Norway fails to fulfill whaling quota
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Norway says its fishermen will not be able to fulfill this year's whaling quota, with about 500 minke whales caught out of the quota's 1,052.
Giant chambers to test climate change effects on native trees
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Aug 21, 2006 |
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A climatic time machine has been built at the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury Campus to mimic a world facing new environmental conditions.
Study identifies molecular process underlying leukemia
Aug 21, 2006 |
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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified a molecular process in cells that is crucial to the development of two common leukemias. The findings help explain how fundamental cell processes ...
Constant Lighting May Disrupt Development of Preemie's Biological Clocks
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Keeping the lights on around the clock in neonatal intensive care units may interfere with the development of premature babies’ biological clocks. That is the suggestion of a new study reported in the Aug. 21 issue of the ...
Shuttle countdown to begin Thursday
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2006 |
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NASA is set to begin the countdown for the Florida launch of the space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday.
It's a record summer for some turtles
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Aug 21, 2006 |
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Italian scientists say an endangered species of marine turtle -- loggerhead turtles -- are appearing along Italy's southern shores in increasing numbers.
Playing possum: one love or free love?
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Aug 21, 2006 |
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Why are some males faithful, stay-at-home partners while others sleep around, with no strings attached? In mountain brushtail possums, it turns out to depend on how disturbed their home is.
Britain disallowing two cancer drugs
Aug 21, 2006 |
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The watchdog for Britain's National Health Service won't allow doctors to prescribe two new drugs for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.
Rabbit flu takes British farmer's life
Aug 21, 2006 |
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A 29-year-old farmer is believed to be Britain's first fatal case of rabbit flu.
Renowned penicillin researcher dies
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Dr. Monroe Romansky, who was credited with a major advancement in penicillin, has died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 95.
Spirit Checking Korolev
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Spirit is healthy and continues to make progress on its winter science campaign. Spirit is finishing the "McMurdo mega-panorama" by acquiring touch-up images (dubbed "grout" by engineers). Spirit is nearly complete with the ...
Fraud in construction linked to pollution
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Chinese officials are blaming fraudulent project approval procedures and slow construction of pollution control facilities for increased pollution.
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