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NASA chief eyes 2011 for new spacecraft
Apr 25 2006 10:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new spaceship could be ready to replace the nation's aging shuttle fleet by 2011 _ three years ahead of schedule _ if lawmakers added money to NASA's proposed budget, the head of the space agency told a congressional panel on Tuesday.
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Feds decide not to list rare salamanders
Apr 25 2006 7:47PM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Two rare salamanders that live in rocky patches within old growth forests along the Klamath River don't need Endangered Species Act protection because existing state and federal protections are adequate to maintain their habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday.
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Students in England show off CLEVER car
Apr 25 2006 7:20PM (CT)
BATH, England (AP) - It has two seats, three wheels and so far has cost $2.9 million. Students at the University of Bath in western England, who on Monday unveiled the prototype of the CLEVER (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport), hope that it represents a greener future for transport.
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Researchers to study cells at new center
Apr 25 2006 7:20PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh announced plans Monday for a joint research center aimed at studying diseases and potential therapies within living cells.
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Ukrainians remember Chernobyl tragedy
Apr 25 2006 6:50PM (CT)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian mourners carried single red carnations and flickering candles during a solemn ceremony early Wednesday to remember the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, an event that continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later.
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Muslim nations urged on space exploration
Apr 25 2006 5:35PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's ambition to send an astronaut to space next year should inspire other Muslim countries to embark on space exploration, an Islamic professor said Tuesday.
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Russia launches Israeli spy satellite
Apr 25 2006 5:25PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Tuesday launched a satellite for Israel that the Israelis say will be used to spy on Iran's nuclear program.
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NASA Administrator agrees to visit China
Apr 25 2006 5:20PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has accepted an invitation to visit China to start talks on possibly cooperating with the Chinese in some areas of space.
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Sea turtle deaths rising in southwest Fla.
Apr 25 2006 5:07PM (CT)
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - An increase in sea turtle deaths so far this year has scientists concerned that remnants of the deadly 2005 red tide is lingering off the southwest Florida coast.
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Ga. woman tries to save endangered plant
Apr 25 2006 4:52PM (CT)
COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - The rare and endangered dwarf sumac has found a potential savior in Newton County. About 40 of the shrubs, which are on both the federal and state endangered species lists, are now growing in eastern Newton County under the care of Elaine Nash.
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Scientists: Black holes energy-efficient
Apr 25 2006 4:46PM (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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Study: Mormon crickets invade to survive
Apr 25 2006 4:46PM (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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