In finding a partner of the right species type, male and female mosquitoes depend on their ability to "sing" in perfect harmony.

LONDON, November 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - 81% of Senior Business People Rate Transport as More Critical to Their Decision to Invest now Than Five Years Ago. Today Invest Thames Gateway, the lead international inward investment agency for the Thames Gateway region, launches a new report, 'Smart connections: The essential role of transport for borderless business'. Written by Professor Austin Smyth, Head of the Department of Transport Studies at the Westminster University, the findings are supported by the opinions of over 300 senior international business people, surveyed by leading pollsters YouGov. In the face of a global recession which has called into question the future of many transport infrastructure projects; this new research reveals that the quality of transport infrastructure in a city or region is front of mind in four out of five business location decision-makers.

A British judge used 12,000 words to issue a legal ruling that, when it comes to what constitutes a tree, size does not matter. Justice Ross Cranston, a High Court judge, concluded in a challenge to tree preservation orders that even a tiny sapling is a tree for legal purposes, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. The lawsuit was brought by Palm Developments Ltd., which planned to build a commercial wharf on the River Medway in North Halling, Kent.

Plans have been backed to build Britain's first coal-fired power station in more than 20 years.

PLANS have been backed to build Britain's first coal-fired power station in more than 20 years. Energy giant E.on UK sought permission last night from Medway Council to replace existing coal-fired units at Kingsnorth power station in Medway, Kent. (c) 2008 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).