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Saving the green sea turtle

In pictures: Ring of fire eclipse

South American Penguins

Making food out of “rubbish”

Commercialising crocodile conservation

Highlights

Did IPO burst the Facebook bubble?

Facebook has 900 million users. It has seen its net income rise to $1 billion. In comparison to other social-networking…

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• » Sleepy drivers almost as dangerous as drunken drivers: study
• » Common painkillers tied to lower skin cancer risk
• » Family feud may disrupt Samsung succession plans
• » Data-mining the new tool for US election campaigns

Earth

Venus transit may boost hunt for other worlds

Astronomers will be watching Venus cross in front of the Sun in hopes of finding clues of other planets where life may exist.

• » The vanishing Patagonian lake
• » Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea
• » Electric car network gets first test in Israel
• » South American butterflies cause Darwinian flutter
• » April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally

Health

Fewer food choices don’t help weight loss: study

Raynor's team asked 200 overweight and obese adults to make lifestyle changes aimed at losing weight.

• » Aids treatment in S Africa sends baby infections plunging
• » Astronaut-inspired bone test could speed diagnoses
• » Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery
• » Women get less information on post-cancer fertility
• » Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle
• » Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa: study