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France backs ban on tuna exports

date: 2010-02-03 17:47:27 | France, backs, tuna, exports

France backs calls for a ban on the global trade in bluefin tuna, the numbers of which have dwindled through overfishing.

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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

Shuttle to deliver giant window

date: 2010-02-06 15:57:56

The shuttle Endeavour is set to lift off from Florida on a mission to carry a giant bay window to the space station.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Dinosaur footprint haul in China

date: 2010-02-06 15:29:03

Scientists in China say they have discovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, all facing in the same direction.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Insects migrate in wind highways

date: 2010-02-05 14:47:33

Migrating insects use highways in the sky to speed their journey, according to a study published in Science magazine.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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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