BBC News | In Depth | 2004 | AAAS Seattle | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Action needed to save coral reefs- February 13, 2004 More than half of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed by 2100 if urgent action is not taken, scientists warn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3487869.stm Longlines imperil Pacific turtles- February 13, 2004 Loggerhead and leatherback turtles are suffering unsustainable losses on the hooks of longline fishing gear, a US scientist says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3485195.stm Net system monitors plane health- February 13, 2004 US plane maker Boeing develops a new system for identifying potential faults while aircraft are still in the air.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3484619.stm Pacific sea lion collapse probed- February 13, 2004 Scientists investigate why Steller sea lions are eating a fish diet that cannot sustain them in the cold north Pacific.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3483961.stm Energy crisis 'will limit births'- February 13, 2004 As the world's oil and gas reserves run out, birth-rates are likely to fall considerably, a US scientist says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3465745.stm Bill Gates' millions to battle TB- February 12, 2004 A foundation set up by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is giving away $83m to help fight tuberculosis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3484139.stm Scientists clone 30 human embryos- February 12, 2004 South Korean researchers produce the most advanced human embryo clones yet, to create cells for treating diseases.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/3480921.stm |