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Beluga whale numbers remain flat in Alaska
Jan 20 2006 9:10PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A survey of beluga whales in Cook Inlet finds that numbers remain stagnant and could be declining despite a lengthy effort to get the white whales to rebound.
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Report: Calif. worst in soot pollution
Jan 20 2006 7:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California has the worst rate of soot pollution in the United States, according to a report released Thursday by an environmental group.
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Logging article in Science stirs debate
Jan 20 2006 7:24PM (CT)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A group of professors at Oregon State's College of Forestry unsuccessfully tried to get the prestigious journal Science to hold off on publishing a study that concluded that leaving forests alone is the best way to help them recover from wildfires.
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Feds want independent to head owl recovery
Jan 20 2006 7:19PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking an independent contractor to head development of a recovery plan for the threatened northern spotted owl, whose numbers are believed to be shrinking.
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Space debris accumulating, report says
Jan 20 2006 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 9,000 pieces of space debris are orbiting the Earth, a hazard that can only be expected to get worse in the next few years. And currently there's no workable and economic way to clean up the mess.
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7 face discipline over stem-cell research
Jan 20 2006 7:17PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's top university said Friday it is moving to punish disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk and six other professors over faked research.
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Archaeologists find tomb under Roman Forum
Jan 20 2006 7:17PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Archaeologists digging beneath the Roman Forum have discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb that pre-dates the birth of ancient Rome by several hundred years.
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Super fast spacecraft zooms toward Pluto
Jan 20 2006 7:17PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The fastest spacecraft ever launched began the first full day of its 3-billion mile journey to Pluto, where it will study the last unexplored planet and the mysterious icy area that surrounds it.
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