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Water discovery may not spur space mission
Mar 16 2006 10:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - To scientists scanning the cosmos for signs of life, the stunning discovery of what appears to be water on an obscure moon orbiting Saturn couldn't come at a more pivotal time.
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Nearly extinct rhinos found in Malaysia
Mar 16 2006 9:56PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian expedition found evidence of at least 13 Sumatran rhinos deep in the jungles of Borneo, giving hope to conservationists that a species thought to be nearly extinct could flourish again if poaching is controlled.
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Removal of some wolf protections proposed
Mar 16 2006 9:43PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The Bush administration Thursday proposed removing gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list, saying they have recovered to the point that federal protection is no longer needed.
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Study: Wolverines travel hundreds of miles
Mar 16 2006 8:27PM (CT)
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) - A multiple-year study of wolverines by the Wildlife Conservation Society and state and federal agencies has found that the fierce, reclusive animals travel hundreds of miles.
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NASA reviews canceled asteroid mission
Mar 16 2006 8:27PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an unusual move, NASA is reviewing a recent decision by an agency head to scrap a mission to orbit two asteroids. The Dawn project was canceled on March 2, five months after it was put on hold because of cost overruns and technical problems.
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Mount St. Helens crater trail may reopen
Mar 16 2006 8:20PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A trail to the rim of the Mount St. Helens crater, closed since a slow eruption began in 2004, may reopen this year even as molten rock continues to ooze from the mountain.
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Experts argue over ivory-billed woodpecker
Mar 16 2006 8:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Was it or was it not an ivory-billed woodpecker? Experts are still arguing a year later, while bird fanciers flock to the part of Arkansas where the bird in question was said to have been seen and heard.
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