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| Best we forget: calls for online use-by dates An academic says the rise of digital technology is undermining people's ability to forget, and is calling for personal digital information to be given a use-by date. abc.net.au |
Global warming a tough sell for the human psyche NEW YORK (AP) -- The Copenhagen talks on climate change were convened with a sense of urgency that many ordinary folks don't share. Why is that? One big reason: It's hard for people to get excited about a threat that seems far away in space and time, psychologists say.... hosted.ap.org |
Forest plan gets the ax at UN climate talks COPENHAGEN (AP) -- A plan to protect the world's biologically rich tropical forests by paying poor nations to protect them was shelved Saturday after world leaders failed to agree on a binding deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.... hosted.ap.org |
Scots fishermen to clear rubbish Fishermen have signed up for a programme in which they will help to clear rubbish from the sea. news.bbc.co.uk |
Experts may have found bones of English princess LONDON (AP) -- She was a beautiful English princess who married one of Europe's most powerful monarchs and dazzled subjects with her charity and charm. Now an international team of scientists say they think they've found the body of Princess Eadgyth (pronounced Edith) - a 10th-century noblewoman who has been compared to Princess Diana.... hosted.ap.org |