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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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Man is to blame for Antarctic temperature rise

date: 2008-10-30 18:00:00

Scientists say they now have conclusive proof that warming is due to man's influence mainly through greenhouse gases and ozone depletion.

source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The placebo effect: Great expectations

date: 2008-10-30 12:49:06

Should doctors give patients placebos?IN 1572 Michel de Montaigne, a French philosopher, observed that “there are men on whom the mere sight of medicine is operative”. Over the centuries, all ...

source: www.economist.com

Conservation: Managed to death

date: 2008-10-30 12:49:06

If nothing is done soon, the bluefin tuna will disappear from the MediterraneanIF EVER there were a graphic illustration of the tragedy of the commons, it is the plummeting of the world’s stocks of ...

source: www.economist.com

Warfare: Fighting with photons

date: 2008-10-30 12:49:06

The most famous weapon of science fiction is rapidly becoming factLIKE so much else in science fiction, the ray gun was invented by H.G. Wells. In the tentacles of Wells’s Martians it was a weapon as ...

source: www.economist.com

Snow leopard wins top photo prize

date: 2008-10-30 09:28:51

A picture of an elusive snow leopard on a night-time prowl wins the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Letters: Climate change and future fuels

date: 2008-10-30 02:32:14

Letters: The Royal Society is set to launch a major study into geoengineering technologies

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prince Charles calls for joint effort to fight climate change

date: 2008-10-30 02:08:00

Prince Charles and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed here Wednesday that their countries should cooperate in fighting climate change, Japanese officials said.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

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