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STUDENT GAINS DREAM JOB BEFORE GRADUATION
A Cornwall College Newquay student has landed his dream job, before his studies have even been completed.
Science & Nature : Weather & Environment
Flourishing wetland sacrificed for biofuels
The Kenyan government has approved a controversial plan to grow biofuel crops on an internationally important coastal wetland.
Science & Nature : Weather & Environment
Study shows Severn barrage is just too expensive
The power generated by a ten-mile barrage across the Severn Estuary could be produced more cheaply using other green technologies, leading economists say today (June 12).
Science & Nature : Farming
Seeking Britain's favourite farmer
Four farmers have been shortlisted for the first public poll to reveal the farmer doing most to help Britain's farmland wildlife.
Exotic Flowers : Plants
World's biggest flower goes to seed at Eden
The Eden Project green team has harvested what it believes to be a record number of seeds from the biggest flower in the world.
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United Kingdom
Twin threat heightens flamingo's plight
Science & Nature : Weather & Environment : Wildlife
A second major threat is facing endangered lesser flamingos in Africa after the announcement of development plans close to a man-made breeding site, built less than two years ago to help reverse the birds' decline.
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Devon
HEATHY SUMMER EVENTS PLANNED
Science & Nature : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks
Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is planning a series of family activities enabling local people to discover Bovey Heathfield Local Nature Reserve's amazing heathland wildlife.
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United Kingdom
Zoo works to save not-so-common dormouse
Science & Nature : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is helping to coordinate conservation efforts for one of Britain's best-loved creatures.
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Newquay
STUDENT GAINS DREAM JOB BEFORE GRADUATION
Science & Nature : People & Society : Weather & Environment : Careers & Jobs
A Cornwall College Newquay student has landed his dream job, before his studies have even been completed.
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United Kingdom
Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research
Education & Academia : Science & Nature
SCHOOLCHILDREN studying science and technology subjects like Maths, Physics and Chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like Media Studies and Psychology, proves a new report.
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China
Wolong Pandas moved to Bifengxia
Science & Nature
After Earthquake Wolong pandas to be sent to Bifengxia Base, 6 pandas on 23 May, 13 pandas on 18 June 2008, and some will be sent to Chengdu Panda Base.
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United Kingdom
First UK company to run exclusive Emperor Penguin Safari in Antarctica
Science & Nature : Travel
In November 2009 Exodus has exclusive use of the icebreaker ship Kapitan Khlebnikov for a landmark expedition to Snow Hill Rookery, Antarctica.
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United Kingdom
Flourishing wetland sacrificed for biofuels
Science & Nature : Weather & Environment
The Kenyan government has approved a controversial plan to grow biofuel crops on an internationally important coastal wetland.
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Devon
CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH RARE GRASSLAND PROJECT
Science & Nature : Nature & Wildlife Parks
A conference to be held this week will launch an ambitious new five year landscape scale project which aims to save the remaining Culm Grassland of North and West Devon.
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United Kingdom
Scientists confirm that parts of earliest genetic material may have come from the stars
Science & Nature : Research
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that an important component of early genetic material which has been found in meteorite fragments is extraterrestrial in origin, in a paper published on 15 June 2008.
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United Kingdom
Study shows Severn barrage is just too expensive
Science & Nature : Weather & Environment
The power generated by a ten-mile barrage across the Severn Estuary could be produced more cheaply using other green technologies, leading economists say today (June 12).
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Westcountry
Next steps in roll out of Rural Development Programme
Science & Nature : Nature & Wildlife Parks
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (South West RDA) is advertising for an organisation to provide Grant Administration Services for the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) in the region from September.
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United Kingdom
Seeking Britain's favourite farmer
Science & Nature : Farming : Environment
Four farmers have been shortlisted for the first public poll to reveal the farmer doing most to help Britain's farmland wildlife.
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Cornwall
ADVENTURERS WANTED TO UNDERTAKE VALUABLE MARINE CONSERVATION FIELDWORK IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY ABOARD DIVING AND RESEARCH VESSEL LOYAL WATCHER.
Education & Academia : Leisure & Hobbies : Science & Nature : Natural Sciences
Undergraduate students from across the Southwest are, for the first time this summer, being offered experience gaining practical fieldwork skills whilst exploring the beautiful Isles of Scilly.
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Exeter
Exeter to invest £80 million in science
Science & Nature : University
The University of Exeter has announced plans to invest £80 million in science, medicine and engineering over the next three years.
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United States of America
Advanced LIGO Project Funded by National Science Foundation
Science & Nature
The Advanced LIGO Project, an upgrade in sensitivity for LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories), was approved by the National Science Board in its meeting on March 27.
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United Kingdom
Genetic fortune-telling and engineering the Earth win young scientists writing prizes
Science & Nature
Explaining how novel engineering techniques could save the world from global warming, and imagining a future where you can buy the complete sequence of your genome to find out how you might die, won two young science writers the Science Challenge 2008
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United Kingdom
IS IT POSSIBLE TO CREATE A PERFECT STORM IN THE PAVILIONS ARENA?
Science & Nature : Shows
All these baffling scientific mysteries will be solved, caravans will explode and microwaves will be blown up... It can only mean one thing: Sky One 's zany science programme, 'Brainiac: Science Abuse' is heading to Plymouth Pavilions THIS FRIDAY.
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Cornwall
University and museum to uncover history of mass communication
Communications : Research : Where To Go : Libraries & Museums
The University of Exeter and Porthcurno Telegraph Museum have won a prestigious research grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to study Britain's leading role in the history of mass communications.
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Plymouth
Massive Investment in Research in the South West
Healthcare : Research : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health Authorities & Services
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust was today celebrating having helped attract £20 million extra research funding to the South West.
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United Kingdom
Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene
Genetic Engineering : Medicine : Research
A genetic mutation that can raise the amount of glucose in a person's blood to harmful levels is identified today in a study in the journal Science.
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United Kingdom
Causes of disease can be revealed by metabolic fingerprinting
Research : Health & Fitness
Your metabolic 'fingerprint' can reveal much about the possible causes of major diseases, according to the first 'metabolome-wide' association study ever carried out, published today in the journal Nature.
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United Kingdom
Increasing drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK
Research : Health & Fitness
Research: Increasing antituberculosis drug resistance in the UK: analysis of national surveillance data BMJ Online First
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Devon
TRUST GETS READY FOR FIRST MILLING DAY
Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks : Nature
Following April's official opening of Cricklepit Mill on Exeter's quayside, Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding a 'Milling Day' next week to tie in with National Archaeology Week.
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Paignton
Charity hosts moth night
Zoos : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks : Nature
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is holding an event for creatures of the night. The charity is inviting people to come and find out more about marvellous, mysterious, magical moths.
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Devon
JOHNNY KINGDOM TO OPEN WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
Wildlife : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks : Nature
Next week Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) presents its annual Wildlife Festival as part of Wildlife Weeks. This year the festival will take place in the Pannier Market in Barnstaple on Sunday 8 June and will be opened by TV presenter Johnny Kingdom.
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Compact galaxies in early Universe pack a big punch
Space
Using the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer onboard of the Hubble NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have made observations of young, surprisingly compact galaxies, each only 5,000 light-years across ...
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United Kingdom
Superkick: Black hole expelled from its parent galaxy
Space
Gravitational rocket propelled the monster at a speed of thousands of kilometres per second
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GALAXIES GONE WILD!
Space
Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars.
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Black hole sheds light on a galaxy
Space
Light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole first observed in detail
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