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Hospital for threatened sea turtles

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

More loggerhead sea turtles nest on the Greek island of Zakynthos than anywhere else in the Mediterranean but they are at risk from the tourist trade.

Why send astronauts to asteroids?

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Astronomer Dr Heather Couper explains why Nasa are hoping to send astronauts to asteroids.

How to get World Heritage status

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Ancient ruins in a south London car park could be shortlisted for World Heritage Site status. Rajini Vaidyanathan finds out what criteria need to be fulfilled.

Cranes return after 400 year absence

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Cranes are being reintroduced to the West Country 400 years after they were last regularly seen in the area.

Iraq’s rare wild animal trade

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Iraq has a history of keeping wild animals as status symbols and now there is a ready market for rare animals and no controls on trading them.

Conservationists begin mass ‘frog hunt’

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Conservationists are preparing to scout the world for traces of amphibian species that are believed to be extinct, but may just be clinging to existence.

Orphaned baby otter nursed back to health

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

An orphaned baby sea otter has been rescued and nursed back to health in Alaska.

Astronauts tackle urgent repair

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Two astronauts have attempted to repair a broken cooling system on the International Space Station, in an eight-hour space walk.

Dung Beetle: No flies on poo-power car

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

A „poo-powered” VW Beetle has taken to the streets of Bristol in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring.

‘No choice but to return to nuclear’

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Two decades after a referendum voted to close it down, Italy is planning to re-open its nuclear power industry.