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20 July 2008 18:15 BST

Gore challenges US to 100% renewable energy

Al Gore wants Americans to only use renewable energy by 2018

Former US vice president Al Gore has challenged the American public to produce all of its electricity from renewable sources within ten years.

In a speech in Washington DC, the Nobel Laureate... Full Story

400 million-year-old birth of voices
The brain mechanism that drives people's voices began more than 400 million years ago with the evolution of a tiny fish, according to a new study. Full Story
"Breakthrough" research for Alzheimer's disease
Two new studies published in the Lancet today have provided hope for better treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Full Story
Green target for government computers
The government's computer systems will be the first in the world to go carbon neutral in just four years' time, it has been announced. Full Story

Gene variant 'ups HIV risk by 40%'
A gene variant that evolved to protect people against malaria has been found to increase susceptibility to HIV infection by up to 40 per cent. Full Story

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Mars' Grand Canyon
Dramatic images of one of the largest water source regions on Mars have been beamed back to Earth. Full Story

Health Headlines

NHS trust looking to pay surgeons bonuses
The country's largest NHS trust, the Imperial College Healthcare Trust in London, is looking to pay surgeons bonuses for successful operations.
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British hostage in Iraq 'commits suicide'
A British man who was being held hostage in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has killed himself, according to a video statement from his kidnappers. Full Story