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  • Insects ravaged more plants in ancient hot period Reuters - Tue, Feb 12

    Insects ate more plants, and did more kinds of damage to them, during an ancient hot period that offers hints of what might happen this century if global warming forecasts hold true, scientists reported on Monday.

  • Sunlight reflects from the European Space Agency's Columbus module as it is shown attached to the International Space Station (ISS) in this image from NASA TV February 11, 2008. Shuttle astronauts installed the European laboratory Columbus on the ISS on Monday, giving Europe its first permanent space research facility. REUTERS/NASA
    European lab Columbus installed on space station Reuters - Tue, Feb 12

    Shuttle astronauts installed the European laboratory Columbus on the International Space Station on Monday, giving Europe its first permanent space research facility.

  • King penguins are seen in the park of the Zurich Zoo in this October 24, 2007 file photo. King penguins that feed on fish and squid at the northern edges of Antarctica are threatened by global warming, which is cutting down on their food supply, researchers reported on Monday. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/Files
    Climate warming threatens Antarctic king penguins Reuters - Tue, Feb 12

    King penguins that feed on fish and squid at the northern edges of Antarctica are threatened by global warming, which is cutting down on their food supply, researchers reported on Monday.

  • Spacewalk to anchor European lab to space station Reuters - Mon, Feb 11

    Two U.S. space shuttle astronauts, garbed in bulky spacesuits, left the International Space Station on Monday to attach Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the orbital outpost.

  • The space shuttle Atlantis, with the European Space Agency's Columbus module visible in the cargo bay, approaches the International Space Station for docking in this image from NASA TV February 9, 2008. REUTERS/NASA
    Europeans say space lab installation can go ahead Reuters - Mon, Feb 11

    The Atlantis space shuttle crew will be able to install Europe's Columbus laboratory in the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday after a one-day delay, a top official at the German Aerospace Centre said.

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