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2010-03-11 03:06:03 science - nature
Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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2010-03-10 21:44:05 science - nature
Starling flock 'falls from sky'
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
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Starling flock 'falls from sky'
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
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2010-03-10 21:38:22 science - nature
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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2010-03-10 18:27:10 science - nature
Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has proven painstakingly slow. To app
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Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has proven painstakingly slow. To app
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2010-03-10 17:58:22 science - nature
Science 'is a key election issue'
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
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Science 'is a key election issue'
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.
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2010-03-10 14:29:27 science - nature
World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... small animal poo
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
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World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... small animal poo
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
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2010-03-10 06:26:56 science - nature
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
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Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
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2010-03-10 05:22:57 science - nature
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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2010-03-10 05:19:18 science - nature
Collider to shut for year to fix faults
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
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Collider to shut for year to fix faults
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
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2010-03-10 00:56:08 science - nature
Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead (AFP)
AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.
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Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead (AFP)
AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.
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2010-03-10 00:10:47 science - nature
Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns. Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off the implants.
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Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns. Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off the implants.
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2010-03-09 22:17:28 science - nature
Lighting a fuse just millionths of a millimetre across makes a battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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Lighting a fuse just millionths of a millimetre across makes a battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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2010-03-09 22:17:28 science - nature
Lighting a fuse just billionths of a metre across makes a battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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Lighting a fuse just billionths of a metre across makes a battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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2010-03-09 22:17:28 science - nature
Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
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2010-03-09 17:46:03 science - nature
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
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Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
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2010-03-09 16:20:35 science - nature
Ballistic tongue beats the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
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Ballistic tongue beats the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
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2010-03-09 16:20:35 science - nature
Tongue-lashing: Chameleon's weapon unmatched in the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
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Tongue-lashing: Chameleon's weapon unmatched in the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.
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2010-03-09 15:17:11 science - nature
Skynet satellite system extended
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
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Skynet satellite system extended
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
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2010-03-09 14:20:30 science - nature
Alien vs predator
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
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Alien vs predator
The UK's foray into bio-control breaks important ground
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2010-03-09 12:57:10 science - nature
Blooming rare
One of the loneliest flowers on earth in all its glory
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Blooming rare
One of the loneliest flowers on earth in all its glory
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