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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Animal matters

Scotland's debate over tests on primates

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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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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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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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Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain

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

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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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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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Beagle hunter

On a mission to find the most famous ship of science

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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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Poetry or science?

Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

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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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Earth Watch

Why it is hard to predict sudden environmental crises

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Our writers talk back

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

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Feilden's blog

Ground-breaking new technique in stem cell science

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Consumer Behavior and Marketing: The Psychology of Consumers

Provides an overview of topics in consumer psychology from a marketing point of view.

http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/

Education Index - Home Economics Resources

Search for educational information and links in the field of Home Economics

http://www.educationindex.com/homeec/

Family and Consumer Science

Annotated list of Internet resources covering the field of Home Economics/Family and Consumer Science.

http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/fcs.html

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Forum for Family and Consumer Issues

A refereed e-journal designed to integrate, appply, and transmit knowledge about issues of current interest in Family and Consumer Sciences.

http://www.ncsu.edu/ffci/index.php

From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics?

Cornell University Library exhibition on the history of home economics. Traces the in history of the profession, provides a timeline, biographies, bibliography and interviews.

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/homeEc/

History of Home Economics

Notes on early home economics extension work in Iowa including a statement concerning the development of home economics teaching at Iowa State College.

http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/polk/history/homeec.html

History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology

Bibliography of home economics and domestic science professions and their disciplines.

http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/hws/hws08.htm

Home Economics Archive

Electronic collection of historic books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines. The full text of these materials, as well as bibliographies and essays are available.

http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/

The Home Economics Database

A searchable bibliography of articles in the field of home economics, family studies and consumer sciences, covering technological, social and economic aspects of both private and institutional households.

http://library.wur.nl/consumer/

Home Economics Institue of Australia

Professional association for home economists. Includes member information, publications, news, chat, student links and related resources.

http://www.heia.com.au/

International Federation of Home Economics

Provides an international forum for home economists to develop and express concerns for individuals, families, and households at the United Nations and among other international non-governmental organisations whose interests parallel those of home economics.

http://www.ifhe.org/

Taking ADvantage

An online book with the thesis that advertising creates stimuli that take advantage of human subconscious processing which is a particular product of physical and cultural human evolution.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~taflinge/advant.html

US Census Bureau Families and Living Arrangements

Demographic characteristics of households and families.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html

The Ecology of the Family

Background paper for a family-centered approach to education and social service delivery. (February, 1996)

http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/ecology2.html