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NASA photos reveal Mercury is shrinking
Jan 30 2008 11:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first pictures from the unseen side of Mercury reveal the wrinkles of a shrinking, aging planet with scars from volcanic eruptions and a birthmark shaped like a spider.
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Spacewalk repair boosts station's power
Jan 30 2008 11:10PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two astronauts pulled off a riskier and trickier-than-usual spacewalk Wednesday, replacing a failed electric motor and giving the international space station a much-needed power boost.
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Spacewalk repair boosts station's power
Jan 30 2008 11:10PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two astronauts pulled off a riskier and trickier-than-usual spacewalk Wednesday, replacing a failed electric motor and giving the international space station a much-needed power boost.
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UN: climate change may cost $20 trillion
Jan 30 2008 5:26PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Global warming could cost the world up to $20 trillion over two decades for cleaner energy sources and do the most harm to people who can least afford to adapt, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report.
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Warmer Atlantic worsens hurricanes
Jan 30 2008 5:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.
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Bat deaths in NY, Vt. baffle experts
Jan 30 2008 5:04PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines around New York and Vermont, sending researchers scrambling to find the cause of mysterious condition dubbed "white nose syndrome."
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Berlin dig finds city older than thought
Jan 30 2008 5:04PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - An archaeological dig in downtown Berlin has uncovered evidence that the German capital is at least 45 years older than had previously been established, authorities said Wednesday.
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