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Ancient chimps may have used hammers
Feb 12 2007 10:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chimpanzees may have been using stone "hammers" as long as 4,300 years ago. An international research team, led by archaeologist Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary, Canada, said Monday it had uncovered the hammers, dated to that time, in the West African country Ivory Coast. It would be the earliest known use of tools by chimpanzees.
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Alabama's bald eagle population booming
Feb 12 2007 9:32PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - After 15 years of checking bald eagle nests from small planes, there are now an estimated 100 nesting pairs, up from 77 the previous year and 10 times the state's recovery goal under the Endangered Species Act. With the nest-to-nest status check by plane ending last year, the state now will start watching over a few dozen nests to monitor the eagles' health.
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Valentine roses hit with toxic chemicals
Feb 12 2007 8:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses _ by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your Valentine, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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Valentine roses hit with toxic chemicals
Feb 12 2007 8:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses _ by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your Valentine, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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Valentine roses hit with toxic chemicals
Feb 12 2007 8:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses _ by the time the bright, velvety flowers reach your Valentine, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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Prof gets boost in bid to grow marijuana
Feb 12 2007 8:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Concluding that there is an inadequate supply of marijuana for medical research, an administrative law judge has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration that it grant a Massachusetts professor's application to grow the drug in bulk.
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Sea creatures to be tracked worldwide
Feb 12 2007 8:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
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Swiss officials want to spread sunshine
Feb 12 2007 6:16PM (CT)
BONDO, Switzerland (AP) - Local officials said Monday they are considering the construction of a giant mirror to light up this mountain village with 198 residents who are deprived of sunlight for three months each year.
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China fails to meet environmental goals
Feb 12 2007 5:15PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's environmental watchdog admitted Monday the country had failed to reach any of its pollution control goals for 2006 and had fallen further behind as the economy picked up speed.
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U.S., U.K. officials meet on stem cells
Feb 12 2007 1:56PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Leaders of national embryonic stem cell banks in the United States and the United Kingdom pledged Monday to work together to promote research, create international standards and more efficiently distribute each other's cells.
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Power briefly out in space station
Feb 12 2007 11:06AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Parts of the International Space Station lost power for much of Sunday, but the three-member crew wasn't at risk and everything was fixed by Monday morning, officials said.
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