Drinking tea can improve memory, say scientists
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 Drinking regular cups of tea may help improve memory and could be used to treat Alzheimer's, according to researchers at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. The...
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Danish parliament asked to look into biotech for foods of the future
Brussels, 12 Nov 2004 A new Danish 'farm-to-fork' strategy has called on the country's parliament to investigate the role biotechnology could play in designing better tasting and safer foods. The ten...
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Successful test for Ariane 5 booster
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 On 9 November 2004 the Ariane-5 booster's solid rocket motor was test fired in the Booster Engine Test Stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This test is part of ESA's...
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Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use our landscape. Seen from the ground these changes appear gradual, but viewed from above they are...
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Cat's Eye Nebula - one of the most complex structures seen in space (link to photos)
Paris, 12 Nov 2004 Photos The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), seen in detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen in space. Although the rings...
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First Impressions
Apologies for the confusion in last week's clue. This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a satire on religion: "Whoever hath an Ambition to be...
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Big rewards - even for a fat lot of good cats
Having their Cake...
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The man who brought 'Buddha' to the world
Knox's Words
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Tastes of Europe's smaller tongues
The EmLit Project
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The mighty wit of Will unravelled
The Age of Shakespeare
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Author's act of undying creation
The Shadow of Dracula
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On a paper trail of Copernican revolutionaries
The Book Nobody Read
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Collector who risked death to harvest the flowers of China
George Forrest
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Alpha males stand out in select field
A Reason for Everything