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26 September 2010 Last updated at 21:25 ET

Painless laser 'can spot disease'Fibre-optic probe

Portable devices with painless laser beams could soon replace X-rays as a non-invasive way to diagnose disease.

Neanderthals, art workNeanderthals were 'keen on tech'

Neanderthals were keen on innovation and technology and developed tools all on their own, scientists say.

From BBC Science & Environment

Features & Analysis

  • Bam interferogram (BBC)Spaceman

    Watching the Earth's surface convulsions from orbit

  • NT-200Deep secrets

    The telescope operating in the frigid darkness of Lake Baikal

  • Boom gear (BBC)Ready to go

    What would happen if a major oil spill occured in UK waters?

  • Woodland crime sceneCrime Scene Insects

    The UK 'CSI' team that uses bugs to help solve crimes

  • 'Ghost particle'

    A UK detector drives a Japanese neutrino experiment

  • Flight plan

    How a "flight cage" is being used to track bumblebees

  • Earth Watch

    Are 'warmists' adopting their opponents' tactics?

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • A Berlin tramThe Real Berlin

    Three celebrity hosts show you the city as only the locals know it

Programmes

  • Discovery Listen

    50th anniversary of the equation that launched the search for ET.

  • One Planet Listen

    Former UN chief Kofi Annan slams broken government promises and fears rising social unrest

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