Archive for March 23rd, 2011

TSA to retest airport body scanners after reports expose extreme radiation safety violations

TSA to retest airport body scanners after reports expose extreme radiation safety violations

After repeatedly refusing to publicly release safety reports for its airport X-ray machines and naked body scanner the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now says that the same reports are flawed anyway

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Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says

Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says

A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers.

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Sea eagles given more protection

Sea eagles given more protection

Scotland’s sea eagle population has reached a record high since the birds were re-introduced on the Isle of Rum 36 years ago.

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Diary of Witchfinder General trials goes online

Diary of Witchfinder General trials goes online

A 350-year-old notebook which describes the execution of innocent women for consorting with the Devil, has been published online by The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library

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