tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644129065780179362007-08-20T16:56:04.494-07:00MatiasBlogger3055125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-71979280951558770332007-08-20T16:56:00.001-07:002007-08-20T16:56:04.516-07:00

   AP - With the last bit of shuttle imagery analyzed, NASA cleared Endeavour on Monday for its return to Earth, bringing the spaceship home a day early because of hurricane worries that later evaporated. Source

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   The shuttle is to return to Earth a day early, amid fears Hurricane Dean could threaten Mission Control. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-90914047880384605322007-08-20T14:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T14:54:51.653-07:00

   Water is a finite resource and attitudes towards its consumption have to change if we do not want the taps to run dry. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-28934751556455674162007-08-20T13:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T13:54:02.446-07:00

   Astronomers spot a space oddity in Earth's neighbourhood: a dead star with unusual characteristics. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-7225934098997209422007-08-20T12:55:00.001-07:002007-08-20T12:55:11.394-07:00

   Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers' questions. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-4252469947783934302007-08-20T11:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T11:54:59.946-07:00

   The idea that the area around Chernobyl has created a wildlife haven is not justified, scientists say. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-34265177688718702542007-08-20T10:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T10:54:46.933-07:00

   A cache of exceptionally well-preserved fossil sea spiders has been described for the first time. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-54909759030602756032007-08-20T09:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T09:54:50.887-07:00

   Crows show that two tools are better than one when it comes to problem solving, scientists say. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-24289922158008125832007-08-20T08:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T08:54:37.704-07:00

   Pollution is a health risk for some visitors to Beijing's Olympics, the WHO says, as the city tries to cut car use. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-75811353463552424642007-08-20T07:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T07:54:02.520-07:00

   The compounds which colour dark fruit and vegetables may fight cancer, US research suggests. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-6022211202253007392007-08-20T06:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T06:54:02.934-07:00

   Obese people may be less likely to develop prostate cancer but more likely to die of it, a study suggests. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-8235533815939981802007-08-20T05:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T05:54:53.394-07:00

   A replica Viking ship has pulled into Dublin nearly 1,000 years after the original sank off Denmark's coast. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-76160617631562942312007-08-20T04:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T04:54:44.485-07:00

   Minuscule "ionic engines" could be used to cool the next generation of computer chips, scientists believe. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-2912936465347461042007-08-20T03:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T03:54:46.474-07:00

   A supercomputer shows how to solve the 1980s puzzle Rubik's cube in the smallest number of moves. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-61595030623343635932007-08-20T02:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T02:54:40.680-07:00

   US agencies get wider access to spy satellites to boost national security and disaster response, officials say. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-43990240410825773192007-08-20T01:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T01:54:42.368-07:00

   A distant star with an enormous, comet-like tail trailing in its wake delights astronomers. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-4216750852768197922007-08-20T00:54:00.001-07:002007-08-20T00:54:25.657-07:00

   Plans to boost the number of recycle bins placed next to public litter bins are proposed by the government. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-54018308369352757262007-08-19T23:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T23:54:18.813-07:00

   A hole in the underside of the space shuttle Endeavour will not need repairs before it returns to Earth, says Nasa. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-21319901110406116412007-08-19T22:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T22:54:12.924-07:00

   Beijing begins a four-day trial of a car reduction scheme aimed at cutting the city's notorious pollution. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-25520797281165892792007-08-19T21:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T21:54:27.684-07:00

   The EU target of ensuring 10% of fuel comes from biofuels by 2020 is "mistaken", a study says. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-40055194992732824002007-08-19T20:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T20:54:04.399-07:00

   Climate change is causing a decline in the number of some birds visiting Britain each winter, the RSPB says. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-23311162435891803502007-08-19T19:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T19:54:11.198-07:00

   For the first time, scientists plot the course of a climate-crucial Atlantic current over 12-month period. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-36303544322582998772007-08-19T18:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T18:54:08.712-07:00

   A female gorilla and its infant, part of a group attacked by gunmen, are dead, say conservationists in DR Congo. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-33756950973132270912007-08-19T17:54:00.001-07:002007-08-19T17:54:16.999-07:00

   Nasa shortens a spacewalk by Endeavour's crew so the shuttle can return early to avoid Hurricane Dean. Source

Matiastag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464412906578017936.post-35865436954565094152007-07-09T17:30:00.001-07:002007-07-09T17:30:13.491-07:00

   A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System. Source

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