China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft launches on a mission to try to rendezvous and dock with the country’s Tiangong-1 space laboratory.
Miesiąc: Październik 2011
Rare white kiwi survives surgery
The world’s only known white kiwi has survived surgery to remove stones from her gizzard, reports a New Zealand Wildlife Centre.
Durban: A summit of small steps?
Why there is little prospect of a big deal at this year’s UN climate summit
Forensic service closure defended
The government defends its decision last year to close the Forensic Science Service.
‚Disturbing’ cyber-attacks on UK
The UK has been subject to a „disturbing” number of cyber-attacks, the director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ has said.
‚Disturbing’ cyberattacks on UK
The UK has been subject to a „disturbing” number of cyber-attacks, the director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ has said.
Lasers show up counterfeit whisky
A new method to tackle the counterfeiting of Scotch Whisky using laser technology is developed at St Andrews University.
Seria trzęsień ziemi w Obserwatorium ESO Paranal w Chile
W ostatnich kilku dniach w Obserwatorium Paranal w Chile, należącym do Europejskiego Obserwatorium Południowego (ESO), zanotowano serię wstrząsów sejsmicznych. Wielkie teleskopy nie ucierpiały, są bowiem odpowiednio skonstruowane, aby przetrwać trzęsienia ziemi.
Trzęsienie ziemi w chilijskim obserwatorium Paranal
Po trzęsieniu ziemi, które dziesięć dni temu dotknęło znajdujące się na Hawajach obserwatorium Mauna Kea, również chilijskie obserwatorium Paranal zostało wczoraj zagrożone przez serię wstrząsów.
How to predict the future
Know your Star Trek from your morphological analysis
‚Disturbing’ cyber attacks on UK
The UK has been subject to a „disturbing” number of cyber attacks, the director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ has said.
VIDEO: World population at seven billion
The world’s population is estimated to reach seven billion on Monday, according to the United Nations.
China prepares for space launch
China is set to launch a unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to dock with a capsule orbiting the Earth, as part of its work to build a space station.
Bangladesh bid to save dolphins
Bangladesh is to declare three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest as dolphin sanctuaries to protect freshwater dolphins, officials say.
Why disgust is a healthy emotion
Why this forgotten emotion can be a life-saver
Near-death experience ‚in mind’
Scientists say phenomena linked to near-death experiences are ‚the brain gone awry’.
‚Seabird cities’ still struggling
Scotland’s internationally important seabird colonies are continuing to have poor breeding seasons, RSPB Scotland has warned.
Fossil feast for ‚zombie worms’
Traces of bone-eating „zombie worms” have been found in a three million year old fossil from Italy, say researchers.
Are there really seven billion of us?
Are there really seven billion of us?
Should shipwrecks be left alone?
Should shipwrecks be left in place, or plundered?
Zakrycie gwiazdy Xi2 Sgr przez Księżyc
31 października Księżyc oświetlony w 30% zakryje swym ciemnym brzegiem gwiazdę Xi2 Sgr (Strzelec, jasność 3.5m). Zjawisko zacznie się około 17:30, potrwa do 18:45. Kąt pozycyjny zakrycia wyniesie 82°, a odkrycia 242°.
GM mosquitoes show fever promise
A field study of genetically modified mosquitoes suggests they could be deployed against dengue fever and other tropical diseases.