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Saturday, 21 November 2009

BBC Science/Nature News


Restart for 'Big Bang' experiment - The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
UK climate unit's e-mails hacked - The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
Mammoth dung clue to extinction - A study of mammoth dung is helping unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.
New skin 'may help burns victims' - French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
First test for record solar plane - The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.
Spacewalk for shuttle astronauts - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis have embarked on the first spacewalk of their mission.
Skate may be fished to extinction - A species of skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, say scientists.
Tribes resistance could help CJD - Darwinian natural selection could help halt human CJD, experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder.
Two of Hubble's instruments to go on display at US museum - Two of the longest-serving instruments from the Hubble telescope have taken up residence in a museum in the US.
Star Trek 'phaser' becomes reality - but only worms need be afraid - Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes.
Earth Watch - Korean model for Obama as Copenhagen looms
Harrabin's notes - Arguments over hacked climate change e-mails
In pictures - Smashing! Cern's particle cruncher finally restarts
In pictures - Helena Christensen documents climate change
Outlook: cloudy - Future of global carbon market is uncertain
Spaceman - Countdown to maiden flight of Falcon 9 rocket
Climate: A question of justice - jump to mainstream environmentalism.
From space race to human race - Why humanity needs a 'space race' for this planet
Giraffes use 'supercharged' heart - Giraffes use a small, powerful, supercharged heart to pump blood up the neck to the head, new research reveals.
Seahorse 'hitchhikes' Atlantic - An American seahorse is found in European waters.
Alcohol 'protects men's hearts' - Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of coronary heart disease in men sharply, a study suggests, but experts remain critical.
Shuttle docks with space station - Space shuttle Atlantis has successfully docked with the International Space Station, Nasa officials say.
Mercury mission clears key hurdle - Science delegations to the European Space Agency approve a much more expensive mission to the planet Mercury.
How to explore Mars in a game - Nasa launches a website that allows users to play games while at the same time sorting through its image archive of Mars.
LHC nears restart after repairs - The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could restart as early as this weekend after more than a year of repairs.
Energy-saving bulbs 'get dimmer' - Energy-efficient light bulbs lose on average more than a fifth of their brightness over their lifetime, a study finds.
ive - Amazing footage of a baby ibex's perilous escape from a fox is captured on film by a BBC natural history cameraman.
Corps blamed for Katrina floods - A US judge rules that negligence by army engineers led to massive flooding in part of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
DNA clue to save rare Darwin bird - Specimens collected by Charles Darwin could help scientists reintroduce a rare mockingbird to the Galapagos Islands.
EU seeks Russian energy boost - EU hoping Russia will stabilise energy supplies