Brussels, 15 Jul 2004 After considering six different mission studies, all aimed at increasing understanding of potentially dangerous near Earth objects (NEOs), the European Space Agency (ESA) has...
Brussels, 15 Jul 2004 An international conference on waste, integrated management and pollution control 'policy and practice, research and solutions' will take place in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, from...
Brussels, 15 Jul 2004 Within the scope of the EU soil thematic strategy, two Commission funded projects, JOINT and SCAPE, are organising the workshop 'Towards a harmonised management of European soil...
Brussels, 15 Jul 2004 Full text of Document 2828/04 1. Commission communication "Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology" - Continuation of discussion: actions suggested by the Commission doc...
Paris, 15 Jul 2004 Sophisticated technology developed to ensure clean air for astronauts onboard space stations is now used in hospitals to capture and destroy airborne fungi, bacteria, spores and...
Paris, 15 Jul 2004 On the way to its final destination, Titan, ESA's Huygens atmospheric probe underwent an important health check-up yesterday. The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft entered...
Academia gangs up on Griff Rhys Jones Griff Rhys Jones is the victim of what can only be described as a smear campaign from within the academic community. Various literary worthies are upset that the...
The Gates of Africa
Isherwood - Stephen Spender
Life's Solution
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a musician's autobiography: "I could see men of all colors bouncing along in the boxcar." * Entries,...
Molecular Computing
The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System
A Little History of British Gardening
The Gardens of Emily Dickinson