Archive for March, 2008

Biggest UK space impact found

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Evidence of the biggest meteorite ever to hit the British Isles has been found by a team of scientists.
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New ‘battle of Midway’ over plastic

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Our correspondent David Shukman sees first hand the struggle to prevent Pacific albatrosses eating plastic.
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Spy-in-the-sky drone sets sights on Miami

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.
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Video: prime minister makes a U-turn on embryo research

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Gordon Brown explains why he has allowed a free vote in parliament
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Shuttle aims for Wednesday night landing (AP)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

AP - Endeavour’s seven astronauts aimed for a Wednesday night landing in Florida after more than two grueling weeks of space station construction.
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Call to expand UK nuclear power

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Britain’s nuclear industry should be expanded to provide more energy and more jobs, says the business secretary.
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Oil prices top 101 dollars (AFP)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

AFP - Oil prices were higher in Asian trade Wednesday ahead of the release of the US government’s weekly energy stockpiles report, dealers said.
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Big chunk of Antarctic ice shelf falling apart (AFP)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

AFP - Antarctica’s massive Wilkins Ice Shelf has begun disintegrating under the effects of global warming, satellite images by the University of Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center showed.
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Space shuttle Endeavour heads for home (Reuters)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Reuters - Space shuttle Endeavour headed for home
on Wednesday after delivering a Japanese module and a Canadian
robot to the International Space Station.
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Space shuttle Endeavour heads for home

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour headed for home on Wednesday after delivering a Japanese module and a Canadian robot to the International Space Station.
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