Новости за 23.04.2010

Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano awakened from its slumber, erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. The largest active volcano on Earth, the U.S. Geological Survey listed Mauna Loa at a red/warning level, and said numerous lava flows were visible near the summit. While this particular eruption seems to be contained, other volcanoes around the world could pose more danger, should they flare up. Nature reported that a massive eruption could have devastating effects "across transport, food, water... Читать дальше...

United's last-minute winner against City, Tottenham Hotspur. Unsavoury terrace chanting, the rumoured retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson next season.

United's last-minute winner against City, Tottenham Hotspur. Unsavoury terrace chanting, the rumoured retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson next season.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern today about alleged violations of human rights in the Western Sahara conflict and vowed to continue to promote the rights of Sahrawis after meeting with the head of the Frente Polisario, one of the parties to the dispute.

The culture shock of the moment is that scientists have joined politicians and footballers as figures deemed to be worth hacking. So long as science produced technological marvels and a deeper understanding of life's processes, scientists were generally allowed to potter in the laboratory and to police themselves. Wasn't science supposed to be a self-correcting enterprise? But when they started to tell us that our whole way of life had to change to alleviate the effects of global warming, their actions came under intense scrutiny. Читать дальше...