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Eclipse proves elusive to Fla. skywatchers
Apr 8 2005 9:30PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Local skywatchers had to contend with rain clouds, but caught intermittent glimpses of the moon eclipsing part of the sun Friday in a phenomenon that will not be visible again in the continental United States for seven years.
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Ore. compiles most unwanted species list
Apr 8 2005 7:58PM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - They are the proverbial ants at the picnic, the unwelcome guests who stay so long they start to smell suspiciously like fish. Inclusion on Oregon's list of the most-unwanted-species _ the state's downscale version of Mr. Blackwell's annual worst-dressed list _ is no small dishonor.
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Scientists create remote-controlled flies
Apr 8 2005 7:53PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Yale University researchers say their study that used lasers to create remote-controlled fruit flies could lead to a better understanding of overeating and violence in humans.
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Mammoth remains unearthed in California
Apr 8 2005 7:51PM (CT)
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) - The remarkably well-preserved remnants of an estimated half-million-year-old mammoth _ including both tusks _ were discovered at a new housing development in Southern California.
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Earth's oldest known object on display
Apr 8 2005 7:50PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A tiny speck of zircon crystal that is barely visible to the eye is believed to be the oldest known piece of Earth at about 4.4 billion years old. For the first time ever, the public will have a chance to see the particle Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where researchers in 2001 made the breakthrough discovery that the early Earth was much cooler than previously believed based on analysis of the crystal.
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Kennewick Man scientists protest bill
Apr 8 2005 11:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists hoping to study the ancient skeleton known as Kennewick Man are protesting legislation they say could block their efforts. They say a two-word amendment to a bill on American Indians would allow federally recognized tribes to claim ancient remains even if they cannot prove a link to a current tribe.
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Scientists: Yellowstone eruption unlikely
Apr 8 2005 7:20AM (CT)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Scientists say the odds of another catastrophic volcanic eruption in Yellowstone within anyone's lifetime are extraordinarily remote, but that's exactly what happens in a made-for-television movie that will air this Sunday.
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