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Copenhagen: 10 'flagship' species at risk named

Copenhagen: 10 'flagship' species at risk named

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

A report released at the Copenhagen climate change conference ) has listed ten species likely to suffer huge losses due to global warming.This makes climate change an "additional and major threat."

NASA's 'moon bomb' hit a dry hole?

NASA's 'moon bomb' hit a dry hole?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

The much-hyped moon show that had been expected to accompany the impact, however, turned out to be a flop, as no billowing plumes of dust and ice were visible through backyard telescopes or on NASA TV.

Cities store more carbon than rain forests: study

Cities store more carbon than rain forests: study

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

A new study has made a surprising find that cities trap more carbon dioxide than rain forests. According to a report in the National Geographic News, compared to tropical rain forests, cities store more carbon -- acre for acre -- in their trees, buildings, and dirt.

Proved! Moon landings were not a hoax

Proved! Moon landings were not a hoax

Rediff.com6 Sep 2009

A lunar orbiter has spied spacecraft and astronaut tracks on the Moon left behind almost 40 years ago.

Hitler's secret fighter revealed!

Hitler's secret fighter revealed!

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The all-wing Ho 2-29 looks more like today's US B-2 bomber than like any other World War II aircraft.

Tiny new species of human found

Tiny new species of human found

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

The hobbit-like humans, who had skulls about the size of grapefruits, lived with pygmy elephants and Komodo dragons on a remote island in Indonesia as recently as 13,000 years ago.