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Eagle triplets attract admirers online
Apr 26 2006 9:37PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A new set of bald eagle triplets whose nest is perched 70 feet up a white pine in coastal Hancock County is attracting plenty of admirers on the Internet.
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Songbirds may be able to learn grammar
Apr 26 2006 8:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The simplest grammar, long thought to be one of the skills that separate man from beast, can be taught to a common songbird, new research suggests.
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White pelicans returning to N.D. refuge
Apr 26 2006 7:25PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Biologists estimate that about 16,000 adult white pelicans have returned to the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge to nest, after mysterious die-offs and departures of the birds the past two years.
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Tenn. professor elected to science academy
Apr 26 2006 7:14PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A University of Tennessee scientist who will be heading the university's new Joint Institute for Advanced Materials has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
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Russian cargo ship lands on space station
Apr 26 2006 6:40PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the international space station, bearing supplies and Easter gifts from the families of the American and Russian crewmen.
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French officials release bear in Pyrenees
Apr 26 2006 6:31PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Somewhere in the mountains and forests of the French Pyrenees, to sheep farmers' chagrin, a little bear far from home is getting used to new surroundings.
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Experts: New repellants may slow West Nile
Apr 26 2006 6:29PM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Bug and health experts say there's no way to predict whether 2006 will be another bad year for the West Nile virus. But they do say new repellants could help people protect themselves from mosquitoes that carry the disease.
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Centuries-old temple uncovered in Laos
Apr 26 2006 6:28PM (CT)
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) - The remains of a centuries-old temple, along with thousands of historical artifacts, have been uncovered in and around the Lao capital during excavations for the upgrade of a major road, a newspaper said Wednesday.
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Researchers to study cells at new center
Apr 26 2006 6:28PM (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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NASA chief eyes 2011 for new spacecraft
Apr 26 2006 6:28PM (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 26 2006 6:27PM (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 26 2006 6:27PM (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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Ga. woman tries to save endangered plant
Apr 26 2006 6:27PM (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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Nuclear physicist Yuval Neeman dies
Apr 26 2006 3:16PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Yuval Neeman, founder of Israel's space program and a key figure in the nation's nuclear efforts, died Wednesday, his daughter said. He was 80.
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