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First light for space telescope
"A powerful Nasa space telescope launched in June has unveiled its first results - including an image of the sky viewed through "gamma-ray glasses". Nasa also revealed a new name; the Gamma-ray Large Area Space... Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field
"Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by herdsmen... Cattle shown to align north-south
"Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by... Let children play in car parks, say health chiefs after hundreds of school sp...
The selling off of public playing fields for housing development has been and continues to be a hot potato for the British Government which more than 5 years ago committed itself to halting the practice. It has... FDA lifts warning on tomatoes
"The federal agency lifted its warning about tomatoes but left in place a warning about raw jalapeño and serrano peppers, having previously said those foods also may be linked to the outbreak. The source of the...FDA lifts warning on tomatoes
"Tomatoes are again safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, weeks after the food was blamed as a source of a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada. ...Iran Daily: A Blow to Sanctions
"Iran, Pakistan and India will sign a deal this month to build a natural gas pipeline to help feed the subcontinent’s desperate need for energy, indeed a major blow to illegal US-led sanctions against Tehran and a defeat for US influence in South Asia. The $7.5 billion... Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back
I remember 2002..."It's not about the oil...it's not about the oil...it's not about the oil." No of course, the war in Iraq had nothing to do with access to massive amounts of oil, it was all about finding weapons of... Bali Is Not A Paradise
"Bali, island of a thousand temples- charming, beautiful, captivating and alluring. Images of lush, green paddy fields, ancient temples, exotic performance of traditional dances, friendly people, peaceful beaches and...China and Japan 'Agree' to Gas Deal
After an historic diplomatic summit between China and Japan in May, the two countries are reportedly close to making a formal agreement to develop gas fields in the East China Sea that have long been disputed. Although the "known reserves" are a "modest 180 million barrels"... Canadian Farmer: Jeff Gill's "Inconvienient Truth"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Farmers, the backbone of Canada, are in jeopardy when cheap food imports flooding the Canadian Market sometimes makes one wonder if it is worth getting up at the... Burma: Cyclone Victims told "Eat Frogs"!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe military Junta relocating cyclone victims out of their refugee camps and sending them back to their devastated villages, further adds insult to injury by telling the... New Urbanism's Moses comes to Tsawwassen
Trevor Boddy critiques a proposed new urbanist development in South Delta as "a last-gasp attempt to reform suburbanism from within,before high energy prices and new respect for land compels much denserdevelopment." "The 13th of May brought several downer developments — and... China president begins Japan visit
Chinese president Hu Jintao has begun a visit to Japan, an always awkward meeting considering the two are historical rivals. His visit was marked by significant protests in Tokyo over the Tibet issue, but there...Major British oil pipeline being shut down ahead of possible strike
A pipeline that carries nearly half of Britain's oil is gradually being shut down today ahead of a possible strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and started some panic fuel buying.The...
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