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Further study of the 385m-year-old Attercopus spider has shown that it could not have spun webs as modern spiders do.

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.

Gordon Brown's ink-stained hands and bitten nails are a visible symbols of the pressure he's under. What does our expert say about your hands?

US flight security officials make thousands of dollars from the sale of confiscated, sharp items.

Invisible ink and ultra violet readers are helping to drive democracy in the Asian republic of Kyrgyz.

It took three weeks for the election result to dribble out - but Afghans were not impatient, reports Andrew North.

Poll organisers in Afghanistan ask the UN to investigate alleged voter fraud in the presidential election.

Afghanistan's election vote count is delayed until the shape of an inquiry into alleged flaws is announced.

International observers say calls to annul the Afghan presidential poll on grounds of fraud are unjustified.

Most candidates in Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election boycott it after fraud complaints.

Insect parasites that subvert their host's own tissues could point scientists to new methods of pest control.

Knighthood for United conqueror, plus some of the other quirky, bizarre or plain daft stories doing the rounds.

Fungi could soon be helping beekeepers control a parasitic mite that before now has killed up to 70% of colonies.

The optical trickery causing the iridescent colours on a butterfly's wing could soon be appearing in the clothes we wear.

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