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  China finds major dinosaur site
Date: December  31, 2008  

By Steve JacksonBBC NewsScientists in China say they believe a group of dinosaur fossils discovered in the east of the country could be the largest collection ever found.The researchers, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, say they have unearthed 7600 dinosaur bones since March in Shandong province.Most of the bones date back to the late Cretaceo
  Polar refuge
Date: December  30, 2008  

Sean SmithBBC Timewatch The descendants of the original team hope to make it to the South PoleRetracing Shackleton s journeyEntering Sir Ernest Shackleton s hut on the edge of the Antarctic is like travelling back in time 100 years and becoming part of the expedition that so nearly became the first to reach the South Pole.Iron pots stand on the woo
  Over the Moon
Date: December  29, 2008  

By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC NewsThe magic of the Moon has once again captured the imagination of politicians and scientists around the world.Forty years ago, the largest TV audience in history tuned in to watch the Apollo 8 crew reach lunar orbit.It was during this mission that the famous "Earthrise" image was captured, changing forev
  Shackleton s feet
Date: December  18, 2008  

Sean SmithBBC Timewatch A few weeks ago I was in a tiny aircraft, a Twin Otter ski-plane, flying above the vastness of the Antarctic continent.My destination was the historic shore of McMurdo Sound, the starting point for the British attempts on the South Pole led by Shackleton and Scott, during what is now called "The Heroic Age" of Polar explorat
  Himalayan high
Date: December  17, 2008  

By Charles HavilandBBC News, KathmanduA tree is toppled.A missile is fired.A mountaineer makes a dangerous ascent.A Buddhist nun waves her scarf exuberantly in the wind; mountain animals stare at the camera; there are images of violence, weeping and laughter.The signature "jingle" to the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) shows
  Enceladus has spreading surface
Date: December  16, 2008  

By Jonathan AmosScience reporter, BBC News, San FranciscoA US space agency (Nasa) probe has witnessed a moon of Saturn do something very unusual and Earth-like.Pictures of the icy satellite Enceladus suggest its surface splits and spreads apart - just like the ocean floor on our planet splits to create new crust.The information was released at a me
  Miner Rio Tinto cuts 14,000 jobs
Date: December  10, 2008  

The world s third-largest mining firm, Rio Tinto, is cutting 14,000 jobs as part of plans to reduce its debt by $10bn (£6.8bn) by the end of next year.It also plans to defer some of its planned spending on exploration and cut spending at its offices.Rio Tinto, which is listed in the UK and Australia, currently employs 97,000 people worldwide.It
  Forest aid
Date: December  07, 2008  

By James PainterBBC Latin America analystThe Peruvian government says it can reach zero deforestation in just 10 years with the help of funds from Western governments.It is taking its ambitious proposal to the latest round of UN talks on climate change, which are taking place in Poznan.The government claims more than 80% of Peru s primary forests c
  Nasa delays its next Mars mission
Date: December  04, 2008  

The US space agency Nasa has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission.MSL was to fly next year, but the mission has been dogged by testing and hardware problems.The rover s launch has been postponed until 2011, Nasa said.The mission is using innovative technologies to explore whether microbial life could ever have existed on
  Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties
Date: November  27, 2008  

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba for the final stop in a tour of Latin America intended to strengthen Russian influence in the region.Mr Medvedev and Cuban President Raul Castro are expected to sign deals on nickel mining and and oil exploration.The Russian leader arrived in Havana from Venezuela, where he and President Hugo Chavez sign


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