Archive for the 'Science/Nature' Category

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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Dolphin woos with wood and grass

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Male river dolphins in Brazil are found to use sticks and grass to attract the opposite sex and see off rivals.
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Antarctic shelf ‘hangs by thread’

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has broken away from Antarctica in what scientists believe is further evidence of global warming.
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Space shuttle ending record visit

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The US space shuttle Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station at the end of a record mission.
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Tower’s royal lions ‘from Africa’

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Two lion skulls found during excavations at the Tower of London originated in north-west Africa, researchers say.
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Call for delay to biofuels policy

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The UK’s chief environment scientist deals a damaging blow to the government’s biofuels policy.
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Shuttle astronauts try goo repair

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour have tested a heat-shield tile-repair kit.
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Study unlocks LatAm past

Friday, March 21st, 2008

The arrival of European settlers triggered a dramatic shift in the genetic profile of Latin America’s population, a study says.
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EU ‘committed’ to stiff CO2 cuts

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Europe is still committed to ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions, the EU environment chief tells the BBC.
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