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05/12/2008 09:01 PM
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Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically
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 AP - Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.
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05/12/2008 06:25 PM
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Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism
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AP - News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies."
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05/12/2008 04:54 PM
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Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California
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 AP - The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.
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05/12/2008 04:58 PM
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Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality
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AP - Snakes wouldn't be at the top of most people's favorite critter list. They're feared and misunderstood and often, killed. That's a shame, said Jason Lewis, a wildlife biologist at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico. The refuge is a major migration and wintering area for migratory waterfowl.
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05/12/2008 05:55 PM
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Mysterious Cheetah Disease Explained
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LiveScience.com - Cheetahs may get a lethal disease by eating the poop of their brethren.
This deadly ailment is similar to mad cow disease and Alzheimer's - its cause is malformed proteins.
Keeping these felines from consuming their own droppings might help keep these rare cats alive in captivity.
Cheetahs are in danger of extinction. One of the principal causes of death of these felines in zoos and sanctuaries is a disease known as AA amyloidosis - it has been found in as much as 70 percent of autopsied cheetahs in captivity. ...
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05/13/2008 05:58 AM
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Dozens die in Bangladesh ferry sinking during storm
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AP - A crowded ferry sank during a tropical storm in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 40 missing, officials said Tuesday.
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05/12/2008 11:31 AM
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U.S. examining satellite images of China quake area
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - U.S. intelligence analysts are
examining spy satellite images of China's Sichuan province,
where a powerful earthquake is believed to have killed 3,000 to
5,000 people, a defense official said on Monday.
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05/13/2008 04:59 AM
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Pandas in quake zone are safe, China announces
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 AFP - As China scrambled to cope Tuesday with the death and devastation from a massive earthquake that hit the country's southwest, the government made an important announcement - Pandas in the quake zone are safe
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05/13/2008 07:02 AM
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Earth Extinctions Blamed on Cosmic Speed Bump
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SPACE.com - The sun bounces up and down as it roams the Milky Way, and such
wavering might have hurled showers of comets Earth's way that caused mass
extinctions, including the one that killed the dinosaurs, a new study claims.
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05/13/2008 07:27 AM
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Norway island stores wind power for still days
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 AFP - How to keep the lights on when all is still and the local windmill won't budge? A small Norwegian island testing a way to store wind-generated energy for calm days may have found the answer.
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05/11/2008 01:58 PM
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Genetically modified crops get mixed response in Asia
(AFP)
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 AFP - With food prices hitting record highs the jury is still out in Asia as to whether genetically modified crops hold the key to future food security.
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