China alert over bird flu death

Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

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Tech fair offers greener vision

Analysts at the Consumer Electronics Show say green credentials of tech products will become critical to success.

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Black holes 'preceded galaxies'

Astronomers believe they have solved a cosmic chicken-and-egg question: what came first - black holes or galaxies?

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Canadians claim South Pole record

A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.

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Earth Watch

Why it is hard to predict sudden environmental crises

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Everest trip helps critically ill

Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

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First flight of algae-fuelled jet

Continental Airlines is the latest to test fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.

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Heat may spark world food crisis

Half the world's population could face food crisis by 2100 as soaring temperatures cripple staple crops, scientists warn.

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Panda bites his third tourist in two years at Beijing zoo

A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.

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Poetry or science?

Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

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Our writers talk back

Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers' questions and comments.

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Eat it or lose it - why centuries of crop diversity are at risk

Centuries of crop diversity are at risk of being lost forever as farmers turn to just a few modern, high yielding varieties.

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'Wolfman' returns

Explorer Jim McNeill tracks down Arctic wolves

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A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has mirrors for eyes

A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has eyes which use mirrors as well as lenses, scientists discover.

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Holes give edge to new armour

Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.

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US vows 'huge' marine protection

The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

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Animal matters

Scotland's debate over tests on primates

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Mosquitoes make sweet love music

Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.

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Venomous mammal caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

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Feilden's blog

Ground-breaking new technique in stem cell science

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Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain

The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.

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Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered

Egyptologists find remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.

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Body repair 'could be ramped up'

A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.

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Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants'

A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens.

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Beagle hunter

On a mission to find the most famous ship of science

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Demography and Population Studies:

Center for Demographic Research

A non-profit research center providing on population, housing and employment plus GIS mapping services and a range of publications.

http://www.fullerton.edu/cdr/

City Population

Principal cities and agglomerations of the world and of many countries (tables and maps).

http://www.citypopulation.de/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Demography and Population Studies

Organized collection of Internet links.

http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/

Development Education Program, World Bank Group

Teaching and learning materials on social, economic, and environmental issues of sustainable development, including extensive information on interpreting demographic data.

http://www.worldbank.org/depweb

H-Demog: Historical Demography

H-Net discussion group dedicated to research, teaching, and historiography. Features subject overview, archives, reports, affiliations, links to related lists and resources, and subscription details. Includes interactive demographic data viewer.

http://www.h-net.org/~demog/

Integrated Population, Land Use, and Emissions Data Project (CIESIN)

Linking georeferenced demographic and socioeconomic data with remote sensing data on land cover and use. Site offers access to several significant population-related and geographic databases.

http://sedac.ciesin.org/plue/

Internet Resources for Demographers

Collection of demography links, organized by content.

http://home.comcast.net/~tdgryn/demog.html

Life courses in context

A collaboration based on 19th and 20th century Dutch population registers and censuses to provide demograpic information.

http://www.lifecoursesincontext.nl

National Statistics Offices

Index to national statistics offices worldwide.

http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/gs_natstat.htm

People Facts

Vital population statistics for countries presented in a sortable display.

http://www.os-connect.com/pop/

Population Review

A journal of demography and population studies focusing on both the developing and developed world.

http://www.populationreview.com

PopClocks: U.S. and World Population Clocks

Population estimates from the US Census Bureau, updated continuously. [RSS]

http://www.census.gov/main/www/rss/popclocks.xml