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2008-10-01 21:18:00

ABIDJAN (AFP) - The leading defendant in a key toxic waste trial Wednesday said he was misled by an affiliate of the Dutch multinational that brought the poisonous liquid to Ivory Coast in 2006. Salomon Ugborugbo, head of the Ivorian company Tommy, which

2008-10-01 19:51:00

PARIS (AFP) - A Japanese researcher has put paleo-biologists in a flap by suggesting pterosaurs -- the winged lizards beloved of toymakers and dino movies -- were unable to fly, New Scientist says. Katsufumi Sato of the University of Tokyo carried out an

2008-10-01 09:10:00

SYDNEY (AFP) - An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government's top climate change adviser. The belching and farting of millions of farm animals is a

2008-10-01 01:37:00

PARIS (AFP) - The mouse could help lift the veil on how the Norwegian Vikings established a seafaring kingdom that ranged from the tip of Scotland and Iceland to Greenland and Newfoundland, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers led by Jeremy Searle of t

2008-09-30 19:23:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In an unprecedented discovery, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has found snow falling from clouds on Mars, scientists said Tuesday. A laser instrument collecting data on how the atmosphere and surface interact on Mars detected snow from clou

2008-09-30 18:18:00

SYDNEY (AFP) - Failure to curb global warming would "haunt humanity" forever, Australia's top climate adviser said Tuesday as he urged the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60 percent by 2050. Ross Garnaut, presenting his long-awaited re

2008-09-30 06:49:00

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to launch an 8-tonne lab into orbit within four years as a stepping stone to grander space feats such as a moonshot, top scientists said, celebrating their country's first space walk while warning of hurdles ahead. The three

2008-09-30 03:05:00

ABIDJAN (AFP) - The trial opened in Ivory Coast on Monday of 12 people charged with involvement in a 2006 toxic waste scandal which killed 17 Ivorians and poisoned thousands. Nine of the 12 were in court to face a raft of charges including poisoning, comp

2008-09-30 02:42:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA has delayed the final service mission of the Atlantis space shuttle to the Hubble space telescope, probably until early 2009, after a "significant anomaly" occurred on the orbiting telescope. "It's obvious that October 14 is off th

2008-09-30 01:42:00

DAKAR (Reuters) - Its fruit has a tart, zesty taste -- some say like sherbet. It's highly nutritious, and might be imbued with the souls of dead chieftains. If you live in Europe, it could be headed to a smoothie near you. The baobab tree -- thick-trunked