Life Science

Life Science




Flipping avians the bird

June 28 - July 5, 2006
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Human activity is the greatest cause of extinctions around the world, according to the first global assessment of threats to birdlife.





Urban legends

June 28 - July 5, 2006
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An air-hostess, as she passed along the aisle of the plane on a transatlantic flight from Amsterdam to New York, noticed that a baby, nestled between a couple who were asleep, didn't look very well, in fact it looked extremely ill.





A new age Noah’s Ark?

June 28 - July 5, 2006
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AN AMBITIOUS project to safeguard future food supplies began on June 19 with the launch of a “Noah’s ark” for the world’s most important plants.





Disney opts to go green

June 28 - July 5, 2006
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The latest tourist attraction in the US state of Florida is a snow-capped, 60-metre hill at Disney World in Orlando.