The empire writes back

What's the good word?

Millions of birds killed annually in southern Europe during olive harvest, says study

The birds are sucked into machines that harvest olives during the night

Reservoir row

Hazardous decision

Dilemma over food

Waste to wealth

Pomegranate peel can be used to make gold and silver nanoparticles

Science & Technology - Briefs

Changing basic nature

Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification

Mozambique takes over its dam from Portugal

UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015