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Who What Why? How dangerous is liquid nitrogen?

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 10:03
Just how dangerous is liquid nitrogen?

Aurora Borealis: Your pictures

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 07:33
Your pictures of the Northern Lights over the UK

VIDEO: Northern Lights on show over UK

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 06:59
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

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 06:57
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

Tue, 10/09/2012 - 06:48
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.