16/01/2006

India counts its tigers

India is starting a comprehensive census of its Bengal tiger population in an effort to discover why the number of animals is declining.

South Korean cloning expert: I was set up

South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who has admitted falsifying published stem cell and cloning research, reportedly says he was betrayed by colleagues.

Networking: Securing illegals' records

Migrant farm workers flow into Salinas, Calif., during the lettuce-harvesting season, just as once portrayed, long ago, by novelist John Steinbeck. The difference is that now, the workers come to California's Central Valley ...

Nokia launches latest handset: Nokia 6125

Nokia launched Monday its latest handset Nokia 6125 with phone, Bluetooth and MP3 player. Equipped with digital zoom, video recording and Internet capabilities, the phone can be used for entertainment and information as well.

UQ researchers reach the outer limits of space

If you've just come back from holidays and think it was a long trip, spare a thought for Dr Kevin Pimbblet. Dr Pimbblet, an astrophysicist with The University of Queensland's School of Physical Sciences, has been traveling ...

Survey gauges teens' view of tech future

Gasoline-powered automobiles, compact discs and desktop computers are headed toward the technology scrap heap, according to a recent survey of American teenagers.

NASA to send spececraft to Pluto

NASA is all set to launch its $700-million New Horizons spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a nearly nine-year journey to Pluto.

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