Airline bugs
Dangerous levels of coliform bacteria have been found in drinking water aboard 15 per cent of 327 planes tested by the US Environmental Protection Agency at 19 airports. Airlines have now agreed to disinfect water supplies and monitor quality.
Lost on Mars
NASA has given up the search for its Mars Polar Lander, which disappeared in December 1999 during entry into the planet’s atmosphere. An image taken by Mars Global Surveyor of the suspected crash site shows no sign of the craft.
Manna from Ethiopia
Cereals used in Ethiopia to make bread could enrich the diets of people…
