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Global temperatures recorded so far this year suggest is likely to emerge as the coolest this century, scientists say.
Excerpt from:World heading to cooler 2008

Drought heightens the West Bank’s water woes
The rest is here: Tanks running dry

Phoenix gets up close and personal with Martian dust
Excerpt from:A bucket of dust

Peru declares a state of emergency as indigenous Amazon tribes block pipelines in a row over a land law.
See more here: Peru aims to end Amazon protest

A tour around a virtual ant colony, mapped by radar
Read the rest here: Exploring the virtual ant colony

Wildlife protection laws are strengthened to help save five threatened species in Wales.
Continued here: Creatures given more protection

Authorities in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) douse garbage landfills with herbal perfume to lessen the putrid stench.
Read more: Perfumed pong - herbal remedy for smelly rubbish

Experts in Edinburgh use astronomy techniques to improve the reliability of MRI scans.
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Engineers investigate why the Falcon 1 rocket, built by private space firm SpaceX, fails to reach orbit for a third time.
See the rest here: SpaceX launch fails a third time

‘My challenge to live without plastic for a month’
More here: No plastic