Helium: swollen stars, party balloons and squeaky voices | Dean Burnett :: There are increasing reports of an imminent helium shortage, but why should this be a concern? What is helium used for, apart from balloons? Quite a lot, as it happensHelium supplies are running low. This is cause for concern for some. Others might wonder what the fuss is about.The statement itself may seem bizarre in some respects. How can we be "running out" of the second most abundant element in the known universe? Mankind may have had a substantial impact on the planet's resources, but using up a quarter of all known matter? Even the most extreme environmentalist would have to agree that's a bit of an exaggeration. The atmosphere of Jupiter alone is about 10% helium. Let's not even get started on the sun. Obviously, the problem is we're running out of accessible helium, meaning stuff w...
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Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies | Tamsin Edwards :: I became a climate scientist because I care about the environment, but we have a moral obligation to be impartialAs a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe".Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note … Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful only if they showed "evidence of persuasion".Others ask "what should we do?" At my Cheltenham Science Festival event Can we trust climate models? one of the audience asked what we th...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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ECB: No third Greek bailout, for now :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/oJST-APH43o/
Bloomberg: Cities take lead on warming :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SE8owVHkqhw/index.html
How to buy things with your face :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CA34Ufjqdx0/pkg-boulden-uk-paypal-app.cnn.html
Indian rupee's rout continues :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/QHPfU3jhwhU/
Quest flies high with jet pack :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uvakOTHIixA/quest-jet-pack.cnn.html
European markets at close: 21.08.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/V8MtBAVDlMc/
VIDEO: Royal baby stamps: Good investment? :: A new set of stamps to mark the birth of the Royal Baby has gone on sale. Stamp dealer Tony Bray talks about what makes a stamp worth "millions of pounds".
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Government in surprise July deficit :: The public sector recorded a small but unexpected deficit of £62m in July, a month in which tax payments usually push the public purse into surplus.
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Millions 'worse off' on new pension :: Millions of people currently entitled to the state second pension will be worse off as a result of the government's pension changes, the TUC has claimed.
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VIDEO: Greece 'could need another bailout' :: Former finance minister, George Papaconstantinou tells HARDtalk the country might need another financial bailout and further debt relief.
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Kodak's back after exiting bankruptcy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/oTIh30oTyOo/
Developing markets and cost cuts boost Heineken profits :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/-PWWHNrXHlo/
Lloyds sells German life insurance unit :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/gJi1wMAu-iI/
Manufacturers 'see strong rebound' :: Manufacturers in the UK are enjoying the strongest rebound in two years, according to a survey by the CBI, with momentum expected to continue.
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Fears over oil and gas production :: The sharp decline in production of oil and gas from under British waters is "worrying" industry leaders.
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7 CEOs reveal business secrets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/j3Fhqyxf2RQ/index.html
Obama warns of market crash :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/T1Ezv5T96bg/lead-intv-president-obama-warns-of-another-financial-meltdown.cnn.html
Quest: Why I hate public speaking :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hJX21Ru0PP8/qmb-quest-overcoming-public-speaking-fears.cnn.html
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