Deep blue fuels
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves
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Chemicals washed into China river
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
Deal finalised on fusion reactor
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The European Union and six member states have reached a deal on the experimental nuclear fusion reactor they are backing.
Cheetah will run again in India
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.
Litter picking on the sea bed
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.
WWF sorry for Saudi Arabia insult
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Environmental group WWF apologises to Saudi Arabia after one of its workers vandalised the country's nameplate at a climate conference.
Doomed 1848 ship found in Arctic
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.
Plankton declining across oceans
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.
‘Pampered’ pigs are optimistic
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Pigs feel optimistic or pessimistic about life depending on how pleasant their environment is, researchers at Newcastle University have discovered.
Surface Gulf oil ‘vanishing fast’
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.