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Mars rover Spirit heads to alternate home
Apr 10 2006 9:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Mars rover Spirit, hampered by a broken wheel, has failed to reach its destination and will spend the Martian winter at an alternate site, scientists said Monday.
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New eagle forces eagle dad to neglect nest
Apr 10 2006 9:09PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - George the bald eagle, apparently cowed by a female eagle that seriously injured his mate and the mother of his clutch, is neglecting the nest to take up with the interloper, an environmental official said Monday.
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Prehistoric bones unearthed in Everglades
Apr 10 2006 9:01PM (CT)
CLEWISTON, Fla. (AP) - Prehistoric bones believed to belong to ancient sloths have been discovered by construction crews working on the massive Everglades restoration project.
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14 whooping cranes spotted in chicago park
Apr 10 2006 8:55PM (CT)
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - More than a dozen whooping cranes took temporary refuge at a DuPage County forest preserve, sparking hope among local officials that one of North America's most endangered birds will make the park a regular stop on an annual migratory flight between Wisconsin and Florida.
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Biologists check Ga. swamps for woodpecker
Apr 10 2006 8:55PM (CT)
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Wildlife biologists are searching one of the nation's most primitive swamps for the ivory-billed woodpecker, which was believed extinct since 1944 until one was reported in an Arkansas swamp last year.
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NASA to crash space probe into moon
Apr 10 2006 8:51PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA plans to crash a space probe into the moon in 2009 _ a collision so violent it will be visible on Earth through a telescope, the space agency said Monday.
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Researchers seeks ways to cut manure smell
Apr 10 2006 7:30PM (CT)
HAYS, Kan. (AP) - While it's said that you can take the boy out of the country but not the country out of the boy, researchers are wondering if they can find a way to at least reduce something closely associated with farm life _ the odor from large amounts of livestock manure.
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China building rocket for space flight
Apr 10 2006 6:29PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has started construction of a rocket to carry astronauts into orbit in 2008 for its third manned space launch, state media reported Monday.
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Prehistoric bones unearthed in Everglades
Apr 10 2006 6:00PM (CT)
CLEWISTON, Fla. (AP) - Prehistoric bones believed to belong to ancient sloths have been discovered by construction crews working on the massive Everglades restoration project.
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Knoxville Zoo opens naked mole-rat exhibit
Apr 10 2006 5:38PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Inside a small clear tube, a naked mole-rat decides to change direction. Contorting its wrinkled, hot dog-shaped body, the animal nearly somersaults over itself and pokes out its head on the other side. It shows off four big teeth, sniffs the air and turns around again.
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Major logging operation shut in the Amazon
Apr 10 2006 5:29PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Environmental authorities shut down an illegal logging operation in the Amazon on Monday, confiscating dozens of felled tropical hardwood trees in an area that only recently was pristine rain forest.
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Fish-killing algae spreading in Phoenix
Apr 10 2006 5:14PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Fish-killing algae that first showed up in Phoenix a year ago have spread to lakes throughout the metropolitan area and have proven to be stubborn and sneaky.
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Psychiatrist who worked with veterans dies
Apr 10 2006 12:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Psychiatrist Leonard Neff, who worked with Vietnam veterans and helped improve diagnosis and treatment for what became known as post-traumatic stress disorder, has died. He was 80.
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