Report: Habitat destruction endangering wildlife
Jul 2, 2009, 4:55 GMT
Geneva - Research has found that habitat destruction and to a lesser extent over-hunting are putting life on earth 'under a serious threat,' according to a new report issued Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ... more
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Namibia seal industry sources: 'The cull will go ahead'
Jul 2, 2009, 14:31 GMT
Windhoek - Namibia's seal-hunting season opened on Wednesday despite efforts by South African animal rights activists to stop the annual cull of the Cape Fur seals along the south-west African country's coast, industry insiders said Thursday. ... more
Report: Habitat destruction endangering wildlife
Jul 2, 2009, 4:55 GMT
Geneva - Research has found that habitat destruction and to a lesser extent over-hunting are putting life on earth 'under a serious threat,' according to a new report issued Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ... more
Ariane launch puts US telecom satellite in orbit
Jul 1, 2009, 20:24 GMT
Paris - An Ariane-5 booster rocket Wednesday was successfully launched from the European space center at Kouru in French Guayana on Wednesday, carrying a US telecom satellite into orbit, Arianespace officials said in Paris. ... more
Landscapes lost in Outback Australia
Jun 29, 2009, 11:41 GMT
Sydney - The idea of Australia is inseparable from the sight, the smell and even the taste of its eucalyptus trees. ... more
Climate change could lead to 200 million refugees
Jun 29, 2009, 11:41 GMT
Bonn, Germany - United Nations institutions, researchers and international aid organizations are warning that predictions show a rapidly rising number of climate-change refugees. ... more
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In Pictures: 'New Acropolis Museum in Athens'
Jun 17, 2009, 21:26 GMT
In Pictures: 'Shuttle Endeavour Prepares for Launch'
Jun 16, 2009, 19:49 GMT
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Jun 12, 2009, 19:11 GMT
In Pictures: 'USA Shuttle Endeavour on the Launch Pad'
Jun 12, 2009, 19:11 GMT
How green is Obama, really?
May 30, 2009, 14:39 GMT
Washington - The newest calculations by the US government on climate change are nightmarish. ... more
(eca009) When monkeys flew: 50 years since forgotten space pioneers (Feature)
May 27, 2009, 8:30 GMT
Washington - Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong are names printed in bold in the history books. But two smaller, unknown space pioneers who helped make their advances possible had their first flight 50 years ago. ... more
When monkeys flew: 50 years since forgotten space pioneers (Feature)
May 27, 2009, 2:52 GMT
Washington - Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong are names printed in bold in the history books. But two smaller, unknown space pioneers who helped make their advances possible had their first flight 50 years ago. ... more
