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Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant

The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.

"The decision to exclude these companies… is based on the Council on Ethics assessment that they are contributing to or are themselves responsible for grossly unethical activity."- Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen

Grow your own transplant liver in a lab within just 5 years

Desperately ill patients waiting for a transplant could be able to 'grow their own' livers within five years, British doctors said last night.

Cannabis electric car to be made in Canada

An electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation.

First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for Liberals

An Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history.

Big Bear Solar Observatory: The Most Detailed Picture of a Sunspot Ever Recorded

Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever captured in visible light.

Ghana strengthens child labour monitoring

A database system for monitoring and tracking information on child labour issues in Ghana was launched in Accra on Friday with a call on various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies not to compromise on canker.

India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal Land

The Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group.

Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar Sands

Major US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred.

New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009

U.S. energy use fell in 2009 and Americans used more wind and solar power and less electricity generated by burning coal and natural gas, according to a survey by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Smallest frog in Asia discovered in Borneo

Researchers on an expedition in Borneo have found a new and very tiny species of frog.

Scientists hope to collect electricity from the air

Powering homes with electricity collected from the air may be possible after scientists report solving a centuries old riddle about how moisture in the atmosphere becomes electrically charged.

Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision

Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss.

Rich exoplanet system discovered

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.

White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers pace

Tough new US rules governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks and buses edged forward last week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House.

Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days are alive

Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.

Predictive blood test for TB ‘a step closer’

International researchers say they have made a 'significant step' towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.

Ultraviolet light reveals how Greek statues really looked

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.

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