Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/science.html en-en Sat, 17 May 2008 11:33:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/science.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tuk-britain-climate-warming-aid-a7ad41d.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_uk_britain/tuk-britain-climate-warming-aid-a7ad41d_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 11:33:00 +0000 Poor countries will have to pay back aid given to them by Britain in an international aid project that was supposed to help them adapt to climate change, The Guardian newspaper said Saturday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tsc-science-astronomy-pulsar-c2ff8aa.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_sc_other/tsc-science-astronomy-pulsar-c2ff8aa_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 21:46:00 +0000 Astronomers are puzzled by the discovery of a pulsar with an unusual orbit never before seen in similar fast-spinning neutron stars that beam regular pulses of radio waves. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tot-life-france-truffles-climate-dc-4b7b872.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ot_other/tot-life-france-truffles-climate-dc-4b7b872_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:25:10 +0000 The black truffle, one of the most exclusive and expensive delicacies on the planet, is under threat from climate change. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tsc-us-animal-python-e123fef.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_sc_usa/tsc-us-animal-python-e123fef_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:05:00 +0000 Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080515/tsc-uk-food-climate-obesity-011ccfa.html /rtrs/20080515/r_t_rtrs_sc_other/tsc-uk-food-climate-obesity-011ccfa_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 23:05:00 +0000 Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tsc-us-astronomy-mars-e123fef.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_sc_usa/tsc-us-astronomy-mars-e123fef_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:50:00 +0000 A radar map of the Martian north pole reveals a four-layer ice structure laid down over a period of five million years, on top of sedimentary rocks hundreds of kilometers thick, scientists said Thursday in a report. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tsc-us-science-animals-primates-evolutio-e123fef.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_sc_usa/tsc-us-science-animals-primates-evolutio-e123fef_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:00 +0000 Scientists have long thought that walking is easier than climbing for primates -- explaining why we humans ended up on our feet all the time. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080515/tsc-uk-britain-girls-011ccfa.html /rtrs/20080515/r_t_rtrs_sc_other/tsc-uk-britain-girls-011ccfa_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:03:00 +0000 Crime committed by girls has increased by more than a quarter over the past three years, government figures revealed on Thursday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tsc-science-us-astronomy-pollution-amate-e123fef.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_sc_usa/tsc-science-us-astronomy-pollution-amate-e123fef_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:22:00 +0000 Like most major cities, light pollution from Chicago's bright lights block out everything but the moon and the most brilliant stars and planets. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tsc-us-environment-climate-warming-anima-e123fef.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_sc_usa/tsc-us-environment-climate-warming-anima-e123fef_3 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:45:00 +0000 The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice, but insisted the step did not mark a policy shift to attack global warming. AFP