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Study: Mormon crickets invade to survive
Apr 24 2006 9:46PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The threat of being eaten could drive the march of Mormon crickets as they munch their way across millions of acres in the arid West, new research suggests.
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Scientists: Black holes energy-efficient
Apr 24 2006 9:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With gasoline hitting $3 per gallon, scientists have just found the most energy-efficient engines in the universe _ black holes, those whirling super-dense centers of galaxies that suck in nearly everything.
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Tenn. researchers work on Hunley mystery
Apr 24 2006 8:34PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A team of scientists from Tennessee, including experts from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, are looking at the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship.
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Scientists probe the use of the tongue
Apr 24 2006 8:34PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - In their quest to create the super warrior of the future, some military researchers aren't focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They're looking at tongues.
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Power plant waste eyed for green building
Apr 24 2006 8:33PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Coal-burning power plants spend millions disposing of fly ash, a fine powder loaded with mercury, lead and other toxic chemicals.
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Sea lion devices removed in salmon test
Apr 24 2006 8:32PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily removed two sea lion exclusion devices at a Bonneville Dam powerhouse Monday to try to see if they are behind the low numbers of salmon passing upriver to spawn.
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Whirling disease in trout a focus in Utah
Apr 24 2006 7:00PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A disease that can deform trout, cause them to chase their own tail and eventually lead to their starvation will get special attention this year from legislators, who want to try to reduce its effects on commercial and recreational fisheries.
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Lax oversight blamed for stem cell hoax
Apr 24 2006 6:59PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Lax policies and disregard for federal guidelines at the University of Pittsburgh allowed a stem-cell scientist to participate in an international scientific hoax last year, according to an investigation by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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Russian cargo ship heads to space station
Apr 24 2006 11:52AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian cargo ship carrying food and supplies, as well as Easter gifts, blasted off Monday for the international space station, the Russian space agency said.
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