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Friend, or "Foe-zone"? Researchers have found that ozone, the chemical we can't live without, could also be the death of us, or at least a potent trigger for global warming. Stephen Sitch, from the UK's ... 29th Jul 2007	Diesel exhaust at the heart of arterial disease Researchers have found that airbourne pollution can trigger damage to blood vessels. Ke Wei Gong and colleagues, from the University of California at Los Angeles, culture endotheli... 29th Jul 2007
China Cleaning up Beijing's Act for Olympics The Chinese government have announced funding for a large-scale wind farm on the outskirts of Beijing in an effort to cut pollution in time for the 2008 Olympics. The 580 mil... 29th Jul 2007	Bad News for British Seabirds. That’s according to the RSPB who have announced this week that colonies of seabirds, like puffins, kittiwakes and Manx shearwaters are not doing very well at all in their normal br... 22nd Jul 2007
Skincare by jellyfish Researchers in Japan have finally found a use for the huge excess of jellyfish that have been turning up in Japanese waters in recent years - as a source of skincare products. Kimi... 8th Jul 2007	Greatest-"tits" - Birds stay ahead of fashion with cutting edge songs Scientists have shown that birds move with the times by updating their songs; play them an old one and, just like teenagers at a disco, they'll desert the dance floor. Elizabeth De... 8th Jul 2007
Turtle conservation could be working Numbers of endangered sea turtles are on the up in British and French waters, thanks to conservation efforts on the other side of the Atlantic. That’s acco... 13th May 2007	Protein for plant “petrol” As it looks like we’ll be running out of oil in the not-too-distant future, scientists have been hunting for an alternative to fossil fuels for use in cars and other vehicles. ... 29th Apr 2007
Looking at Lemmings It’s a common belief that lemmings commit suicide by flinging themselves off cliffs en masse. However, this isn’t actually true. Like most of us, lemmings are quite keen to s... 22nd Apr 2007	Heat Triggers Sex Change in Lizards by Turning Off Genes A new study out this week has shown for the first time that heat causes lizard eggs to change sex by switching off a key gene.While that may not sound especially revolu... 22nd Apr 2007

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