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Report: Navy sonar likely made orcas flee
Mar 16 2005 10:50PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Sonar pulsing from a Navy guided-missile destroyer during training exercises near the San Juan Islands two years ago was likely loud enough to send killer whales fleeing, according to a government agency report.
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Space station circuit breaker again fails
Mar 16 2005 10:00PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the second time in just under a year, a circuit breaker failed on the international space station Wednesday, shutting down one of the gyroscopes needed to keep the orbiting outpost steady and pointed in the right position.
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Lawmakers question proposed NASA cuts
Mar 16 2005 4:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's proposal to cut funding and staff for aeronautics research at NASA would jeopardize future aircraft developments, lawmakers and industry experts told a congressional committee on Wednesday.
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New fairy shrimp species found in Idaho
Mar 16 2005 9:41AM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Biologists with the Idaho National Guard have discovered a new species of fairy shrimp living in the oft-dry lake beds of Idaho's desert.
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Damaging alien snail found in Georgia
Mar 16 2005 9:38AM (CT)
BLACKSHEAR, Ga. (AP) - A voracious, fast-breeding South American snail that is a problem in four states and Indonesia has been discovered for the first time in Georgia, officials say.
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UCLA to unveil plans for stem cell center
Mar 16 2005 9:06AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The University of California, Los Angeles, is scheduled Wednesday to announce plans for a $20 million stem cell research institute that would compete for part of the $3 billion approved for the research by voters in November.
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Mo. officials tout new dinosaur exhibit
Mar 16 2005 8:49AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Union Station officials are hoping a 65-foot, 140 million-year-old dinosaur will attract up to 100,000 more visitors a year and help pull the struggling Kansas City landmark out of the red.
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N.Y. teen wins science competition
Mar 16 2005 7:58AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A 17-year-old New York City boy won a national science competition Tuesday for creating a sensor that detects exposure to toxic agents such as nerve gas.
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Mich. moose population slump continues
Mar 16 2005 6:44AM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Mercilessly hounded by blood-sucking ticks, the Isle Royale moose herd is on a downward spiral _ and the wolf packs that roam the national park in Lake Superior are taking advantage.
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