Bleak outlook for Europe’s toads

September 27th, 2008

More than half of Europe’s amphibians could be extinct by 2050, due to climate change and disease, UK research warns.

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US free to buy Russia space seats

September 27th, 2008

A showdown that threatened to remove the US and its partners from the space station appears to be over.

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Brazil unveils deforestation plan

September 27th, 2008

Brazil sets out a plan to end net deforestation by 2015, but with no targets on emission cuts.

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Lift-off for China space mission

September 27th, 2008

China has launched Shenzhou VII, its third manned space mission, which is to feature the country’s first spacewalk.

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What’s driving China space efforts?

September 27th, 2008

BBC News looks at the factors driving China’s space programme.

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Coal power plants ‘must be clean’

September 27th, 2008

Only coal-fired power stations that can capture and store CO2 should be built, says the Environment Agency in England and Wales.

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Solar wind blows at 50-year low

September 27th, 2008

The solar wind - the stream of charged particles billowing away from the Sun - is at its weakest for 50 years.

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Source of river pollution found

September 27th, 2008

Around 20 litres of red diesel have polluted a tributary of the river Maine in County Antrim, says the Department of the Environment.

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Bleak outlook for Europe’s toads

September 27th, 2008

More than half of Europe’s amphibians could be extinct by 2050, due to climate change and disease, UK research warns.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/news%2Bsport/environment/-/2/hi/science/nature/7635714.stm

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US free to buy Russia space seats

September 27th, 2008

A showdown that threatened to remove the US and its partners from the space station appears to be over.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/news%2Bsport/environment/-/2/hi/science/nature/7638188.stm

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