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Five Odessa College students were standing in the laboratories of NASA Wednesday morning working with robotics and aeronautics to come up with a solution to whatever problem they were presented. They are there again today as part of a state-funded program known as Community College Aerospace Sch...

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A full-sized replica of Stonehenge will be built on a beach in western Australia after a small town gave the green light for construction in a bid to draw tourists. The shire council in Esperance, 460 miles south-west of Perth, has approved plans for the A$1.2m (£722,749) project, which it hopes will...

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Ancient sea goddess celebrated Tens of thousands of believers have gathered in the port city of Tianjin. They are there for a week-long commemoration of the goddess Mazu. We bring you the grandeur of the opening ceremony. The Mazu Cultural Festival opened at Heavenly Queen Temple, one of the...

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James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet h...

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An unmanned aircraft, operated by Nasa, has successfully started flying scientific research missions over the Pacific Ocean. The Global Hawk drone is a robotic plane that is designed to stay up in the air at very high altitudes for an extended period of time. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/s...

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Cudmore Grove is located at the eastern end of Mersea Island, with fine views across the Colne and Blackwater estuaries. Come and walk the sea wall, explore the shore and watch for wildlife. Behind the sandy beach is an area of cliff top and grassland providing a tranquil open landscape for picnics, f...

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A NASA-funded robotic probe is to be tested under ice to evaluate the systems ability to operate in the kind of extreme conditions found on Jupiters moon Europa. The Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic Antarctic Explorer is a $2.3m project aimed at creating a vehicle designed to swi...

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War bunker turned into observatory Think of the north Norfolk coast and a number of images will spring to mind: Cromer carnival, Cley marshes or maybe Happisburgh lighthouse. But how many people are likely to picture a former war bunker which now houses a host of state-of-the-art equipment produci...

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80 km wide structure off the Vietnam coast. Latitude: 13°34'5.21"N, Longitude: 111°19'20.04"E

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The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray has been unveiled. Biologist Dr Andrea Marshall has discovered that the giant fish, which she first described as new to science last year, undertakes huge journeys. As well as making the longest migration known across the Indi...

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You would expect conservationists to be thrilled by the decision to designate the Chagos Islands the largest fully protected marine park in the world. They are not. The project hinges on the notion that what makes the archipelago special is its lack of habitation - but the Chagos Islands are neither...

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A piece of 9th Century AD history is being re-created, when the 'Jewel of Muscat', a replica of ancient Omani trading vessel set sail on Tuesday amidst much fanfare from Port Sultan Qaboos. The Jewel of Muscat is a copy of an ancient Omani trading vessel discovered wrecked off the coast of Indonesia in...

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Ordnance Survey offers free data Mapping agency Ordnance Survey has launched a new service offering free and unrestricted access to most of its map data. After months of public consultation, OS OpenData is being launched by Communities Secretary John Denham. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/lo...

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Ancient snakes living in Madagascar Blind snakes have been discovered to be one of the few species now living in Madagascar that existed there when it broke away from India about 100 million years ago, according to a study that was published in the March 31 issue of the Royal Society journal Biology Le...

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One of Scotland's most famous clock-makers, who designed the mechanisms behind the Capital's One o'Clock Gun and Time Ball, is being honoured at his former home. Campaigners have won permission to erect a bronze plaque in memory of Frederick James Ritchie, one of the pioneers of electric clock-ma...

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	Community College Aerospace Scholars (Preview) Five Odessa College students were standing in the laboratories of NASA Wednesday morning working with robotics and aeronautics to come up with a solution to whatever problem they were presented. They are there again today as part of a state-funded program known as Community College Aerospace Sch...	Blobrana	0	Apr 22 12:29 2010 by Blobrana
	Stonehenge Down Under (Preview) A full-sized replica of Stonehenge will be built on a beach in western Australia after a small town gave the green light for construction in a bid to draw tourists. The shire council in Esperance, 460 miles south-west of Perth, has approved plans for the A$1.2m (£722,749) project, which it hopes will...	Blobrana	0	Apr 21 13:51 2010 by Blobrana
	Mazu Goddess (Preview) Ancient sea goddess celebrated Tens of thousands of believers have gathered in the port city of Tianjin. They are there for a week-long commemoration of the goddess Mazu. We bring you the grandeur of the opening ceremony. The Mazu Cultural Festival opened at Heavenly Queen Temple, one of the...	Blobrana	1	Apr 20 00:15 2010 by Blobrana
	James Lovelock Person (Preview) James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet h...	Blobrana	0	Apr 18 19:02 2010 by Blobrana
	Global Hawk drone Robot (Preview) An unmanned aircraft, operated by Nasa, has successfully started flying scientific research missions over the Pacific Ocean. The Global Hawk drone is a robotic plane that is designed to stay up in the air at very high altitudes for an extended period of time. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/s...	Blobrana	0	Apr 14 18:39 2010 by Blobrana
	Cudmore Grove Country Park (Preview) Cudmore Grove is located at the eastern end of Mersea Island, with fine views across the Colne and Blackwater estuaries. Come and walk the sea wall, explore the shore and watch for wildlife. Behind the sandy beach is an area of cliff top and grassland providing a tranquil open landscape for picnics, f...	Blobrana	0	Apr 11 17:38 2010 by Blobrana
	ENDURA Robots (Preview) A NASA-funded robotic probe is to be tested under ice to evaluate the systems ability to operate in the kind of extreme conditions found on Jupiters moon Europa. The Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic Antarctic Explorer is a $2.3m project aimed at creating a vehicle designed to swi...	Blobrana	3	Apr 10 10:09 2010 by Blobrana
	Muckleburgh War bunker (Preview) War bunker turned into observatory Think of the north Norfolk coast and a number of images will spring to mind: Cromer carnival, Cley marshes or maybe Happisburgh lighthouse. But how many people are likely to picture a former war bunker which now houses a host of state-of-the-art equipment produci...	Blobrana	0	Apr 7 18:12 2010 by Blobrana
	Vietnam (Preview) 80 km wide structure off the Vietnam coast. Latitude: 13°34'5.21"N, Longitude: 111°19'20.04"E	Blobrana	0	Apr 4 16:54 2010 by Blobrana
	Manta birostris Fish (Preview) The once secret life of a huge, recently discovered species of manta ray has been unveiled. Biologist Dr Andrea Marshall has discovered that the giant fish, which she first described as new to science last year, undertakes huge journeys. As well as making the longest migration known across the Indi...	Blobrana	0	Apr 4 16:21 2010 by Blobrana
	Chagos Islands (Preview) You would expect conservationists to be thrilled by the decision to designate the Chagos Islands the largest fully protected marine park in the world. They are not. The project hinges on the notion that what makes the archipelago special is its lack of habitation - but the Chagos Islands are neither...	Blobrana	0	Apr 2 03:41 2010 by Blobrana
	Jewel of Muscat Boat (Preview) A piece of 9th Century AD history is being re-created, when the 'Jewel of Muscat', a replica of ancient Omani trading vessel set sail on Tuesday amidst much fanfare from Port Sultan Qaboos. The Jewel of Muscat is a copy of an ancient Omani trading vessel discovered wrecked off the coast of Indonesia in...	Blobrana	1	Apr 1 07:21 2010 by Blobrana
	Ordnance Survey (Preview) Ordnance Survey offers free data Mapping agency Ordnance Survey has launched a new service offering free and unrestricted access to most of its map data. After months of public consultation, OS OpenData is being launched by Communities Secretary John Denham. [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/lo...	Blobrana	0	Apr 1 00:42 2010 by Blobrana
	Ancient snakes (Preview) Ancient snakes living in Madagascar Blind snakes have been discovered to be one of the few species now living in Madagascar that existed there when it broke away from India about 100 million years ago, according to a study that was published in the March 31 issue of the Royal Society journal Biology Le...	Blobrana	0	Mar 31 21:02 2010 by Blobrana
	Frederick James Ritchie (Preview) One of Scotland's most famous clock-makers, who designed the mechanisms behind the Capital's One o'Clock Gun and Time Ball, is being honoured at his former home. Campaigners have won permission to erect a bronze plaque in memory of Frederick James Ritchie, one of the pioneers of electric clock-ma...	Blobrana	0	Mar 24 18:42 2010 by Blobrana
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