New Fossils Suggest Ancient Cat-sized Reptiles in Antarctica

June 10th, 2008

LiveScience.com - Cat-sized reptiles once roamed what is now the icebox of Antarctica, snuggling up in burrows and peeping above ground to snag plant roots and insects.

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Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism

August 28th, 2007

Reuters - Lucy, the world’s most famous human
ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the
United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million
year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.

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Biologists bring puffins back to Maine

August 26th, 2007

A common tern chick screams for food Monday July 9, 2007, on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine. The tiny island is the nesting grounds to about 6,000 seabirds.

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New e-waste recycling laws begin

June 30th, 2007

A law making UK producers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their goods finally comes into force.

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The Green Room

June 29th, 2007

Chemical engineering, not carbon offsetting, is needed to deliver a low carbon future.

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