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Emissions 'must be cut by 80%'Play

Emissions 'must be cut by 80%'

BBC - Tue Oct 7, 6:32 PM ET

The UK should cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, according to a panel advising on climate change.

  • Rain causes fishing problems Play
    Rain causes fishing problems BBC - Tue Oct 7, 12:58 PM ET

    Fishermen in Morecombe bay are catching fewer shrimps this year because the rain has diluted the salinity of the sea.

  • Mammals facing extinction threat Play
    Mammals facing extinction threat BBC - Mon Oct 6, 4:22 PM ET

    At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to an international survey.

  • Whitebark Pine Disaster Play
    Whitebark Pine Disaster Assignment Earth - Mon Oct 6, 11:51 AM ET

    In the Northern Rockies, beetle infestation and invasive fungus are destroying ancient whitebark pine forests, with serious impacts on wildlife.

  • Pod tries to save fellow Dolphin Play
    Pod tries to save fellow Dolphin BBC - Mon Oct 6, 5:31 AM ET

    South Korean scientists have released a video of dolphins trying to save the life of a member of their pod.

  • Fall preview: Gears Of War 2 Play
    Fall preview: Gears Of War 2 CNN - Fri Oct 3, 11:31 PM ET

    G4TV's Adam Sessler joins CNN's Nicole Lapin to preview new games with familiar names hitting the shelves this fall.

  • NASA turns 50 Play
    NASA turns 50 AFP - Tue Sep 30, 6:22 PM ET

    Half a century after NASA was created at the height of the Cold War when the United States sought to prove its superiority by winning the race to the Moon, the space agency faces new challenges ahead.

  • Mars lander sees falling snow Play
    Mars lander sees falling snow Reuters - Tue Sep 30, 11:03 AM ET

    NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds.

  • Snow on Mars Play
    Snow on Mars Australia 7 News - Tue Sep 30, 3:18 AM ET

    It is one of the last places you would expect to see snow but NASA scientists say they have detected the white stuff on Mars.

  • China astronauts back on Earth Play
    China astronauts back on Earth BBC - Sun Sep 28, 7:15 AM ET

    China's Shenzhou VII space capsule has returned to Earth after a successful mission orbiting the planet.

  • China astronaut's space walk Play
    China astronaut's space walk BBC - Sat Sep 27, 8:54 AM ET

    A Chinese astronaut has become the first in his country's history to take a space walk.

  • Egypt produces first genetically modified crops harvest Play
    Egypt produces first genetically modified crops harvest AFP - Sat Sep 27, 4:52 AM ET

    Whilst the storm over genetically modified crops is showing no signs of abating in Europe, the issue has not yet raised it's ugly head in Europe. But this looks set to change as critics lash out after the first harvest of genetically modified corn is produced in Cairo.

  • Bid to boost battery recycling Play
    Bid to boost battery recycling BBC - Fri Sep 26, 3:55 AM ET

    People are being encouraged to recycle old batteries with a new European law coming into force.

  • China to attempt firrst space walk Play
    China to attempt firrst space walk Australia 7 News - Thu Sep 25, 9:56 PM ET

    China has launched it's riskiest ever space flight, with its three men crew to attempt the country's first ever space walk.

  • EU sets tough green car targets Play
    EU sets tough green car targets BBC - Thu Sep 25, 6:27 PM ET

    The European parliament have voted for cuts of 17 per cent in cars carbon emissions within four years.

  • China space mission takes off Play
    China space mission takes off BBC - Thu Sep 25, 11:23 AM ET

    China has successfully launched its third manned space mission, which is to feature the country's first spacewalk.

  • Lab's link to cancer examined Play
    Lab's link to cancer examined BBC - Wed Sep 24, 2:49 PM ET

    Experts are to investigate whether radiation from experiments conducted in 1908 caused the deaths of four laboratory staff.

  • Smell Yourself to Sleep Play
    Smell Yourself to Sleep ABC News - Wed Sep 24, 10:36 AM ET

    What you smell before drifting off may affect how you dream.

  • 'Comeback' for extinct tortoise Play
    'Comeback' for extinct tortoise BBC - Tue Sep 23, 9:55 AM ET

    Careful cross-breeding could bring an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise back into existence, scientists have said.

  • Creationism vs. Evolution Play
    Creationism vs. Evolution ABC News - Tue Sep 23, 1:30 AM ET

    A biblical scholar talks to Father Beck about the controversial debate.

  • Stonehenge building date revealed Play
    Stonehenge building date revealed BBC - Mon Sep 22, 11:43 AM ET

    Archaeologists working at Stonehenge say they have pinpointed the date of its construction.

  • Flying Frenchman eyes up Channel Play
    Flying Frenchman eyes up Channel BBC - Fri Sep 19, 3:45 PM ET

    A Frenchman is preparing for his attempted crossing of the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship.

  • New species found on Oz reef Play
    New species found on Oz reef BBC - Fri Sep 19, 3:39 PM ET

    Scientists have discovered hundreds of new animal species living on coral reefs in Australia.

  • Greening the Grid Play
    Greening the Grid Assignment Earth - Fri Sep 19, 2:31 PM ET

    The western United States is rich in renewable solar and wind energy, but delivering it to consumers will require huge investments in new transmission lines that could cause serious environmental impacts.

  • British role in asteroid grab Play
    British role in asteroid grab BBC - Fri Sep 19, 10:01 AM ET

    Scientists are working on a mission which will bring material from an asteroid to earth for the first time.

  • '100 miles per gallon' car Play
    '100 miles per gallon' car BBC - Wed Sep 17, 11:25 AM ET

    Axon Automative showcase their carbon fibre car which they say gets phenomenal fuel efficiency.

  • How to revive a chalk giant Play
    How to revive a chalk giant BBC - Tue Sep 16, 11:13 AM ET

    The Cerne Abbas chalk giant on a Dorset hillside is one of the most striking landmarks in the UK.

  • Greenpeace protesters cleared Play
    Greenpeace protesters cleared BBC - Thu Sep 11, 12:22 AM ET

    Six Greenpeace activists have been cleared of causing criminal damage during a coal-fired power protest.

  • Snake River Assignment Earth - Wed Sep 10, 4:14 PM ET

    There's wide support for giving federal protection to Snake River headwaters in Wyoming, but farmers downriver in Idaho worry this could mean less water for crops.

  • World's greatest atom-smasher starts operations Play
    World's greatest atom-smasher starts operations AFP - Wed Sep 10, 1:51 PM ET

    The world's most powerful atom-smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), began operations on Wednesday in a mission to pierce the greatest secrets of the physical Universe.

  • 'Big Bang' machine passes 1st test Play
    'Big Bang' machine passes 1st test Reuters - Wed Sep 10, 1:12 PM ET
  • Particle collider fires, no black holes form Play
    Particle collider fires, no black holes form AP - Wed Sep 10, 11:24 AM ET

    Scientists fire up the world's largest particle collider in Switzerland, but fears about the experiment creating black holes that could devour the Earth and other planets are not realized. (Sept. 10)

  • Science to recreate "Big Bang' Play
    Science to recreate "Big Bang' Australia 7 News - Wed Sep 10, 3:22 AM ET

    Scientists are about to begin the world's biggest physics experiment by switching on a ten-billion dollar machine in an attempt to recreate the "Big Bang".

  • CERN prepares new atom smasher to study Big Bang Play
    CERN prepares new atom smasher to study Big Bang AP - Tue Sep 9, 7:24 PM ET

    It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe. The most powerful atom-smasher ever built comes online Wednesday, eagerly anticipated by scientists worldwide who have been waiting for two decades. (Sept.9)

  • Project to recreate 'Big Bang' Play
    Project to recreate 'Big Bang' BBC - Tue Sep 9, 5:24 PM ET

    Scientists at the Cern research centre in Switzerland will attempt to recreate the conditions just after the Big Bang.

  • Solar-powered taxi tours New York City Play
    Solar-powered taxi tours New York City AP - Tue Sep 9, 3:39 PM ET

    A Solar-powered taxi made a stop in New York as part of its trip around the world. The Swiss schoolteacher who designed it, says he hasn't spent a penny on gas. (Sept. 9)

  • Busy Bugs: Termites Play
    Busy Bugs: Termites ABC News - Tue Sep 9, 4:26 AM ET

    Robert Krulwich explains how these small creatures are extremely productive.

  • Threat to seahorse population Play
    Threat to seahorse population BBC - Tue Sep 9, 3:25 AM ET

    Seahorses flourishing off the coast of the UK are facing a threat from boats churning up the sea grass which provides them with food and shelter.

  • Algae turns polar bears green Play
    Algae turns polar bears green BBC - Tue Sep 9, 3:03 AM ET

    Green polar bears have been puzzling visitors to a Japanese zoo.

  • Atom-smasher and the 'God Particle' Play
    Atom-smasher and the 'God Particle' Reuters - Mon Sep 8, 5:09 PM ET
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