Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic can increase a person’s blood pressure even if it…
Month: February 2008
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Extremophile Hunt Begins In Strange Antarctic Lake
A team of scientists has just left the country to explore a very strange lake…
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Microsoft Teams on Subscription PCs in Russia (PC World)
PC World – A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with…
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Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Nintendo’s popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation…
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Time to dump Windows? (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – InfoWorld’s “Save XP” petition asking Microsoft to keep Windows XP available indefinitely, not…
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Managing Uncertainty Important In Ecological Balance
Science Daily: The balance of nature looms prominently in the public mind these days. Climate…
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Australia: Climate change strategy preparations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The State Government says it’s still gathering information needed to finalise a…
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United Kingdom: Carbon offset projects to get code of conduct
Guardian: The government will announce details this week of a code aimed at ensuring the…
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Southwest lakes may dry up, study says
Associated Press: Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the…
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Polar bears set to join US at-risk list
Times (UK): THE American government is to add the polar bear to its list of…