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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tropical giant penguin discovered

Citation added: June 26th, 2007, 12:08 am
A giant penguin who preferred the tropics to the southern oceans has been discovered by a team of scientists. The Icadyptes salasi 1.5m (5ft) tall penguin would dwarf all the penguins who walk the planet today.
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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza

Citation added: March 16th, 2006, 4:42 am
Initially, ambergris is a soft, foul-smelling waste matter that floats on the ocean. But years of exposure to the sun and the salt water of the ocean transform the waste into a smooth, exotic lump of compact rock with sweet smell.
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Predators 'drove human evolution'

Citation added: February 21st, 2006, 4:34 am
The popular view of our ancient ancestors as hunters who conquered all in their way is wrong, researchers have told a major US science conference. Instead, they argue, early humans were on the menu for predatory beasts.
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Curbing climate change 'unlikely'

Citation added: January 29th, 2006, 7:23 pm
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases may have more serious impacts than previously believed, a major new scientific report has said. The report, published by the UK government, says there is only a small chance of greenhouse gas emissions being kept
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