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US government begins offshore drilling study on Atlantic coast

date: 2008-11-13 16:06:41

Soaring energy prices this year eroded long-standing political opposition to offshore drilling

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Minerals: How rocks evolve

date: 2008-11-13 13:59:37

It is not just living organisms that evolve. Minerals do too, and much of their diversity has arisen in tandem with the evolution of lifeEVOLUTION has come a long way since Charles Darwin’s time. Today it is not only animals and plants that are seen as having evolved over time, but also ...

source: www.economist.com

Malaysian authorities rescue 7,000 monitor lizards

date: 2008-11-13 01:59:00

Malaysian authorities have seized more than 7,000 monitor lizards and the carcasses of 13 protected species destined to be sold to restaurants and medicine shops, reports said Thursday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Whales lose as top US court says Navy can keep sonar

date: 2008-11-12 17:08:00

The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled the US Navy can continue to use long-range sonar in exercises off the California coast, dismissing arguments that the practice was harmful to whales.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Shuttle crew to outfit living quarters on space station

date: 2008-11-12 04:14:00

The space shuttle Endeavour is set to lift off on Friday with seven astronauts who plan to make repairs to the International Space Station and expand its living quarters for bigger crews.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

UK experts give blackouts warning

date: 2008-11-12 03:05:28

Energy experts warn the UK could face an unacceptable risk of major blackouts in less than 10 years unless policy is improved.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Action urged over nanomaterials

date: 2008-11-12 00:15:48

An independent commission finds no evidence nanomaterials cause harm, but warns of serious gaps in knowledge about its risks.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Cells made to haul custom payload

date: 2008-11-11 18:54:38

Immune cells have been fitted with a synthetic cargo, capable of delivering drugs or vaccines, without altering their function.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Mark Vernon: We cannot tackle global warming by technology alone: we will need ethics, as individuals and as a society

date: 2008-11-11 09:30:00

Mark Vernon: We cannot tackle global warming by technology alone: we will need ethics, as individuals and as a society

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Satellites map cholera outbreaks

date: 2008-11-10 23:42:24

Satellite monitoring data can be used to predict cholera outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, researchers find.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Probe ends historic Mars mission

date: 2008-11-10 22:33:01

Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Nasa Mars mission declared dead

date: 2008-11-10 22:33:01

Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Europe space chief seeks 9 bln euros, Mars rover delayed again

date: 2008-11-10 18:49:00

European space boss Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday he would seek "at least" nine billion euros (11.52 billion dollars) from ministers next month to fund new and existing projects in the coming years.

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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MP3 earphones can hamper defibrillators, pacemakers

date: 2008-11-10 10:33:00

MP3 player headphones placed within an inch of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators may interfere with the operation of the lifesaving cardiac devices, as study has found.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

NKorea plan to ban hillside farms will increase hunger: aid group

date: 2008-11-10 07:14:00

North Korea plans to replant barren hillsides in an apparent attempt to reduce flooding which has worsened acute food shortages, a South Korean aid group said Monday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

MP3 headphones can hamper defibrillators, pacemakers

date: 2008-11-10 02:08:00

MP3 player headphones placed within an inch of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators may interfere with the operation of the lifesaving cardiac devices, according to a study released Sunday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Police crackdown on German nuclear waste train protests

date: 2008-11-09 20:43:00

Police wielding truncheons beat back environmentalists Sunday trying to block a train carrying highly radioactive nuclear waste from western France to a dump in Germany, authorities said.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Andrew Simms: Countdown to perilous global warming

date: 2008-11-09 10:00:01

Andrew Simms: The climate clock is speeding up. Governments must take responsibility and protect their people from disaster

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Thousands in Germany protest against nuclear waste train

date: 2008-11-08 20:51:00

Thousands of protesters took part Saturday in a demonstration at a nuclear waste disposal centre in northern Germany where a trainload of treated waste is due to arrive from France next week.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Photojournalist Gideon Mendel reports on floods aftermaths in Haiti

date: 2008-11-08 00:05:01

Photojournalist Gideon Mendel reports on the aftermath of the floods in Haiti

source: www.guardian.co.uk

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