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High-flying

Gallery: The first Boeing 747-8- Freighter has successfully taken to the skies and plans are afoot for a passenger version of the jet.

Smarter farming saves Amazon

Researcher Flavio Wruck has explained how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its best defender.

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Drink beer for strong bones

2010-02-09 22:20

Researchers have found that due to its high silicon content, beer may help keep bones strong.

Love not all looks and laughs

2010-02-09 22:20

Singles looking for love put too much emphasis on looks and passion in trying to find their perfect match, according to research.

Pets, not chocs, for V'Day

Nasa set to launch observatory

2010-02-09 21:00

Nasa has made final preparations for the launch of its solar dynamics observatory that promises to give space scientists the most detailed glimpse ever of our sun.

Company hopes to harness energy

2010-02-09 18:37

A US company hopes to dig a series of underground caves that it hopes will be able to generate electricity.

$10 trillion for clean energy

Japanese to save by walking

2010-02-09 16:32

A Japanese company is selling a pedometer that calculates how much money you save on taxi fares by walking as well as the calories you burn.

Picture showing Nasa shuttle Discovery moments aft

Astronauts inspect shuttle

2010-02-09 13:02

Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts are inspecting their ship, just hours after blasting into orbit.

Endeavour blasts off for ISS

HUNGRY: Swans are fed on the banks of the Vistula river, near a warm water outlet from a nearby wastewater treatment plant, on a cold winter’s day in Warsaw, Poland. (Alik Keplicz, AP)

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New medical innovation

2010-02-09 19:36

Medical researchers have said they have made advances that could see pig lungs transplanted into humans within a decade.

Aus to lift transplant ban

Stranded panda lured to safety

2010-02-09 17:33

Villagers in China's Sichuan province have lured a panda to safety with numerous bananas after discovering it stranded on a mountain face.

Third-hand smoke bad for you

2010-02-09 14:26

A scientific report finds that third-hand smoke - tobacco residue clinging to surfaces - is also bad for you.

Smoking kills 5 million a year

Big Boeing flies

2010-02-09 12:09

Boeing Co's giant 747-8 freighter - the biggest plane the company has ever built - has successfully completed its first flight.

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Roasted oranges, mascarpone and dark chocolate.
Festival Funnies

Boob 'n band jokes and hangover humour: overheard at Up the Creek.
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Drug mules run life-threatening risks. Why and how do they do it?
Who's who?

It's going to be a zoo when fans descend for the 2010 WC. Know your nations.
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Hear the Haiti Single

Listen to an all-star recording of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts".

Webcam software 'sees' people

2010-02-09 10:01

A California company has released software that detects people in surveillance footage recorded by common Web cameras.

The latest in webcams: 3D

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