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A sunshade for the planetExclusive
If we can''t stop global warming, as a last resort, researchers are
devising ways to cool the planet by shading it from the sun
BREAKING NEWS
Software recognizes dolphins by their whistles
A system that can pick out the unique whistles of different dolphin
species will help spot populations endangered by fishing
10:13 22 July 2007
Fake documents can buy dirty bomb material
US government inspectors set up a sting to buy unlimited amounts of
radioactive material on the open market
12:03 21 July 2007
Hubble Space Telescope maps minerals on the moon
The telescope is letting geologists find lunar regions rich in limonite, a
potential source of oxygen for lunar colonists
11:22 21 July 2007
Volcanic jets have deep origins
The fizz and pop of some volcanoes originate in bubbles of gas that come
from the volcanic floor some 3 kilometers beneath the summit
10:03 21 July 2007
NASA asks Apollo engineers for help with Moon plans
Why is NASA bringing back retired engineers who worked on the 1960s Apollo
lunar programme? Ivan Semeniuk talked to two of them to find out
19:52 20 July 2007
Worsening dust storms threaten Mars rovers
19:08 20 July 2007
Software spots key players in
online communities 17:48 20 July 2007
Man with tiny brain shocks doctors
12:17 20 July 2007
Taking the fossil out of fossil fuel
10:09 20 July 2007
Space station crew to dump trash overboard