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Who What Why? How dangerous is liquid nitrogen?
Just how dangerous is liquid nitrogen?
Aurora Borealis: Your pictures
Your pictures of the Northern Lights over the UK
VIDEO: Northern Lights on show over UK
People in the northern UK are being treated to some of the best views of the Northern Lights for some time, as the cycle of solar activity reaches a high point.
Island gets 'rare' lights glimpse
Spectacular images of the Aurora Borealis are captured by stargazers on Ballaugh beach on the west coast of the Isle of Man.
Baumgartner eyes skydive record
The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will try to become the first human to break the sound barrier unaided by a vehicle when he jumps out of a balloon high over the New Mexico desert.

