Pollution threat to deepest lake
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The world's deepest and oldest lake, Lake Baikal, is at risk of being removed from the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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Poisonous fish warning for swimmers
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Bathers along Britain's coastline are being warned to be on the look-out for the country's most poisonous fish.
‘Size matters’ for canny midges
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Aberdeen University zoologist Dr Jenny Mordue describes the behaviour of Scotland's famous insects.
Can music aid athletic performance?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.
NASA Sets Briefing To Preview Space Station Spacewalk
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
NASA managers will discuss an upcoming spacewalk at the International Space Station during a news briefing at 1 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
NASA Selects Sounding Rockets Operations Contractor
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
NASA selected Orbital Sciences Corp.'s, Technical Services Division in Greenbelt, Md., for the agency's Sounding Rockets Operations contract.
Dogs ‘mimic movements of owners’
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Do dogs really imitate body movements of owners?
Friends offer ‘a survival boost’
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Having good friends and neighbours appears to boost survival chances by 50%, say researchers.
Dozens missing in China landslide
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Dozens more people are reported dead or missing as the worst torrential rain in decades continues to wreak havoc in China.
Oz marsupials ‘began in Americas’
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The characteristic koalas, kangaroos and wombats of Australia share a common American ancestor, according to genetic research.