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Sea sponges can beam light deep inside their bodies, and do so using the natural equivalent of fibre optic cables, scientists find.

A travelling information service will be offering a helping hand to visually impaired people on Teesside.

Scotland's newest space observatory is being suggested as a recruit to the search for collapsing stars.

Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is parked up in front of the International Space Station (ISS).

A miniature paintings artist attracts worldwide attention from doll house collectors.

A look at what's making the headlines in Wednesday's morning newspapers.

The BBC News website identifies some of the UK's hottest tech start-up companies.

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.

Ninety seven percent of websites are failing to provide even basic access for disabled people, a survey finds.

Cancer patients are not the only ones covered by the enhanced legal protection for disabled people.

Astronomers have made remarkable identifications of extrasolar planets, but the first stars remain elusive.

A man becomes one of a small number of people to have their outer ear repaired with micro-surgery.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

A museum is beginning the painstaking process of re-building three vases broken by a visitor.

An international team of astronomers find the smallest Earth-like planet yet outside our solar system.

A Birmingham artist creates a sculpture of Santa Claus smaller than a full stop.

UK sperm checks fail to meet WHO standards, raising concerns over infertility misdiagnoses, a study says.

The latest technology to help blind and partially sighted people can be seen at Vision 2005 in London

Magnification software to help visually impaired people use mobiles has been developed by a Spanish firm.

Highlights of this year's Sight Village exhibition of technology for visually-impaired people.

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