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Olympic pollution levels well within normal limits

Olympic pollution levels well within normal limits

Pollution was not a factor on the opening day of Olympic competition in
Beijing, Games officials said on a hazy and sticky Saturday.

Sun chasers drawn to Siberia for solar eclipse

Sun chasers drawn to Siberia for solar eclipse

The sky will darken and thousands of sun chasers in ultraviolet goggles
will travel to Siberia to see the 140-second phenomenon Friday when a
total solar eclipse will rise in the Arctic and cross over central
Russia setting in Mongolia and Western China.

Dons and developers to steer EU's technology network

Dons and developers to steer EU's technology network

Scientists and inventors including the president of the prestigious
Munich Technical University and the director of Skype are set to steer
the European Union's top innovation network, the European Commission
announced Wednesday.

Russian submersibles plunge to record depths in Lake Baikal

Russian submersibles plunge to record depths in Lake Baikal

Two Russian submersibles plumbed the depths of Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia on Tuesday, diving a record 1,680 metres (5,512 feet) in one of the world's largest lakes.

"It is a world record for deep-water submersion in fresh water," an organizer told news agencies Itar-Tass on the barge fielding expedition that was to last another five hours.

Scottish experts recover bear skeleton from last Ice Age

Scottish experts recover bear skeleton from last Ice Age

The remains of a bear believed to be up to 40,000 years old have been recovered from a cave in Scotland, scientists said Monday.

Lockheed Martin to Build Aerospace Centre in Bulgaria

Lockheed Martin to Build Aerospace Centre in Bulgaria

American arms giant Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the most widely spread jet - fighter worldwide F-16 Fighting Falcon, is interested in establishing aerospace center in Varna, announced the Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium Ivan Ivanov.

Four Bulgarians came into the Golden Book of Bulgarian inventors

Four Bulgarians came into the Golden Book of Bulgarian inventors

The names of four scientists awarded last year, entered the Golden Book of Bulgarian inventors, announced by the Patent Office of Bulgaria.

Russia spends 14 times less than U.S. for space programs

Russia spends 14 times less than U.S. for space programs

Russia is on the sixth position in the world for its level of funding of space programs for civilian purposes, said the press service of the head of Roskosmos, Alexander Vorobyov.

"At the same number of space directions in Russia and the U.S. funding in Russia is 14 times less," he said.

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