London, August 4 : New evidence uncovered by UK’s Met Office has revealed that the world went through a period of global warming in the 1730s that could not have been man-made.

According to a report in The Sun, logs from the ships of Captain Cook and Lord Nelson, indicated that recent global warming is not so unusual after all.

The Met office scoured more than 6,000 Royal Navy logs dating from the 1600s.

London, Aug. 4 : China’s Sinopec has reportedly made an approach to the London-listed oil and gas explorer, Imperial Energy, which could derail takeover talks between that group and India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

The Chinese state-owned oil group, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, made an approach to Imperial last week and is in the process of conducting due diligence on a formal offer.

The move is the latest sign of China’s ambition to buy natural resource assets. Imperial is expected to confirm it has received a second approach when the London stock market opens on Monday, reports the Financial Times.

London, August 4 : The foundation of a 12th century chapel, along with some human remains, has been uncovered in West Acre in the UK.

Despite some records mentioning the existence of St Peter’s Chapel in the distant past, researchers could not find any traces of the edifice, which was dismantled at the time of the Reformation.

Now, according to a report in the Eastern Daily Press, thanks to modern technology, a team of specialists and volunteers from all over the country has unearthed the foundation of the mediaeval building along with human remains.

London, Aug. 4 : Gordon Brown has been given a month to revitalise his premiership, rising above a period of massive fuel hikes, the credit crunch and cabinet ministers openly touting for his job

The Independent quoted Blairite factions of the Government as saying that the "crunch" will come at the end of the month.

Dissenters have warned Brown that he will have to come up with some positive initiatives to turn his government’s fortunes around, or he may be asked to quit.

London, August 4 : The members of the social networking website Bebo, have been asked to contribute to a digital time capsule that will be sent on a 120 million-mile journey to the most Earth-like planet outside our solar system, in search of extraterrestrial life.

According to a report in the Telegraph, more than 12 million Bebo users can create their own messages to see if theirs will be one of 500 eventually selected for a place in the capsule.

Entrants to “A Message from Earth” can submit photographs, drawings or text and can make their message about any topic they want.

The final 500 will be chosen in a web vote that runs until September 30.

London, August 4 : A report has confirmed that sonar leads to behavioral changes in whales, with the animals subjected to sonar, neither diving nor feeding.

According to Nature News, this report was issued by the UK military, though it remained unpublished.

The impact of sonar on whales has become an increasingly fraught issue in recent years, with submarine exercises being linked to several high-profile mass strandings.

The US Navy has admitted concerns over sonar’s effects on marine mammals, although actual evidence for harm has been in short supply.

But military-sponsored tests now suggest that low levels of sonar, which do not cause direct damage to whales, could still cause harm by triggering behavioural changes.