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SpaceX launches new rocket into space
Mar 20 2007 11:59PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new commercial rocket reached space after launching from a Pacific atoll Tuesday but then probably re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after half an orbit because of a problem during the second-stage burn, an entrepreneur said.
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American croc no longer near extinction
Mar 20 2007 9:42PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declassified the American crocodile as an endangered species Tuesday, saying the animal has rebounded from the edge of extinction.
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Human handling of polar bear stirs flap
Mar 20 2007 9:41PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin Zoo's abandoned polar bear cub Knut looks cute, cuddly and has become a front-page media darling, but an animal rights activist insisted Monday he would have been better off dead than raised by humans.
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Human handling of polar bear stirs flap
Mar 20 2007 9:41PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin Zoo's abandoned polar bear cub Knut looks cute, cuddly and has become a front-page media darling, but an animal rights activist insisted Monday he would have been better off dead than raised by humans.
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Human handling of polar bear stirs flap
Mar 20 2007 9:41PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin Zoo's abandoned polar bear cub Knut looks cute, cuddly and has become a front-page media darling, but an animal rights activist insisted Monday he would have been better off dead than raised by humans.
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Wolf population grows in three states
Mar 20 2007 4:44PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The number of wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming continues to grow, with at least 1,300 in the three states at the end of 2006, federal officials say.
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Paying attention to not paying attention
Mar 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers are studying a pervasive psychological phenomenon in which oh man we've got to finish doing the taxes this weekend ... C'mon, admit it. Your train of thought has derailed like that many times. It's just mind-wandering. We all do it, and surprisingly often, whether we're struggling to avoid it or not.
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Paying attention to not paying attention
Mar 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers are studying a pervasive psychological phenomenon in which oh man we've got to finish doing the taxes this weekend ... C'mon, admit it. Your train of thought has derailed like that many times. It's just mind-wandering. We all do it, and surprisingly often, whether we're struggling to avoid it or not.
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Nuthatches seem to understand chickadee
Mar 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nuthatches appear to have learned to understand a foreign language _ chickadee. It's not unusual for one animal to react to the alarm call of another, but nuthatches seem to go beyond that _ interpreting the type of alarm and what sort of predator poses a threat. When a chickadee sees a predator, it issues warning call _ a soft "seet" for a flying hawk, owl or falcon, or a loud "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" for a perched predator.
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Nevada takes steps to protect butterfly
Mar 20 2007 4:38PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal land managers working to keep a rare Nevada butterfly off the list of endangered species have closed scores of off-road vehicle trails at one of the biggest, most popular sand dunes in the West.
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