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A study shows evidence of a gut hormone that causes people to eat more by making food appear more tastyFri, 9 May 2008 01:56 BSTWorld carbon trading value doubleshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94e2baa2-1c8f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94e2baa2-1c8f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlA sharp rise in the number of transactions in the emissions trading market brought the value of trades to about $64bn last year, says the World Bank in an annual reviewThu, 8 May 2008 03:02 BSTDriller thrillerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/6284b6a8-1b42-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/6284b6a8-1b42-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlTullow's Ghana gamble, made as it is by a company already celebrated for its oil finds in underdeveloped territories in Africa, begins to look even betterTue, 6 May 2008 21:13 BSTScience Briefing: Fancy growing another limb?http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7edbdb34-17d1-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7edbdb34-17d1-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlClues to how bones and tissues of embryonic arms and legs of mammals align themselves correctly have been uncovered by research at the University of Southern CaliforniaFri, 2 May 2008 02:45 BSTScience Briefing: Arctic sea ice at riskhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c6ca478-1257-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c6ca478-1257-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlLast summer's record loss of sea ice shows that it is becoming increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine as there is less ice to reflect solar radiation, says new studyFri, 25 Apr 2008 02:40 BSTEU warned over cut in number of pesticideshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/050a2084-11a2-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/050a2084-11a2-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlNew legislation that restricts chemical use by farmers in Europe could reduce harvests at a time of global food shortagesThu, 24 Apr 2008 03:35 BSTLoss of species poses threat to new cureshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d89e576-1188-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d89e576-1188-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlAuthors of the book 'Sustaining Life' warn that the rapid erosion of biodiversity from pollution and climate change is threatening potential treatments for diseasesThu, 24 Apr 2008 03:18 BSTGM chief hits at UN data on biofuelhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a9ea2c0-0ef8-11dd-9646-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a9ea2c0-0ef8-11dd-9646-0000779fd2ac.htmlResearch claimed to link biofuel production to rising food prices is described as 'shockingly misinformed' by the head of General MotorsSun, 20 Apr 2008 22:11 BSTScience Briefing: Flu strain migration mappedhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dbec86a-0cef-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dbec86a-0cef-11dd-86df-0000779fd2ac.htmlTwo studies have pinned down the annual process by which new flu strains originate in Asia, migrate across Europe and North America, and finally die out in South AmericaFri, 18 Apr 2008 04:43 BSTTraders warned on effects of male hormonehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6bf06c-0a78-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df6bf06c-0a78-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlA study reveals that men with higher testosterone levels in the morning are likely to make above average profits, making them more prone to taking risksTue, 15 Apr 2008 04:20 BSTBiofuels seen as both cure and cursehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1a563e0-0a78-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1a563e0-0a78-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs ethanol and diesel transport requirements come into force, green groups complain that biofuels drive up food prices by turning the world's grain towards their productionTue, 15 Apr 2008 03:56 BSTScience Briefing: Roadside bomb sensorshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8072146-0753-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8072146-0753-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.htmlScientists have developed a material that could make bomb detection from vehicles such as Humvees safer and easierFri, 11 Apr 2008 04:36 BSTCanada oil sands rules get UK backinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/336a2a88-05c1-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/336a2a88-05c1-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.htmlUK energy minister admits Canada's tough regulations for its reserves have commercial consequences, but stresses the 'prohibitive' cost of failing to address climate changeWed, 9 Apr 2008 02:53 BSTPower by hydrogen fuel cell is no gimmickhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5c90652-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5c90652-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlThe use of new energy intends to promote the local economy's innovation as well as BioRegional Quintain's desire to make the largest zero carbon development in UKFri, 4 Apr 2008 03:36 BSTScience Briefing: Fossils show first Americanshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67ac3d70-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67ac3d70-01d1-11dd-a323-000077b07658.htmlA discovery of fossilised faeces in an Oregon cave system has pushed back the proven date of human settlement of the New World by more than 1,000 yearsFri, 4 Apr 2008 02:15 BST