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08/27/2008 06:16 PM |
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Model targets foot-and-mouth risk |
Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus.
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08/28/2008 12:28 AM |
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First light for space telescope |
A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses".
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08/27/2008 03:20 AM |
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'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools |
Early stone tools developed by modern humans were no more advanced than ones used by the Neanderthals, research shows.
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08/27/2008 07:44 PM |
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Mars rover driving out of crater |
Nasa's robotic rover Opportunity is driving out of a giant crater on Mars nearly a year after its dangerous descent.
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08/27/2008 05:37 PM |
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Cull plan aims to help save red squirrels |
A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.
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08/27/2008 07:47 AM |
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UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim |
Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
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08/27/2008 05:50 PM |
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UK population 'will be top in EU' |
The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report.
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08/26/2008 12:50 AM |
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Huge statue of Roman ruler found |
Archaeologists in Turkey discover parts of a colossal marble statue depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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08/27/2008 03:30 PM |
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Computer viruses taken on laptops to the International Space Station |
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
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08/20/2008 12:46 PM |
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Water scarcity is causing food shortages and environmental decline - so why is it ignored? |
Water scarcity is a leading cause of food shortages and environmental decline - so why is it ignored?
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08/11/2008 10:46 PM |
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Feeling the heat of food security |
Why reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social ills.
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08/26/2008 11:38 PM |
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Chimp for sale |
Rangers tackle the wildlife trade in DRC's gorilla park
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08/26/2008 05:24 PM |
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Numbers game |
It is time to re-think what creatures need our help
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08/26/2008 06:58 PM |
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Face of empire |
Gallery of statues depicting Roman rulers is unearthed
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08/26/2008 05:23 PM |
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Forced landing |
What happens when the cabin pressure drops?
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08/26/2008 02:26 PM |
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Greased lightning! |
Modified car crosses Europe fuelled on fat alone
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08/26/2008 04:53 AM |
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Poisoned artery |
Deadly chemicals infiltrate France's Rhone river
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08/26/2008 02:34 AM |
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Cattle shown to align north-south |
Images from Google Earth help scientists to reveal that cattle may have a "sixth magnetic sense".
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08/27/2008 04:32 AM |
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Robotic suit lets paralysed walk |
A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.
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08/26/2008 03:42 PM |
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Fry-ups raise bowel cancer risk |
A breakfast fry-up every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63%, researchers have calculated.
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08/25/2008 03:52 PM |
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Sky survey yields new cosmic haul |
Astronomers uncover a haul of new objects in our Solar System - including an icy body with a potentially exotic origin.
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08/27/2008 03:58 PM |
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Pole trek needs last explorer |
Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team search for a final explorer to complete their South Pole trek.
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08/26/2008 05:37 PM |
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Wind farms put pressure on bats |
Wind turbines are a hazard to bats because changes in air pressure can cause fatal internal injuries, a study reveals.
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08/26/2008 03:55 PM |
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Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race |
Six international teams competed this weekend in the first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race.
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08/25/2008 04:40 PM |
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Flower that takes years to bloom |
The BBC's Prachi Pinglay reports on the slow blooming of the Karvy flower.
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08/26/2008 06:26 AM |
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UK 'should end biofuel subsidies' |
The government should spend biofuel subsidies on safeguarding rainforests and peatland instead, a think tank says.
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08/25/2008 08:34 AM |
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Part of bird reserve left to sea |
About a third of one of Britain's most important bird reserves is to be abandoned because of coastal erosion.
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