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UK warns of huge cost of not tackling climate change
Tackling climate change now will cost far less than dealing with its impacts, warns an imminent report from the UK …
04/10/06
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Central African states to enact science plan
Science ministers from Central African nations have pledged to implement an Africa-wide plan to boost scientific …
03/10/06
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Cutting emissions without an economic slow-down
An accountancy firm has worked out how to sustain economic growth in emerging economies while cutting carbon …
03/10/06
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Wetlands mask China's rising role in climate change
A drop in natural emissions of a key greenhouse gas could be masking an increase in emissions linked to China's …
28/09/06
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Africa-wide facility to fund science takes shape
Options for designing a facility for funding African research will be presented to the continent's science …
26/09/06
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US$3 billion pledged to fight climate change
One of Britain's wealthiest entrepreneurs, Richard Branson, is committing billions towards research into renewable …
22/09/06
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El Niño study could improve African weather forecasts
Research into the link between El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean and changing temperature in the Atlantic could …
21/09/06
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Treating parasitic worm could increase malaria risk
Research in Madagascar has found evidence that giving people drugs against a parasitic worm may worsen malaria …
31/08/06
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Bird flu protein's 'pocket' could inspire better drugs
A newly discovered detail of the H5N1 bird flu virus's structure that could be exploited to make new, targeted …
16/08/06
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Bird flu protein's 'pocket' could inspire better drugs
A newly discovered detail of the H5N1 bird flu virus's structure that could be exploited to make new, targeted …
16/08/06
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Rising temperatures spell fire, drought and forest loss
Researchers have warned that climate change will lead to greater risks of drought, wildfires and forest loss in …
15/08/06
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H5N1 and human flu 'hybrid' does not spread
Researchers have created various combinations of the H5N1 bird flu virus and a human flu virus, but say none could …
02/08/06
