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Predictive blood test for TB ‘a step closer’

BBC, Sat August 21, 2010, comments (0)
International researchers say they have made a 'significant step' towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.



Ultraviolet light reveals how Greek statues really looked

Colour Lovers, Sat August 21, 2010, comments (0)
A recent touring exhibition is turning a long held common belief on its head. The common perception is that the great statues and buildings of ancient Greece and Rome were all pure unpainted stone or green tarnished bronze, but researchers have been arguing that this may not been what these classic monuments really looked like back in the era of their creation.



Spray-on film turns glass into solar panels

GizMag, Fri August 20, 2010, comments (0)
If the very idea of a spray-on film that can turn windows into solar collectors sounds too good to be true, think again.



Mexico City bans free plastic bags

BBC, Thu August 19, 2010, comments (0)
Mexico - A new law has come into effect in Mexico City giving the authorities the power to fine shops which give away free plastic bags to their customers.



Last US combat brigade exits Iraq

Story contains video BBC, Thu August 19, 2010, comments (0)
The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion.



No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.

National Post, Wed August 18, 2010, comments (0)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration announced on Monday it will grant no more permits for deep water oil exploration without requiring studies on their impact on the environment.



Dark chocolate can be good for the heart, study says

BBC, Tue August 17, 2010, comments (0)
Older women who eat dark chocolate once or twice a week could be lowering their risk of heart failure, says a US study.



A splinter of hope in the fight against illegal logging

Metro News, Mon August 16, 2010, comments (1)
Illegal logging has fallen by 22 per cent globally, and up to 75 per cent in the Brazilian Amazon and Indonesia.



Disastrous heatwave in Russia coming to an end

BBC, Mon August 16, 2010, comments (2)
Russia's record-breaking heatwave looks set to come to a dramatic end, with a severe storm now heading for Moscow after battering St Petersburg.



Solar power plant plans move ahead in California

Cnet, Sun August 15, 2010, comments (1)
After a long drought, large-scale solar power is getting closer to returning to the U.S. desert.

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