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Video: The green driving challenge

date: 2008-11-20 00:16:18

Patrick Barkham finds out how far he can stretch a litre of fuel as he takes a green driving test

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Farmers along US west coast face new pesticide restrictions

date: 2008-11-19 15:51:38

Restrictions on three popular pesticides have been issued in the name of protecting salmon

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Astronaut Tool Bag Lost In Space

date: 2008-11-19 10:04:00

An astronaut fixing the outside of the international space station has dropped a tool bag, which then floated away.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Ancient turtle discovered on Skye

date: 2008-11-19 08:59:27

The earliest turtles to live in water have been discovered on - and named after - the Scottish island of Skye.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Endeavour astronaut loses tools in space

date: 2008-11-19 03:01:00

An astronaut from the space shuttle Endeavour let slip her tool bag during a spacewalk Tuesday and watched helplessly as it floated off into space, NASA said.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Melting ice now main driver of rising sea levels: study

date: 2008-11-19 01:56:00

Runoff from ice caps in Antarctica and Greenland along with melting mountain glaciers have replaced expanding oceans as the main driver of rising sea levels, according to a new study.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Windpipe transplant breakthrough

date: 2008-11-19 01:28:49

Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Big cat fossil found in North Sea

date: 2008-11-18 23:38:51

A fossilised bone from a sabre-toothed cat has been dredged up from the seabed by a trawler off the UK coast.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

International Space Station turns 10

date: 2008-11-18 18:58:00

The International Space Station, one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system, including Mars and beyond, turns 10 years old Thursday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Japan approves whalemeat import

date: 2008-11-18 13:40:33

The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

World emissions on target to meet Kyoto cuts, says UN

date: 2008-11-18 11:16:07

The world is on track to meet its greenhouse gas targets under the Kyoto protocol, according to UN figures released today. Emissions by the 40 industrialised nations that agreed binding cuts in pollution are down 5% on 1990 levels — the target set under Kyoto. But the drop has little to do with ...

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Physicist admits sending US space know-how to China

date: 2008-11-17 20:44:00

A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting American military space know-how to China, US officials said.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

International talks to save overfished tuna start in Morocco

date: 2008-11-17 19:03:00

Morocco on Monday called for stronger action against illegal fishing at the opening of international negotiations here aimed at saving Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

European to become commander of space station in 2009

date: 2008-11-21 18:19:00

The International Space Station (ISS) next year will be commanded for the first time by a European, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced here on Friday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

IBM to build brain-like computers

date: 2008-11-21 14:52:33

A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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First test for interplanetary net

date: 2008-11-21 10:56:02

Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet

source: news.bbc.co.uk

First otter reaches Farne Islands

date: 2008-11-21 02:07:07

An otter has survived a "perilous" three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Beavers arrive for spring release

date: 2008-11-21 00:06:19

Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Physicist admits exporting US space data to China

date: 2008-11-17 19:00:00

A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting space launch technical data to China, US officials said.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Residents return to areas ravaged by California wildfires

date: 2008-11-17 18:58:46

Wind gusts died down and temperatures fell today while ash and orange smoke lingered in the region

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hadron Collider repairs cost £14m

date: 2008-11-17 18:17:50

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will cost almost £14m ($21m) to repair and hopefully be back up and running for June 2009.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Boris Johnson pledges £15,000 to anti-Heathrow runway campaign

date: 2008-11-17 11:17:04

London mayor and coalition of local authorities believe expansion of Heathrow will breach EU laws on pollution

source: www.guardian.co.uk

US, Vietnam to study climate change impact on Mekong Delta

date: 2008-11-17 10:54:00

The United States and Vietnam will jointly study the impact of climate change on the Mekong Delta and other low-lying river regions worldwide, officials said Monday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Ben Caldecott: The Conservatives must not shy away from green taxes and regulation reforms

date: 2008-11-17 10:30:01

Ben Caldecott: To prepare for government, the Conservatives must not shy away from green taxes and regulation reforms

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shuttle Lands For Space Makeover

date: 2008-11-17 09:51:00

Space shuttle Endeavour has linked with the International Space Station in preparation for the most extreme "home makeover" ever attempted by Nasa astronauts.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

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