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Caribbean coral suffers record death
Mar 30 2006 10:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A one-two punch of bleaching from record hot water followed by disease has killed ancient and delicate coral in the biggest loss of reefs scientists have ever seen in Caribbean waters.
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Groups win key battle over red knot birds
Mar 30 2006 9:41PM (CT)
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Environmentalists won a key battle Thursday in their efforts to protect the red knot, a small bird that migrates through the Delaware Bay.
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Alaska, not California, is most quake-prone
Mar 30 2006 9:06PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The perky "cock-a-doodle-doo" of a rooster sounds in Roger Smith's office every time an earthquake rumbles beneath Alaska.
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WVU researchers learn about memory gene
Mar 30 2006 8:41PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Researchers at West Virginia University's Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute have learned that when a gene regulating long-term memory is knocked out of operation in mice, they can retain information for much longer than normal.
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Soyuz rocket carries crew to space station
Mar 30 2006 8:40PM (CT)
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Russian-American crew and Brazil's first astronaut flew into orbit Thursday onboard a Russian rocket bringing them on a two-day trip to the international space station.
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Whales euthanized after washing ashore
Mar 30 2006 8:39PM (CT)
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved.
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Manmade ponds help preserve wetlands
Mar 30 2006 8:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More people building ponds for golf courses and subdivisions or to retain stormwater and wastewater helped create the nation's first net gain in wetlands in a half-century of government record-keeping.
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Upcoming hurricane season likely strong
Mar 30 2006 8:38PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The top U.S. hurricane expert said Thursday that this year's hurricane season is likely to be stronger than average, though short of the record 2005 season, the costliest on record.
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Air warming above Antarctica
Mar 30 2006 8:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The air over Antarctica is warming even faster than in other parts of the world, according to an analysis of 30 years of weather balloon data.
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WVU researchers learn about memory gene
Mar 30 2006 8:34PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Researchers at West Virginia University's Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute have learned that when a gene regulating long-term memory is knocked out of operation in mice, they can retain information for much longer than normal.
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Co. produces clones from cutting horses
Mar 30 2006 8:16PM (CT)
PURCELL, Okla. (AP) - A company that offers horse owners exact duplicates of their animals says it has successfully cloned two top-earning horses.
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Thousands gather in temple for eclipse
Mar 30 2006 9:32AM (CT)
SIDE, Turkey (AP) - Thousands of skygazers gathered in an ancient temple of Apollo and let out cheers Wednesday as a total solar eclipse turned day into twilight, casting an eerie blue glow across the sky and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Calif. condors spotted nesting in Big Sur
Mar 30 2006 9:31AM (CT)
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - For the first time in more than 100 years, California condors were spotted nesting in the northern part of the state, scientists said.
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