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Asteroid flyby complete
06/09/2008 20:04
A deep space probe launched by the European Space Agency has successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of kilometres from Earth.

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NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY: Elephants at the zoo in Emmen, Netherlands, play with a newborn elephant. (Jan Anninga, AFP)

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Oldest captive gorilla dies
06/09/2008 16:20

A 55-year-old gorilla - the oldest in captivity - has died at the Dallas Zoo in the US.

Gorilla galore found in Congo

Oldest gorilla turns 55

Defibrillator jolts 'a bad sign'
06/09/2008 08:01

Researchers say heart failure patients with implanted defibrillator are about six times more likely to die after they receive their first life-saving shock.

Viagra may help ailing hearts

Heart disease 'threatens' Africa

Global warming = heart problems

Diets provide enough nutrients
05/09/2008 15:33

People on the Slim Fast Plan, Weight Watchers Pure Points Programme and two other popular diets get enough nutrients even though they are eating less, researchers say.

Parents, eat your veggies!

Why some diets fail...

Sweetener tied to weight gain

Higher temperatures to hit seas
05/09/2008 13:47

Marine scientists studying the temperatures of the Mediterranean and Black Sea have warned of a continued rise in water temperature.

Warmer oceans fire up storms

'Dead zones' spreading fast

US coral reefs under threat

NZ parrots wreak havoc
05/09/2008 12:06

A gang of unruly teenage bush parrots have wrought havoc at a bird sanctuary in New Zealand by using their powerful beaks to destroy nesting boxes.

Parrot saves family from fire

Stray parrot talks his way home

277 parrots on smuggler's bike

Melting ice cap highlighted
06/09/2008 12:07

British explorer Lewis Gordon Pugh has declared he has kayaked further to the top of the world than anyone else ever has, as his bid to reach the North Pole failed.

Ice cap melts faster than ever

'Polar Bear' makes Arctic return

Polar bear makes ice floe trip

69 nations to protect fish
05/09/2008 21:05

Sixty-nine countries have adopted guidelines aimed at protecting deep-sea fish species and habitats outside national waters that are at risk from overfishing, a UN body says.

Limits set for bottom trawlers

'No Fish, No Future'

Eskom 'committed' to reducing CO2 footprint
05/09/2008 13:47

Eskom says it is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, but the amount of carbon dioxide the utility released into the atmosphere last year increased to 223.6 million tons.

SA to go green with carbon tax?

SA carbon cost study launched

Carbon offsets 'not working'

Exercise may improve memory
05/09/2008 12:06