PL UK
Meteor lights up skies over Western Canada

date: 2008-11-21 22:31:57

A massive ball of fire that lit up the skies over two Western Canadian provinces on Thursday evening was likely among the biggest meteor events to be witnessed in Canada this year, one expert said.

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

MoTu WeTh FrSa Su
12
3456789
10111213141516
1718192021 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2008
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

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


ADVERTISING
One person in ten has a bird box in Britain

date: 2008-10-24 16:00:00

There are now up to 6m ready-made homes for birds in gardens across the country - meaning an average one person in 10 has a bird box.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Salt levels in the ocean reflect human-induced climate change

date: 2008-10-24 15:00:00

Global warming is changing levels of salt in the ocean leading to different weather patterns on land, meteorologists have found.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Horse gets artificial leg in pioneering operation

date: 2008-10-24 15:00:00

A horse has been given an artifical limb in a pioneering operation that has saved its life.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Graham Harvey: We urgently need to address the problem of declining soil quality

date: 2008-10-24 14:40:00

Graham Harvey: Unless we address the problem of declining soil quality, we, and most other life forms on the planet, are in big trouble

source: www.guardian.co.uk

EU forces CO2 caps on airlines

date: 2008-10-24 12:09:00

EU nations on Friday agreed to bring airlines into the fight against global warming from 2012, upsetting airline associations as well as the United States, whose carriers will be included.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Sounds from distant stars may shed light on climate change

date: 2008-10-24 10:30:00

Sounds made by three distant stars have been recorded for the first time, as part of research that could shed light on climate change on Earth.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Want to make friends? Give them a hot drink

date: 2008-10-24 09:39:08

People are more likely to judge strangers as welcoming and trustworthy when they are holding a hot cup of coffee, research shows.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

www.uk-science.aleinfo.net | © GRUPA maxgraph | All rights reserved. | advertising