Archive for May, 2008

Shuttle leaves for space station

May 31, 2008 at 10:24 pm · Filed under Science/Nature

Discovery blasts off for the space station with the hub of a Japanese science lab, and a new toilet pump, aboard.

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Giant trees ‘to clear excess CO2′

May 31, 2008 at 9:07 pm · Filed under Wales

The scientist who coined the term "global warming" calls for millions of artificial trees to pull CO2 from the air.

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Progress at UN biodiversity forum

May 30, 2008 at 11:23 pm · Filed under Science/Nature

Nearly 200 countries agree on measures to protect the world's most threatened wildlife at a UN conference.

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Record spin for newfound asteroid

May 30, 2008 at 11:00 am · Filed under Science/Nature

The fastest spinning natural object in the Solar System is discovered by a British amateur astronomer.

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Mars lander flexes its robot arm

May 29, 2008 at 11:42 pm · Filed under Science/Nature

Nasa's Mars lander Phoenix has unstowed its robotic arm - one of the key tools in its mission.

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