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Page last updated at 06:05 GMT, Friday, 5 December 2008

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Nasa delays its next Mars mission
The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.
Europe's 10bn-euro space vision
Europe delays its ExoMars mission

samphire ready to steam Seawater holds key to future food
Growing crops in salt water is becoming necessary to overcome shortages of fresh water, scientists say.

library £250m for new wave of scientists
£250m is to be invested in training scientists and engineers to tackle the problems Britain faces in the future.

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