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History of Earth's Atmosphere revealed by Antarctic Ice
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are the highest for 650,000 years

Could GM Chickens stop the spread of Bird Flu?
Could genetically-modified avian-flu resistant chickens reduce the risk of a flu pandemic?

Seeing the oldest Stars in the Universe
Traces of the oldest stars in the Universe have been detected by the Spitzer telescope

Worst Hurricane Season is not over yet
The worst hurricane season in the north Atlantic is not over yet

How Bird Flu spreads
Bird flu is spreading into Europe from wild and migratory birds in the northern tundra

Can south Asia expect another Earthquake?
Could there be another earthquake in the Himalayas after last week's one in Pakistan?

What the 1918 Flu Pandemic can teach us
How the 1918 flu pandemic virus has been recreated and what it tells us about bird flu now

How Cameroon Lakes build up deadly Gasses
More needs to be done to avoid deadly release of gasses again from two lakes in Cameroon

Getting up close to Hurricane Rita
Scientists prepare to fly into Hurricane Rita to help improve their forecasting systems

Cosmic Explosion at the edge of the Universe
The most distant cosmic explosion ever recorded