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NASA focuses on developing new moon craft
Feb 6 2006 10:57PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA has delayed two programs that search for planets capable of supporting life as the space agency instead focuses on developing a new manned spacecraft to return to the moon in the next decade.
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Scientists warn of melting ice in Arctic
Feb 6 2006 10:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Scientists on Monday painted a gloomy picture of the effects of global warming on the Arctic, warning of melting ocean ice, rising oceans, thawed permafrost and forests susceptible to bugs and fire.
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Scientists discover dozens of new species
Feb 6 2006 10:18PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A team of scientists exploring an isolated jungle in one of Indonesia's most remote provinces said they discovered dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants _ as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere.
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Flight-distance record may be hard to beat
Feb 6 2006 8:36PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Aviation adventurer Steve Fossett says he isn't sure he'll succeed in his quest to break the 20-year-old record for the longest flight.
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Judge may halt project to protect bird
Feb 6 2006 7:48PM (CT)
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge heard arguments Monday over whether a vast irrigation project intended to help farmers in eastern Arkansas will harm the rare ivory-billed woodpecker.
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Satellites detect ash cloud from volcano
Feb 6 2006 6:34PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A volcano in the Aleutian Islands coughed up an ash cloud Monday, prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory to raise the mountain's threat level to code red.
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Gene study: Minn. brook trout thriving
Feb 6 2006 6:33PM (CT)
ZUMBRO FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Brook trout are thriving again in Cold Spring Brook and other streams in southeastern Minnesota, thanks to a secret locked in their genes.
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Gene study: Minn. brook trout thriving
Feb 6 2006 6:29PM (CT)
ZUMBRO FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Brook trout are thriving again in Cold Spring Brook and other streams in southeastern Minnesota, thanks to a secret locked in their genes.
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Group tests toxin levels of bald eagles
Feb 6 2006 6:27PM (CT)
OLD TOWN, Maine (AP) - A research group is conducting studies of bald eagles to determine the levels of environmental toxins in their systems and gain a better understanding of the overall health of the bird population.
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