http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-11-17T20:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/florida_to_buy_sugar_maker_in_bid_to_restore_everglades/?source=rss In a deal that environmental groups said would be the largest ecological restoration in the country’s history, a plan for the state to buy the nation’s largest producer of cane sugar was announced Tuesday by the governor and officials of U.S. Sugar Corporation. Environment, Land, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-06-24T20:03:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_unveils_spaceship_designs/?source=rss Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. 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World, Science, Space, Technology, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, France, North America, United States, California, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada 2007-11-14T07:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cloning_could_save_ancient_redwoods/?source=rss An arborist on a mission to preserve and restore Northern California's towering redwoods has begun taking cuttings that he hopes can be used to make genetic clones of the ancient trees. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Science, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California 2007-11-04T21:13:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/europe_floats_future_space_ideas/?source=rss A mission could be launched before the end of the next decade to put a balloon on Titan, the hazy Saturnian moon. World, Science, Space, Technology, Special Interest 2007-10-20T14:59:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fall_foliage_fall_foliage_why_leaves_change_colorwhy_leaves_change_color/?source=rss For years, scientists have studied how leaves prepare for the annual show of fall color. The molecules behind bright yellows and oranges are well understood, but brilliant reds remain a bit of a mystery. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Science, Technology 2007-10-20T14:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/torture_has_a_long_history_of_not_working/?source=rss From the dingy dungeons of the Dark Ages to today's shadowy holding facilities, the use of torture as an interrogation tactic has evolved little and possibly yielded even less, in terms of intelligence. World, Human Rights, Politics, Science, Health, Special Interest, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-10-20T14:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chatty_cavemen_me_neanderthal_talk_good/?source=rss Neanderthals might have spoken just like humans do now, new genetic findings suggest. Science, Archeology, Technology, Health, Special Interest 2007-10-20T14:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/make_electricity_from_rubbish/?source=rss A company promoting using the contents of household rubbish bins to generate electricity says it can make a contribution to the Government's energy strategy. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Science, Technology, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-10-18T11:01:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pollution_into_fuel_is_algae_ethanol_the_solution/?source=rss Oddly, the easiest and cheapest way to make ethanol is from blue-green pond scum. Algae can be converted into ethanol with just sunlight and CO2. And it can grow very quickly—double in size in a few hours. Even better, algae sucks up greenhouse gases as it grows. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Science, Technology, Health, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-10-18T07:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_wave_experiment_reveals_poorly_understood_behavior_of_tsunamis/?source=rss With the goal of saving lives and preventing environmental and structural damage during real tsunamis, Princeton Engineering researchers created experimental mini-tsunamis in Oregon this summer. Environment, Water, Science, Technology, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-10-18T07:41:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ecologists_discover_city_is_uber_forest_for_big_owls/?source=rss Charlotte has a spooky secret: the North Carolina city is home to a robust population of very large barred owls -- a species long-believed by ornithologists to require old growth forest for survival. According to ecologists doing the most extensive field study ever done on the species, the owls see urban life as an upgrade on the old woods, and Charlotteans are not at all creeped out by the big birds that share their yards. Environment, Forests, Land, Wildlife, Science, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-10-18T07:33:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/arctic_muds_reveal_sea_ice_record/?source=rss A new technique to track changes in the extent of Arctic sea ice over the past 1,000 years is being developed by a UK team from the University of Plymouth. Environment, Climate and Energy, Water, Science, Technology, Health, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-10-16T12:11:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mini_pigs_are_big_success_on_farm/?source=rss A Devon fun farm is reaping the rewards of a nine-year breeding programme for miniature pigs. Environment, Wildlife, Special Interest, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-10-16T11:53:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/more_sex_needed_to_boost_sperm/?source=rss Some men should have sex every day to maximise the chances of getting their partner pregnant, researchers say. Health, Top Stories, Health Top Stories 2007-10-16T11:46:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/explorers_quest_for_key_ice_data/?source=rss It was a feat many thought was utterly impossible. To trek alone, without re-supply, from Canada to the North Pole was deemed so difficult experts felt it was an endurance act too far. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-10-16T11:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/revealed_the_man_behind_court_attack_on_gore_film/?source=rss Fuel and mining magnate backed UK challenge to An Inconvenient Truth. Environment, Climate and Energy, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-10-15T04:20:00-08:00