Killer space blast ‘off the hook’

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The theory that the great beasts living in North America 13,000 years ago were killed off by a space impact can now be discounted, a new study claims.

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Bacteria ‘have a sense of smell’

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A common type of bacteria has surprised researchers by demonstrating the ability to “smell” chemicals in the air.

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Orangutans show talent for mime

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Orangutans resort to miming to get their messages across in the wild, a study shows.

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Rice yields falling under warming

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Rice yields are falling across Asia as average temperatures rise, researchers show – with further declines to come.

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BP deposits $3bn in relief fund

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BP makes its first deposit of $3bn (£1.8bn) into a $20bn account to pay for the oil spill after finishing talks with the US Department of Justice.

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Climate talks ‘backslide’ at Bonn

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Climate talks are backsliding from commitments made last year while deadly floods in Pakistan highlight the dangers of inactivity, says the top US negotiator.

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Ecuador in Amazon drilling pledge

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Ecuador promises not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve in return for $3.6bn (£2.26bn) from donor countries.

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New male gorilla for London Zoo

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London Zoo prepares for the risky introduction of a new male to its group of gorillas.

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BP starts ‘static kill’ on well

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BP has started the “static kill” of its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico oil well, a step towards sealing it permanently.

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Cloned cow meat in UK food chain

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Meat from the offspring of a cloned cow entered the food chain last year, the Food Standards Agency says.

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Snails ‘have a homing instinct’

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A 69-year-old amateur scientist discovers that, contrary to common belief, garden snails have a homing instinct.

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BP prepares to seal Gulf oil well

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BP says it plans to plug its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, after conducting tests to see whether the “static kill” will work.

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Calendar – Owl Discovery – July 31

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “A Hoot in the Woods” on Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Learn about local owl species. Discover their history at Seney and the wonders of their adaptations to be silent night predators.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

BP puts oil spill cost at $32.2bn

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BP says it is setting aside $32.2bn (£20.8bn) to cover the oil spill clean-up costs, as it posts record losses of $17bn.

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Iran launches nuclear fusion bid

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Iran begins research aimed at developing a nuclear fusion reactor – an ambition that has proved elusive to physicists for decades.

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Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “The Wonders of Loons” on Sunday, July 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Discover the wonders of the loon from its long, sorrowful wails at night to its extraordinary ability to catch fish under water.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the program “Beaver Discovery” on Sunday, July 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Visit the discovery station and learn how a beaver, nature’s engineer, builds its lodge and this
extraordinary rodent’s role in the environment.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “The Wonders of Loons” on Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Discover the wonders of the loon from its long, sorrowful wails at night to its extraordinary ability to catch fish under water.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Calendar – Owl Discovery – July 24

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “A Hoot in the Woods” on Saturday, July 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Learn about local owl species. Discover their history at Seney and the wonders of their adaptations to be silent night predators.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Russia to build a new spaceport

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Russia will invest £527m in a new spaceport in the country’s Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announces.

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Calendar – Owl Discovery – July 23

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “A Hoot in the Woods” on Friday, July 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Learn about local owl species. Discover their history at Seney and the wonders of their adaptations to be silent night predators.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

US fears Gulf seabed oil seepage

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US officials fear oil may be seeping from the ocean floor near the stricken Gulf of Mexico well, and order BP to submit a plan to lessen wellhead pressure.

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Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the program “Beaver Discovery” on Tuesday, July 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Visit the discovery station and learn how a beaver, nature’s engineer, builds its lodge and this
extraordinary rodent’s role in the environment.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Oil stoppage going well, BP says

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BP says it is encouraged by the first test data following its stoppage of the oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well.

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BP prepares for key oil well test

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BP says it will start to test its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as soon as a new rupture on the cap has been fixed.

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Major decline in illegal logging

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Illegal production of timber across the world has fallen by nearly a quarter in eight years, a report concludes, as governments and consumers act.

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Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the program “Beaver Discovery” on Sunday, July 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Visit the discovery station and learn how a beaver, nature’s engineer, builds its lodge and this
extraordinary rodent’s role in the environment.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.

Calendar – Owl Discovery – July 17

Seney – The Seney National Wildlife Refuge will offer the discovery program “A Hoot in the Woods” on Saturday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the Visitor Center.

Learn about local owl species. Discover their history at Seney and the wonders of their adaptations to be silent night predators.

Discovery stations at the Center are located near the Visitor Center or along Marshland Wildlife Drive. For more information, call the NWR at 586-9851 ext. 15.