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Asteroid Near-missed Earth Last WeekendLast week we were talking rather light-heartedly about the chances of an asteroid colliding with the Earth. We might have taken this subject a little more serious... 17th Mar 2002
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Drunk Monkeys - Apes Show Drinking Behaviour Strikingly Similar to HumansDr. Frank Erwin and his team at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada, have done some research into monkey's drinking habits. Monkeys behave like humans at a ... 17th Mar 2002
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Space Tourism to Launch Within a Few YearsHave you ever wanted to go up in space? You might get your chance yet - scientists in Russia have unveiled a spacecraft designed to take tourists into space rathe... 17th Mar 2002
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Alcohol Problems and the NhsDiseases caused by an unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, alcohol, drug abuse and obesity are pushing the NHS close to collapse. Smoking related illness costs th... 17th Mar 2002
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Sweaty Palms Caused By Inherited ConditionDo you worry about having clammy handshake and seeming really nervous in interviews because of sweaty palms? Scientists at UCLA, the University of California, hav... 17th Mar 2002
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National No Smoking Day Coming UpIt's National No Smoking day on Wednesday so now's your chance to give up for good. But you might be more successful armed with a few facts to help you. - 75%... 10th Mar 2002
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How Pollution Harms your HealthIt is fairly easy to understand why airborne pollution might be bad for your lungs and contribute to allergic conditions such as asthma, but it is more difficult ... 10th Mar 2002
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Toxic Chemicals Are Causing Cancer in WhalesIt turns out that high levels of toxic chemicals in seawater are causing cancers the develop in Whales. (that's the animal, not the country !) About 2% of marine ... 10th Mar 2002
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So an Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks !A few years ago scientists were very excited when they unexpectedly discovered new nerve cells being born in the brains of adult people and animals, because up un... 10th Mar 2002
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Puffa Jacket TentsLast year the cold killed hundreds of people in refugee camps in Afghanistan - but a Cambridge scientist is hoping to change this. Next week Joseph Ashmore will t... 10th Mar 2002
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