A suprisingly
fast-moving system of lakes beneath Antarctic ice could help
scientists predict how fast sea levels will rise in a
warming world.
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Friday, 16 February 2007
The use of air
conditioners to cool the inside of big city buildings is
making it hotter outdoors, say Japanese researchers.
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007
One large species
of bat preys on songbirds as they migrate through the dark
of night over the Mediterranean, say Spanish and Swiss
researchers.
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Scientists say
chimpanzees can predict our actions by figuring out what we
see and hear, like a so-called mind reader who is just a
clever observer of human behaviour.
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Friday, 9 February 2007
A leading theory
about mating displays among animals is that the males do all
the hard work, flashily showing off their fitness to be a
breeding partner.
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Thursday, 8 February 2007
The amount of
flavonoids - antioxidants found in fruits, nuts and
vegetables linked to disease prevention - depends on how
much stress the plant has endured, says a US government
report.
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Wednesday, 7 February 2007
Which report took
2500 scientists several years to write, yet still raises as
many questions about future life on Earth than it answers?
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Monday, 5 February 2007
Sea levels are rising faster than
predicted amid global warming, according
to a group of scientists that says the
UN has underestimated the threat of
rising oceans.
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Monday, 5
February 2007
Global warming is affecting ocean
currents in important fishing areas on
the planet, says an international team
of scientists.
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Friday, 2
February 2007
Australia's underground water might have
been awash with high levels of gold
millions of years ago, new research
suggests.
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Thursday, 1
February 2007
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