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Road salt may be sickening Alaska pigeons
Feb 1 2006 10:49PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Something is sickening pigeons in Juneau, making the birds lethargic and susceptible to attacks by ravens. A biologist and some birders suspect salt on Juneau's roads and sidewalks may be affecting pigeons.
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Study finds new planet bigger than Pluto
Feb 1 2006 10:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists say they have confirmed that a so-called 10th planet discovered last year is bigger than Pluto, but that likely won't quell the debate over what makes a planet.
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Air Force finds way to fold telescopes
Feb 1 2006 9:37PM (CT)
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) - Air Force scientists have figured out how to delicately fold a space telescope without mutilating it.
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Roman-era benefactors' tomb unearthed
Feb 1 2006 7:19PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A well-preserved underground tomb belonging to a prominent Roman-era family has been unearthed on the island of Crete, archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Wash. weather may be killing seabirds
Feb 1 2006 6:40PM (CT)
NEAH BAY, Wash. (AP) - The mass starvation deaths of murres on Tatoosh Island off the Olympic Peninsula may be due in part to unusual weather patterns along the West Coast, scientists say.
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Australia's reefs face bleaching risk
Feb 1 2006 6:40PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A bout of coral bleaching hitting Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be as bad as an episode in 2001-2002 that affected 60 percent of the reef, scientists warned Tuesday.
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India to ban drug blamed in vulture deaths
Feb 1 2006 9:44AM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - More than 90 percent of India's vultures, a crucial link in the environment, have died and the government is working to ban a drug blamed for the near-extinction, officials said Tuesday.
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Augustine Volcano continues to erupt
Feb 1 2006 9:43AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Augustine Volcano continued to erupt Tuesday, with the volcano producing a continuous crescent-shaped plume of steam, and ash and gas speeding down the flanks of the island mount and into the sea.
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