Sci-Tech News
| As of 07/29/2010 |
| Litter picking on the sea bed |
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.
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| Does music make you run faster? |
Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.
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| When 1,000 particle physicists collide |
What happens when 1,000 particle physicists meet? BBC News visited the 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) in Paris to find out.
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| 'Pampered' pigs are optimistic |
Pigs feel optimistic or pessimistic about life depending on how pleasant their environment is, researchers at Newcastle University have discovered.
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| How midges select their victims |
Midges have been blighting summers in the Scottish Highlands for generations, but new research suggests that the insects aren't as indiscriminate in their choice of victims as previously thought.
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| Poisonous fish warning for swimmers |
Bathers along Britain's coastline are being warned to be on the look-out for the country's most poisonous fish.
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| Pollution threat to deepest lake |
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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| New apple is red to the core |
A new apple which is red to the core is being sold by a Devon company.
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| Space age sub explores slick |
David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs.
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| Butterflies tracked in UK survey |
Conservationists are calling on people to take part in the UK's largest ever butterfly count.
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| Giant stink! Rare bloom on show |
A rare flower that has bloomed after a gap of almost 20 years has attracted thousands of visitors to a botanical garden in Tokyo.
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| Paper mill blamed for polluting Baikal |
Ecologists and non-governmental organisations are blaming the Soviet-era Baikalsk Pulp and Paper mill for polluting the world deepest and oldest lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia.
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| Race to find 'God particle' hots up |
Researchers working with the Large Hadron Collider have published their first data in the quest to unlock the mysteries of the Universe.
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| Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick |
BBC environment correspondent David Shukman witnesses the moment an oil-cloaked pelican was rescued.
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