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Study urges catch share fishing programs
Mar 27 2007 11:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Setting strict fishing limits and giving fishermen flexibility in how they divide their catch are key steps to rebuilding depleted fish stocks and saving embattled fishing communities, according to a study by an environmental group.
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Cities at risk of rising sea levels
Mar 27 2007 10:08PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - More than two-thirds of the world's large cities are in areas vulnerable to global warming and rising sea levels, and millions of people are at risk of being swamped by flooding and intense storms, according to a new study released Wednesday.
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Invasive beetle found in Staten Island
Mar 27 2007 7:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An invasive type of beetle has been found for the first time on Staten Island, where it could kill hardwood trees and threaten the local ecosystem, parks officials said Tuesday.
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Puget Sound orcas spotted with new baby
Mar 27 2007 6:28PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Puget Sound's endangered killer whales have been spotted with a new calf, bringing the number of orcas to 86 as the whales feed on salmon along the California coast, scientists said.
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Puget Sound orcas spotted with new baby
Mar 27 2007 6:28PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Puget Sound's endangered killer whales have been spotted with a new calf, bringing the number of orcas to 86 as the whales feed on salmon along the California coast, scientists said.
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Engineers to help find Homer's Ithaca
Mar 27 2007 5:14PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A geological engineering company said Monday it has agreed to help in an archaeological project to find the island of Ithaca, homeland of Homer's legendary hero Odysseus. It has long been thought that the island of Ithaki in the Ionian Sea was the island Homer used as a setting for the epic poem "The Odyssey," in which the king Odysseus makes a perilous 10-year journey home from the Trojan War.
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Astronaut stuck in space for now
Mar 27 2007 5:09PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Sunita Williams is stuck in space _ at least temporarily. She flew up to the international space station last December planning to come home in early July after a seven-month stay.
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Govt. eyes changes in species protection
Mar 27 2007 5:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interior Department is considering a broad revamping of how it protects animals and plants in danger of extinction, including changes that critics contend will reduce the number of species that will be saved.
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Group opposes Wash. cattle grazing plan
Mar 27 2007 5:02PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A proposal to allow cattle grazing on some Eastern Washington wildlife habitat has an environmental group threatening a lawsuit. Western Watersheds Project, based in Hailey, Idaho, this week filed a required notice that it intended to sue the state Department of Fish and Wildlife in 60 days over the proposal to allow cattle grazing on some of its lands.
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N.M., Branson agree on spaceport lease
Mar 27 2007 5:02PM (CT)
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico officials have set the ground work to lease part of its commercial spaceport to Virgin Galactic as a base for its space tourism company. British entrepreneur Richard Branson and the state signed a 37-page memorandum of agreement Monday, setting the terms of a lease that calls for the company to pay the state $27.5 million over 20 years.
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N.M., Branson agree on spaceport lease
Mar 27 2007 5:02PM (CT)
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico officials have set the ground work to lease part of its commercial spaceport to Virgin Galactic as a base for its space tourism company. British entrepreneur Richard Branson and the state signed a 37-page memorandum of agreement Monday, setting the terms of a lease that calls for the company to pay the state $27.5 million over 20 years.
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Rome show features ancient perfumes
Mar 27 2007 4:56PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - It's a rare chance to smell the scent of ancient history _ typically a mix of natural spices and olive oil _ thanks to an exhibit in Rome featuring fragrances from the world's oldest known perfume factory.
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Geologist: St. Helens an 'open system'
Mar 27 2007 4:56PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Mount St. Helens may be following the example of Kilauea in Hawaii with magma being replaced from a reservoir beneath the volcano as fast as it emerges as lava at the surface, scientists say.
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Zoo hopes porn will help pandas mate
Mar 27 2007 5:09AM (CT)
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) - Chuang Chuang the panda has been spending his days in front of a big screen television watching panda porn.
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