Brazilian scientists have rediscovered an incredibly rare species of blind fish nearly 50 years after the first of its kind was collected and classified by American scientists. The reasons for the fish's survival from extinction  are thought to be linked to its tendency to swim deeper underground than others of its species, although details of the fish's existence in general are still unknown.

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A huge leap forward in the science of aging in humans is just around the corner, say american scientists. Brooke Greenberg is a 17 year old girl, but has the body and behaviour of a 1 year old. It is thought that a mutation in her genes has caused her growing defect. If this is true, this could potentially lead to huge breakthroughs in the understaniding of old age and diseases linked with old age.

Exploration in remote peaks in southern India has given rise to the discovery of a new breed of frog, named Raorchestes resplendens. Found in the Western Ghats mountain range at an altitude of 2698m, the amphibian has been found to have a set of 'mysterious' glands, the function for which are currently unknown. The species has been deemed 'very vulnerable to extinction', as it lives and breeds in some of the most unfavourable habitats in the world.

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2011 will see the unveiling of a new British supercar which, if it works, will surpass the land speed record of 766 mph. The car will be 42 foot long, 9 foot high and will weigh 6.4 tonnes. The top speed will be 1050 mph, 1.4 times the speed of sound. The car will be driven by Andy Green, an RAF pilot, and will become the first man to drive a car through 1000 mph. Mr.

Labour says it definitely will not decrease the science budget but may look to increase it one we get out of the current economic climate

The Liberal Democrates say that very unfortunatly could not put more money into science, however they want to make sure that funding is decided on a peer review basis and not by the house of commons. They also have more favorable polices when it comes to climate change

The Conservitives have not said anything about sience policies.

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A team of international researchers have embarked on a new innovative study detailing the workings of tornadoes. Tornadoes are most common in the US Great Plains than anywhere else in the world and an array of new instrumental methods are set to improve tornado warnings and forecasts. For more information see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10093808.stm

The Icelandic volcano that caused much disruption under a month ago is continuing to push ash to a height of around 5.5 kilometres into the air, causing airports in Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England. Although the latest eruption of Eyjafjallajokull has been deemed smaller than that of July, it is still causing mass disruption in travel across northern Britain.

This year, scientists at NASA are commemorating the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th year of orbit, having overcome problems of broken equipment, a faulty primary mirror and the cancellation of a planned shuttle servicing mission. Named after the American scientist Edwin Hubble, the mission was carried into orbit by a space shuttle and has remained at a height of 559km ever since.