the assassin bug
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Mercury pollution treaty proposed
Jupiter in space agencies' sights
Telescope spies cataclysmic blast
Next space truck honours Kepler
Skylon spaceplane gets cash boost
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Hydrothermal vent (Image: Noaa) Scientists say alien life may already be thriving here on Earth

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Boy's feet on baked soil (Image: AP) Lightening our 'water footprints' is best way to quench the planet's thirst

Population: The elephant in the room
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