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Ships no longer allowed to dump ballast
Mar 31 2005 9:19PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge ruled Thursday the government can no longer allow ships to dump without a permit any ballast water containing nonnative species that could harm local ecosystems.
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Massachusetts House OKs stem cell bill
Mar 31 2005 9:11PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts House passed a bill Thursday night that would give scientists more freedom to conduct embryonic stem cell research in the state.
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Biologists planning long look at pelicans
Mar 31 2005 8:11PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Federal biologists trying to solve the mystery of why 28,000 pelicans left Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge last year have bought electronic tracking devices for the birds.
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Asian nations vow to stop turtle decline
Mar 31 2005 8:09PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Asian countries on Thursday declared 2006 the "Year of the Turtle," vowing to step up a campaign to combat dramatic declines in the region's turtle populations.
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Virginia task force probes fish deaths
Mar 31 2005 8:07PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A state task force is investigating the deaths of hundreds of fish in Peninsula waters last week and this week.
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Scientists find mammal fossilized remains
Mar 31 2005 8:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - While giant dinosaurs roamed the planet 150 million years ago, a tiny mammal scurried about, living on a diet of termites and other insects, according to a new report.
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Expert finds dandruff in air pollutants
Mar 31 2005 8:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A researcher has discovered unexpectedly large amounts of dandruff and other flaking skin, fur, pollen and similar materials in air pollutants known as aerosols.
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Monterey aquarium releases white shark
Mar 31 2005 8:04PM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A great white shark that survived far longer than any other in captivity was returned to the wild Thursday because it was growing too large and had begun preying on other fish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Japan unveils tsunami warning system plan
Mar 31 2005 9:36AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Thursday launched a stop-gap plan for alerting Indian Ocean nations of impending tsunami: it will send them a fax within half an hour, an official said.
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Group: Tsunami salt damage not as severe
Mar 31 2005 9:30AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The contamination of soil by salt water _ a potentially serious effect from December's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami _ has been less severe than originally expected, agricultural experts said Thursday.
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Biologists: Kan. fish species in danger
Mar 31 2005 7:56AM (CT)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A group of experts has identified 17 species of fish native to Kansas that could be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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Study: Salmon from farms breed sea lice
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Salmon farms help stock supermarkets but also breed parasitic sea lice that infect young wild salmon and could endanger other important ocean species such as herring, scientists said Tuesday.
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Latest earthquakes surprise seismologists
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest deadly earthquake off the coast of Indonesia wasn't unexpected but may have arrived earlier than experts anticipated.
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Lawmaker urges NASA on Hubble mission
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer called on NASA Tuesday to go ahead with plans to send a robot to service the Hubble Space Telescope while officials from the space agency said such a mission likely won't happen due to proposed budget cuts.
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Scientists reexamine December earthquake
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Researchers at a U.S. university have recrunched data from December's devastating earthquake in Sumatra and found it was even more powerful than previously believed, but other scientists suggest their findings are premature.
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U.N. study: Earth's health deteriorating
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Growing populations and expanding economic activity have strained the planet's ecosystems over the past half century, a trend that threatens international efforts to combat poverty and disease, a U.N.-sponsored study of the Earth's health warned on Wednesday.
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Colo. pushes lynx habitat rule changes
Mar 31 2005 4:48AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Citing the success of a six-year, $2.5 million state program to transplant the endangered lynx from Canada, state officials want the federal government to lift land use restrictions designed to protect the cat's habitat.
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