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Inner clock may lead monarch butterflies
Jan 8 2008 7:35PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Scientists have discovered genetic information that helps explain how monarch butterflies find their way from Canada to winter nesting grounds in the mountains of Mexico.
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Study: Prairie grass can produce ethanol
Jan 8 2008 6:51PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - New research shows that prairie grasses grown using only moderate amounts of fertilizer on marginal land can produce significant amounts of ethanol.
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Feds to mull protection for pygmy rabbit
Jan 8 2008 5:46PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The federal government said Tuesday it will consider endangered species protection for the pygmy rabbit, which is struggling to survive in eight western states.
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Decision on listing polar bear postponed
Jan 8 2008 5:41PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
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UV test helps fingerprint blue diamonds
Jan 8 2008 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them "fingerprint" blue diamonds and tell the real ones from the artificial.
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UV test helps fingerprint blue diamonds
Jan 8 2008 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them "fingerprint" blue diamonds and tell the real ones from the artificial.
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Indian farmers poison 50 rare jackals
Jan 8 2008 5:20PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - At least 50 rare jackals were poisoned to death in northern India by farmers angry over alleged attacks on children and damage to crops blamed on the animals, a forest official said Tuesday.
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China to launch 3rd manned space mission
Jan 8 2008 1:23AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China plans to launch its third manned space mission that will feature its first-ever space walk during 2008, state media said Tuesday.
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