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| Astronauts Check Shuttle's Thermal Skin CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship's thermal skin Friday for any possible damage from orbital debris, using a laser-tipped boom that will be left behind at the international space station.... |
| Star Explodes Halfway Across Universe WASHINGTON (AP) -- The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye.... |
| Giant Marine Life Found in Antarctica WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.... |
| Saturn Moon May Have Ocean of Water PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Scientists say they have found the best evidence yet that an ocean of liquid water may be hidden below the surface of Saturn's giant moon Titan. If the results are confirmed, it would be a starting point for further study into whether the ocean could be capable of supporting life.... |
| UC Davis Launches Olive Research Center SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the University of California, Davis established a research department that led to the flourish of the California wine industry. Now, it hopes to do the same for olive oil.... |
| Science, Bible Agree: Giving Is Better WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bible counsels misers that it's better to give than to receive. Science agrees. People who made gifts to others or to charities reported they were happier than folks who didn't share, according to a report in Friday's issue of the journal Science.... |
| 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China BEIJING (AP) -- A major earthquake struck a sparsely populated region of western China early Friday. Some houses collapsed, but there were no injuries, state media reported.... |
| Bone Shows Hominin Could Walk Upright WASHINGTON (AP) -- A nearly six-million-year-old thigh bone may provide some of the earliest evidence for human ancestors walking on two legs. New measurements of the bone, discovered in Kenya in 2000, confirm that the hip and upper leg were adapted to walking upright, researchers report in this week's issue of the journal Science.... |
| Mars Probe Spots Ancient Salt Deposits PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- A Mars probe has spied what appear to be ancient salt deposits in the southern highlands of the planet, giving scientists another place to study whether the environment could have supported primitive life.... |
| Giant Waves Break Up Caribbean Coral SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Unusually large waves churned by an Atlantic storm system have littered the beaches of Barbados with broken coral in what could be a sign of damage to reefs across the region, a scientist said Sunday.... |
| Cut Forces NASA to Park a Mars Rover LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scientists plan to put one of the twin Mars rovers to sleep and limit the activities of the other robot to fulfill a NASA order to cut $4 million from the program's budget, mission team members said Monday.... |
| Study: Warming May Threaten Lake Tahoe RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A new study predicts water circulation in Lake Tahoe is being dramatically altered by global warming, threatening the lake's delicate ecosystem and famed clear waters.... |
| Researchers Trace the First Farming Ant WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ants took up farming some 50 million years ago, according to researchers who traced the ancestry of farmer ants. An analysis of the DNA of farmer ants traced them back to an original ancestor - a sort of adam ant, at least for the types that raise their own food, according to a paper in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... |
| Feds Are Sued Over Endangered Species ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Environmentalists are suing the federal government, claiming promises to whittle down a backlog of plants and animals being considered for endangered species protection amount to "smoke and mirrors."... |
| Human Ancestor Fossil Found in Europe MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A small piece of jawbone unearthed in a cave in Spain is the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe and suggests that people lived on the continent much earlier than previously believed, scientists say.... |
| Ice Seals Candidates for Endangered List ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Federal officials say they will consider listing four species of ice seals in Alaska as endangered.... |
| Scientists Unveil Prehistoric Crocodile RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Pointy-nosed crocodiles may have joined sharks as the dominant predators in the world's oceans some 62 million years ago, according to Brazilian scientists who on Wednesday unveiled one of the most complete skeletons found yet of the prehistoric animals.... |
| 'Organic Soup' Found on Saturn Moon LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An international spacecraft that dove through geysers erupting from the surface of a Saturn moon has sampled an organic soup from the lunar interior, scientists said Wednesday.... |
| Warming Affects Trees, Streams in West SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Around the same time the American West started heating up five years ago, Colorado started losing its lodgepole pine forests to a beetle infestation.... |
| Calif. Grapples With Auto Emissions Rule SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California regulators on Thursday were considering a 90 percent cut in the number of battery-powered and hydrogen vehicles that automakers must produce by 2014, a move that would weaken tough auto emissions rules that 12 other states have adopted.... |
| Md. Enviro Center May Get Green Light FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Rep. Roscoe Bartlett loves talking about energy conservation, but there's one audience he hasn't been able to reach: thousands of tourists who drive through his western Maryland district to visit the nation's capital.... |
| Insect-Killing Worms May Help New York GREAT BEND, N.Y. (AP) -- Each spring, tens of millions of alfalfa snout beetles rise from the soil to continue their slow, methodical march across upstate New York, laying waste to fields of alfalfa in a single growing season.... |
| Snorkeling Teen Finds Shark Tooth PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) -- David Wentz was snorkeling off Marysville Beach in the St. Clair River last August when what he thought was an odd-looking rock caught his eye. "I didn't know what to think," the 16-year-old Port Huron resident said.... |
| Experts Seek Answers on Water Footprint DELFT, Netherlands (AP) -- It's not only our carbon footprint we should worry about. Experts are looking for solutions to our growing water footprint, as urban populations explode and the demand for biofuels adds stress on water for farmland.... |
| Tenn. Zoo Breeds Endangered Frogs NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A new breeding program at the Memphis Zoo could nearly double the known population of an endangered frog species. Biologists estimate there are only about 100 adult Mississippi gopher frogs left in the wild, but zoo officials say they've successfully produced 94 tadpoles through in-vitro fertilization.... |
| Yosemite Park Blocked From Doing Repairs FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Yosemite National Park must halt more than $100 million in planned construction projects because the developments threaten the park's fragile ecosystem, a federal appeals court panel ruled Thursday.... |
| Moscow Planetarium Mired in Dispute MOSCOW (AP) -- For decades, Soviet schoolchildren flocked to the Moscow Planetarium to gaze at the stars.... |
| Gray Wolf Hunts Planned After De-Listing BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Good news for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains: They no longer need federal protection. The bad news for the animals? Plans are already in the works to hunt them.... |
| Antelope in Mongolia Under Threat BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A rare antelope species already under threat from poaching in Mongolia is facing a new danger - worsening traffic.... |
| Warnings of Lead in Venison Irk Hunters BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Thousands of pounds of venison donated to food pantries this year has become a contentious gift in three states.... |
| Rare Parrot Chicks Born in New Zealand WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A species of flightless parrot edged back from extinction with the hatching of five new chicks in New Zealand in recent weeks and two more on the way, officials said Monday.... |
| Massive Job Cuts in Space Program Likely MIAMI (AP) -- More than 8,000 NASA contractor jobs in the nation's manned space program could be eliminated after the space shuttle program is shut down in 2010, the agency said Tuesday.... |
| Archaeologists Start Stonehenge Dig LONDON (AP) -- Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the prehistoric monument built?... |
| Ancient Gold Necklace Discovered in Peru WASHINGTON (AP) -- The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... |
| Some Asians Families in US Choosing Sons WASHINGTON (AP) -- Having sons is important to many Asian cultures, and now American families from those groups seem to be asserting the same preference. A new analysis of the 2000 Census shows that among U.S. born children of Chinese, Korean and Asian Indian parents the odds of having a boy increase if the family already has a girl or two.... |
| NY, NJ Trees Treated for Killer Beetles NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Nearly 80,000 trees in New Jersey and New York are being treated to protect them from a deadly beetle infestation. The Asian longhorned beetle has destroyed more than 30,000 trees since it arrived in the country about a decade ago.... |
| Ancient Bones Found in Wisconsin Cave MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- Excavators have unearthed what are believed to be some of the oldest prehistoric bones discovered in a cave in Wisconsin, according to a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professor.... |
| Ore. Farmers Press for More Bee Research PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon farmers are hoping that the state's premier academics will help them figure out what is causing a sudden decline in the bee population that's hitting home in the Pacific Northwest.... |
| Octopi Get Leg Up on Sexual Competition SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subterfuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex.... |
| McCain v. Letterman Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:27:56 -0700 Of and about things Arizonan: John McCain and David Letterman duked it out on the "Late Show" Tuesday night, reports. Sample joke in the McCain is a cranky old man mode, reports the New York Times: “(McCain) looks like the guy at the hardware store who makes the keys...He looks like the guy who points out the spots they missed at the car wash." For his part, McCain more than held his own with this riposte: “Well, you look like a guy whose laptop would be seized by the authorities.’’ John McCain isn't really that old If the Arizona senator wins the election in November at the age of 72, he will become the oldest person in U.S. history to assume the presidency. But McCain is a veritable spring chicken compared with these guys, says Foreign Policy magazine. Here's a list of the world's 10 oldest leaders. Arizona's virtual border wall gets a reality check The viability of a high-tech barrier to detect illegal border crossers remains uncertain, after a pilot project struggles, reports the Christian Science Monitor. But where U.S.-Mexico border fence is tall, it works. Matt Leinart has some 'splaining to do Look, it's not like it's the scandal of the century, but seriously, don't these guys learn anything from each other? asks Baltimore Sun sports blogger.
Apparently it's not an oxymoron, as these Chicago economists make the case for giving you options while achieving society's goals in this Los Angeles Times column. |
| New Evidence of Earliest North Americans WASHINGTON (AP) -- New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known. Discovered in a cave in Oregon, fossil feces yielded DNA indicating these early residents were related to people living in Siberia and East Asia, according to a report in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.... |
| Mojave Tortoises Moved for Army Training FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) -- Scientists have begun moving the Mojave Desert's flagship species, the desert tortoise, to make room for tank training at the Army's Fort Irwin despite protests by some conservationists.... |
| Rare Water Birds Recovering in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.... |
| European Ship Docks at Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut.... |
| Report Faults Bison Slaughter Program BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A government report released Wednesday faulted state and federal bureaucracies for failing to stop the slaughter of bison leaving Yellowstone National Park - even as the number of animals killed this year set a new record.... |
| US Cites Recession Fear in Climate Talks BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- U.S. negotiators at a United Nations climate conference say steep emission cuts could further rattle the world economy, especially in the developing world.... |
| Save the economy, bulldoze a house Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:32:01 -0700 Of and about things Arizonan this Thursday: Jay Leno: "Bush's secretary of housing announced he is stepping down. Well, sure. Nobody's got a house anymore. He's got nothing to do, might as well step down." Housing problem: A columnist in the Wall Street Journal suggests "Using tax dollars to buy and demolish foreclosed, unoccupied or half-built houses in selected markets." Holman W. Jenkins says that "(K)nocking down surplus homes would be the most efficient and equitable way to spend taxpayer dollars" and get the housing market quicker to the bottom. Blog: Should houses be bulldozed to help the economy? Whatever the solution is, this is not it... Gay retirement community in Surprise lures buyers The Arizona Daily Star reports that community is off to a good start. McCain: The beer heiress could be the next First Lady Associated Press takes an in-depth look at Cindy McCain and the family's beer business. No smoking guns, but lots of tidbits. Blog: What's beer and hopes have to do with McCain? Not much...
Immigration: States think smaller, slower on immigration Feds to fly more drones along the border
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| Dead Birds Washing Up at Great Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Thousands of dead birds are washing up on the Great Salt Lake shore. "We've received a lot of calls - everybody's worried about avian influenza," said Leslie McFarlane, wildlife-disease coordinator at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.... |
| Deadly Ape Heart Disease Puzzles Zoos Mopie looked the picture of ape fitness: His shoulders were broad and imposing, his silver-haired back sculpted and muscular, his biceps bulging as wide as a wrestler's thighs when he scratched his head.... |
| North Dakota Gravel Sparks Fears KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) -- The sounds of children playing baseball has been silenced at one ball field in this western North Dakota city. Officials fear the ground itself is simply too unsafe.... |
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