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A new species of bacteria has been found by UK scientists among the hundreds which thrive in our mouths.

Too busy to keep your records up to date? You're in good company... but look to your lasting reputation, something Robert Hooke was too busy to do.

A man tells how malaria has taken the lives of three of his children and six of his niece and nephews.

A honey produced from the manuka bush in New Zealand is showing remarkable health properties.

White ants are threatening ancient buildings in the 2,000-year-old city of Xian, reports in the official Chinese media say.

A detailed genetic analysis of human faeces has revealed that we harbour 1,200 different viruses in our gut.

Improved crop yields and a reduction in poverty are among the aims of an international soil science project.

Aromatic plant oils in cattle feed could make cows less flatulent and dung smell sweeter if a research project is successful.

Health experts warn that tropical diseases pose an increasing problem for the UK. BBC News Online examines the diseases which are thought to pose the biggest threat.

A giant artistic interpretation of the human genome becomes the largest piece of public art in London.

The World Health Organisation suggests a series of simple measures to clean up water supplies using chlorine and sunlight.

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