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2007-09-14 06:24:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese scientists helped infertile salmon sire baby trout by lending them trout sperm, a technique that could save endangered species, according to research published in the United States Thursday. The scientists injected sperm cells

2007-09-14 05:28:00

-- The programme is run by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) - (Reuters) - Japan's space agency launched a lunar explorer called Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) on Friday, its first mission to orbit and explore the moon. Nickna

2007-09-14 02:49:00

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The formation of the first stars at the birth of the universe could shed light on the nature of dark matter which still baffles scientists, according to a study published Thursday. Using sophisticated computer simulations

2007-09-14 01:24:00

NEW YORK (AFP) - Internet search giant Google on Thursday offered 30 million dollars in prize money for companies to land a robot camera to roam on the moon and send back high-resolution snaps and data. Google launched Google Moon, a page on its site with

2007-09-14 01:19:41

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes. The new gum, the result of polymer research at the University of Bristol, could be launched commercially in 2008, its backer

2007-09-14 00:20:00

MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Humberto battered Texas and dragged on across Louisiana as a tropical storm Thursday, killing at least one person and leaving a trail of damage and flood warnings, authorities said. Downgraded from a hurricane which blocked roads a

2007-09-14 00:17:00

NAIROBI (AFP) - A United Nations conference in Canada will next week consider ways to speed up the phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals, the UN environment agency said Thursday. Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Lay

2007-09-13 20:24:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a blow to US automakers, a federal judge has ruled that the state of Vermont can set limits on car emissions believed to contribute to global warming, rejecting arguments that only the US government can regulate the industry. Judge W