Reuters: General Motors Corp said it plans production of upgraded hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles in 2010…
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United States: Governor’s high-flying commute draws flak
LA Times: Like many of the Californians he represents, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now spends more…
Whaling body seeks path to peace
The International Whaling Commission aims to find common ground between the factions at a London…
Plant seeds ‘adapt to city life’
A weed has rapidly evolved to survive the challenge of life in the concrete jungle,…
Italy row over Galileo’s remains
A bid to exhume the remains of Galileo Galilei for DNA tests sparks a row…
Antarctic fish’s winter ‘sleep’
The Antarctic cod puts itself into a state similar to hibernation for the winter, scientists…
Genes ‘play key happiness role’
Our level of happiness in life is strongly influenced by the genes with which we…
New twist in ‘Hobbit’ debate
Scientists say 18,000-year- old remains are not a new species, but modern humans with a…
Warming Climate May Cause Arctic Tundra To Burn
Science Daily: Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the…
Why Europe torpedoed the REDD forests-for-carbon credits initiative
Mongabay: Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) has been widely lauded as a…