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Attenborough welcomes ‘missing link’ lemur fossil to Kensington

26.05.09
Ida, the lemur-like fossil hailed as the “missing link”, will go on display at the Natural History Museum tomorrow... more

Scientists reveal the 'missing link' that proves Darwinism

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Hill beats Ross in TV Baftas

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£10 safari suit for Attenborough

30.01.09
It is an expenses claim very few could justify - but when David Attenborough set off more than 50 years ago to find the Komodo dragon in Indonesia, he knew exactly what he needed... more

BBC boss: 'I'm sorry for gross lapse of taste'

29.10.08
BBC Director General Mark Thompson expressed his anger today over the "gross lapse of taste" that led to him suspending two of his top stars.... more

Mixed messages from Hutton

11.09.08
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David Attenborough returns to apes

09.09.08
Sir David Attenborough is to host the charity premiere of a film chronicling the lives of the mountain gorillas with whom he was famously filmed for Life On Earth... more

First look inside Terry Farrell's refurbished Royal Institution

05.09.08
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, home to the science establishment for more than 200 years, reopens this weekend after a £22 million revamp... more

Bamber in challenge of boat race for Thames centre

02.09.08
Absolutely Fabulous star Jane Horrocks and original University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne will row 22 miles down the Thames to raise money for an environmental centre... more

Museum unveils secrets of the giant insect cocoon

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BBC viewers attack Bill Oddie's 'smutty' and 'almost perverse' Springwatch innuendoes

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Airport plan 'will shatter peace of Thames palaces'

06.03.08
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12.02.08
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