Paris, 20 Oct 2004 Instead of enjoying the last of the summer weather, scientists from the UK, Canada and Germany spent August and September isolated on vast ice-sheets in the Arctic, braving subzero...
Washington, 20 Oct 2004 The northern snakehead, an invasive species of fish that can breathe air and move across land for short distances, has been found in a Chicago harbor, officials from the...
Deadline: 17/11/2004
Leaked report damns passive smoking Passive smoking is a "substantial public health hazard," expert advisers have told the government in a boost to those seeking tobacco bans in restaurants, bars and...
British cloning is morally wrong, says Bush adviser US President George Bush's chief adviser on medical ethics accused Britain yesterday of crossing a "moral boundary" by allowing the cloning of...
Brussels, 19 October 2004 Mr. Fischler welcomed the recent adoption by the Danish Parliament of national legislation for the co-existence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 Some 13 countries have given their support to the joint Danish-Italian request to set up a European task force to ensure the co-existence of genetically modified (GM) crops and...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 A new technology platform for the construction sector has been established, and is drawing up a vision for 2030, by which time the partners foresee the availability of...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 An international survey carried out among 4,000 scientific and medical research authors from 97 countries has found that the majority of researchers around the world are...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 A network for European researchers living and working in the US is to be established by the European Commission and embassies of the EU Member States in the US. The network is...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 An international workshop on 'design and redesign guidelines for safer roadside infrastructure' will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 November. The workshop, organised as...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 The eighth European biotechnology crossroads conference will take place in Marseille, France, from to 29 October. Centred around the theme 'from ideas to markets', the...
Brussels, 19 Oct 2004 Executive Summary: The general guidelines and objectives provided in the European Commission document are largely shared by ETNO. The involvement of the main participants –...
Paris, 18 October 2004 From 10 to 14 October the ion engine of ESA's SMART-1 carried out a continuous thrust manoeuvre in a last major push that will get the spacecraft to the Moon capture point on...
Blair insists A levels will stay in shake-up Tony Blair and Education Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday appeared to undermine the spirit of a radical new English diploma system recommended by a...