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Lion prides form to win turf wars

date: 2009-06-29 10:37:44 | Lion, prides, form, turf, wars

Lions form prides to defend territory against other lions, not to improve their hunting success, new research reveals.

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BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday 

date: 2010-09-01 23:08:00

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc expects to remove a failed blowout preventer atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by Saturday or Sunday and later plug the leak for good, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said on Wednesday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Climate: Risks loom for China: study

date: 2010-09-01 17:06:00

PARIS (AFP) - Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Climate change is shrinking sheep

date: 2009-07-02 18:38:03

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

A new way to keep hydrogen: Plumage power

date: 2009-07-02 10:54:20

Chicken feathers could provide a high-capacity storeHYDROGEN has long been touted as the future of energy. It is clean, efficient and the most abundant substance in the universe. It can be used to run an internal combustion engine in a car or power ...

source: www.economist.com

New materials for renewable energy: The power of being made very small

date: 2009-07-02 10:54:20

Nano-engineering can produce substances with unique properties that will give renewable energy a boostBIG improvements in the production of energy, especially from renewable sources, are expected over the coming years. Safer nuclear-power stations, ...

source: www.economist.com

The hidden beauty of birdsong revealed

date: 2010-08-31 06:00:00

A new CD from the British Library has digitally slowed down birdsong to allow the human ear to hear the wealth of hidden notes and melodiesPaddy AllenEric HilaireShiona Tregaskis

source: www.guardian.co.uk

What makes us human? Bringing food to a funeral

date: 2010-08-30 21:56:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Remains of the earliest known feast in a cave in Israel show that humans have been bringing food to funerals for millennia and suggest that burial feasts may have helped shape modern society, ...

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Evidence of communal feasts dates back 12,000 years: study

date: 2010-08-30 19:11:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Evidence at an ancient burial site in Israel shows that community feasts were probably a common occurrence among early humans, possibly even predating the advent of agriculture, according to a study ...

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

U.N. climate panel urged to reform and stick to science

date: 2010-08-30 15:51:00

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should only make predictions when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the ...

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Apple genome sequence uncovered

date: 2010-08-29 17:09:22

Apples have contributed to the "tree of knowledge" by having their genetic code sequenced.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Omega-3 margarines no help in heart attack: study

date: 2010-08-29 06:09:00

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Giving patients with a history of heart attacks a margarine enriched with omega-3 oils in addition to standard drugs appears to make no difference to their chances of having a repeat attack.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Mimic a predator to avoid mosquito bites

date: 2010-08-28 17:32:38

It has been a bumper British summer for mosquitos, with warm, wet weather providing the creatures with perfect breeding conditions.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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