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Published on Sunday, 07 June 2009 19:00 | 
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"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees"
So says Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, whose vision and energy has led the planting of billions of trees across the world.
Published on Saturday, 06 June 2009 05:32 | |
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A new book by psychologist Todd Kashdan claims that having a
curious mind leads, ultimately, to greater fulfilment than the pursuit of pleasure.
Oliver Burkeman investigates
Published on Monday, 01 June 2009 19:00 | | |
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You may not have noticed but very odd things are happening in one of the brightest parts of the Milky Way - our very own galaxy.
The picture shows the Great Nebula in Carina which is home to some truly massive stars. In our universe size really does matter, as being either too big, or too small, can have huge consequences.
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Florence Nightingale took pets into her hospitals because
she believed they helped her patients both physically and psychologically. A recent
study conducted at UCLA concluded that dog owners required much less medical
care for stress-related problems than non dog-owners. Tanis Taylor
investigates the therapeutic properties of pets.
Published on Thursday, 28 May 2009 05:31 | | |
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It was a devastating blow for Sarah Ellis to discover that nearly £5,000 had been stolen from her NatWest internet account in a bank fraud, writes Louise Ellis
This type of fraud, known
as 'phishing', has increased dramatically in the past year, causing
stress and financial misery for thousands of unsuspecting internet
customers.