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Radio 4 Today Listen Again Latest Reports Interview of the Week About Today Britain at 6am Have your Say Contact Today PM The World Tonight The World at One Broadcasting House BBC News Should 4x4 Vehicles Be Banned? Today conducts its own experiment, helped by two listeners with very different cars. The Ark, Circa 2003 Sir David Attenborough, chronicling the natural world for posterity. The Science of Small Things Is nanotechnology the environmental "cause celebre?" Today reports on the row Today's Star Count Can you see stars twinkling above or is your view obscured? Join the big star count. Did Clinton Betray Kyoto? The head of top climate change body blames Bill Clinton for the failure of Kyoto Foreigners Wreak Havoc In Derbyshire Terrapins face deportation to Italy. Best and Worst Inventions Read the results of the vote to mark the Patent Office's 150th Anniversary. Great British Cures and Remedies The off-beat folk cures that Today listeners' mothers swore by. Stem Cell Research 'Blocked' Christopher Reeve names the culprits he believes are obstructing medical studies. North Sea Seal Crisis More than 1600 seals have died in an epidemic of PDV, Bob Walker reports. Rage Against the Machine Dominic Arkwright questions whether computers are a help or a hindrance. The Puffins Vs The Rats Click here to find out who won the battle for Ailsa Craig GM In America: An Environmental Disaster? What lessons can we learn from across the Atlantic? Fat Nation Bad news for big eaters from the European Obesity Summit in Denmark. Dinosaurs on the Beach How a trip to the seaside with a dog turned into a walk with dinosaurs. "Geek Genes" Report suggests that children of high-tech workers may be more at risk from autism. Where have all the Sparrows gone? Today asks what has happened to our feathered friends. Public say NO to incinerators New research for Today reveals growing opposition to building waste incinerators. Saving The Outer Hebrides Hedgehog Concern over the plight of the islands' spiky residents. Repairing The Peak District Bob Walker on the multi-million pound project. Nuclear power stations Is the government paving the way for more nuclear power stations? Autism and MMR Controversial new research suggests that there may be links. The War on Slugs Our listeners respond to research into whether caffeine kills slugs. Reading and Dreaming A new survey links our recurring night-time dreams to the books we read. Cloned Organ Transplant Scientists in the US have successfully transplanted cloned organs into cows. Illegal Timber Trade Builders and DIY enthusiasts are unwittingly buying wood from threatened rainforests. The Great Stag Hunt Take part in a nation-wide search for the rare stag beetle. Environmental Battle Lines Why Exxon Mobil is fast becoming the environmental activists' target of choice. The End of the Green Belt? Why town planners want us to think again. Historic Right to Roam Duke of Devonshire apologises for the Kinder Scout Trespass 70 years ago. Endangered Beetles An unusual conservation project yields interesting results in the Lincolnshire countryside

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