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Astronaut arrest won't affect mission
Feb 15 2007 10:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge has not distracted the crew of the upcoming space shuttle mission, even though she had been scheduled to be part of the flight's ground team, the shuttle's commander said Thursday.
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Astronaut arrest won't affect mission
Feb 15 2007 10:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge has not distracted the crew of the upcoming space shuttle mission, even though she had been scheduled to be part of the flight's ground team, the shuttle's commander said Thursday.
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More evidence found for water on Mars
Feb 15 2007 8:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An orbiting spacecraft has sent back new evidence for the presence of water on Mars. Scientists long have debated whether water flowed on the red planet, with evidence increasing in recent years. The presence of water would raise the possibility of at least primitive life forms existing there.
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More evidence found for water on Mars
Feb 15 2007 8:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An orbiting spacecraft has sent back new evidence for the presence of water on Mars. Scientists long have debated whether water flowed on the red planet, with evidence increasing in recent years. The presence of water would raise the possibility of at least primitive life forms existing there.
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More evidence found for water on Mars
Feb 15 2007 8:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An orbiting spacecraft has sent back new evidence for the presence of water on Mars. Scientists long have debated whether water flowed on the red planet, with evidence increasing in recent years. The presence of water would raise the possibility of at least primitive life forms existing there.
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Greek archaeologists discover theater
Feb 15 2007 8:27PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Sections of an ancient Greek theater were discovered on Thursday during construction work in an Athens suburb, archaeologists said.
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New tests will help detect fish virus
Feb 15 2007 8:26PM (CT)
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - A new test will help scientists quickly detect a fast-spreading aquatic virus that threatens the Great Lakes fishing industry, according to its developers at Cornell University.
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Scientists find lakes under Antarctica
Feb 15 2007 8:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists have discovered a network of lakes that fill and empty with rapidly flowing water.
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Parasite forces Md. to kill 80,000 trout
Feb 15 2007 8:21PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A parasite that causes trout to swim in circles until they die has been found in two hatcheries in western Maryland, meaning 80,000 fish that would have been stocked in lakes and streams this year will instead be destroyed, an official said Thursday.
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Chili peppers have ancient history
Feb 15 2007 8:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Who says food fads can't last? Thousands of years before the advent of Tex-Mex, ancient Americans were spicing up stew with red hot chili peppers. New fossil evidence shows prehistoric people from southern Peru up to the Bahamas were cultivating varieties of chilies millennia before Columbus' arrival brought the spice to world cuisine.
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January weather hottest by far
Feb 15 2007 5:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It may be cold comfort during a frigid February, but last month was by far the hottest January ever.
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'Amphibian Ark' planned to save frogs
Feb 15 2007 9:11AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Ponds and swamps are becoming eerily silent. The familiar melody of ribbits, croaks and chirps is disappearing as a mysterious killer fungus wipes out frog populations around the globe, a phenomenon likened to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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L.A. Zoo rhinoceros headed to Indonesia
Feb 15 2007 7:41AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first Sumatran rhinoceros born in captivity in more than a century will be moved from the Los Angeles Zoo to Indonesia this week to take part in a breeding program for the critically endangered species, officials said.
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