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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

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

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

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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


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Sustainable cities league table

date: 2008-11-07 15:23:29

Brighton & Hove knocked off the top spot because of comparative poor performance on environment

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bullies may get kick out of seeing others in pain

date: 2008-11-07 05:27:00

Brain scans of teens with a history of aggressive bullying behaviour suggest that they may actually get pleasure out of seeing someone else in pain, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Nasa joins UFO sighting craze

date: 2008-11-06 17:16:59

Nasa scientists have contributed to a spate of UFO sighting videos sweeping the internet.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Welcome to reality, Barack Obama

date: 2008-11-06 14:23:59

A leading American environmentalist ponders the tough green challenges facing the president-elect. From environment360, part of the Guardian Environment Network

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Obama climate shift could add pressure on China

date: 2008-11-06 13:19:00

The United States has a chance to regain lost leadership in fighting climate change under President-elect Barack Obama that would add pressure on countries such as China to do more, experts say.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Biodiversity: Forest-friendly farming

date: 2008-11-06 12:06:27

“Betel nuts” show one way to mix crops and conservationFARMING and wildlife are not easy bedfellows. All around the world, species are vanishing as their habitat is turned over to crops. Such land ...

source: www.economist.com

Alternative energy: Is it plane?

date: 2008-11-06 12:06:27

How to make radar work in wind farmsWIND farms are controversial. Some people think they are an excellent way to generate green electricity whereas others reckon they are a blot on the landscape and a danger ...

source: www.economist.com

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