Atlantis shuttle set to blast off

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off from Florida to deliver equipment to the International Space Station.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8361630.stm

Brazil proposes carbon cut target

Brazil offers to cut carbon emissions by 36% by 2020, in an attempt to encourage richer nations to reveal their plans.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8360072.stm

Mystery numbers

Could Obama’s Asia trip hold the key to climate summit?Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/copenhagen/8359987.stm

 


Rosetta makes final home call

Europe’s Rosetta probe makes its final Earth flyby, a manoeuvre designed to position it to chase down a comet in 2014.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8358754.stm

Crime rings boost ivory smuggling

The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organised crime involved, says the world’s monitoring agency.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8355527.stm

Lithium clue for planet-hunters

Astronomers tell the journal Nature that Sun-like stars with orbiting planets tend to be depleted in the element lithium.Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8354522.stm

Under the sea

Vulnerable species found in the UK’s coastal watersSource: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8352000/8352549.stm



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