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NASA chief condemned over climate stance

July 6, 2007
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The President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has condemned remarks by the head of NASA that global warming is not an issue of pressing concern.
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Scientists call for superbug action

July 4, 2007
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Deaths from previously treatable infections will become more common unless there is investment in the science needed to tackle antibiotic resistance Europe’s leading scientists have warned in a new report.
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Physics on tour

July 1, 2007
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As the summer festival season begins in earnest many are gearing up for weekends full of music, damp tents, expensive beer in plastic cups and of course, mud – but...
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Biggest ever countryside survey

June 29, 2007
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A team of over sixty specially trained scientists have begun the biggest and most comprehensive survey of the natural resources of the British countryside.
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Author stumbles on book prize

June 27, 2007
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Daniel Gilbert’s pursuit of the scientific basis of happiness has won him the Royal Society prize for science books.
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Follow the snail trail to our roots

June 25, 2007
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Researchers want the public to get involved in a project which could tell us how our ancestors came to Britain and Ireland. And all they need to do is collect...
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Sweet success for biotech start-up

June 22, 2007
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A biotech start-up company from the US is hoping to improve existing and even failed drugs simply by adding a bit of sugar.
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Cooking goes off the boil

June 19, 2007
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It’s always been your mum’s favourite way to cook the veg, but maybe boiling them to a pulp isn’t the best for your health.
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The sound of efficient power

June 15, 2007
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Developing an all-in-one cooker, fridge and generator is hard enough, but one group of scientists and engineers have gone one step further and hope to power it with sound.
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Embryo breakthrough could mean new diabetes therapy

June 13, 2007
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Researchers are hopeful that a breakthrough in the understanding of how embryos create the cells which secrete insulin could lead to new therapies for diabetes.
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Sir David heads up the BA

June 8, 2007
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The Government’s chief scientist is to become president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA).
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Satellite weeds out nautical nemesis

June 7, 2007
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Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical folklore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetation, has been detected from space for the first time thanks to an instrument aboard the European...
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