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Scientists: Storms power winds on Saturn
May 8 2007 11:27PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Scientists say they now believe rotating eddies are driving Saturn's jet stream winds, not the other way around.
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Bear kills moose in Alaska driveway
May 8 2007 8:39PM (CT)
HOMER, Alaska (AP) - Odd sounds outside their home woke Gary and Terri Lyon early Sunday morning, so Gary got up to check it out. He looked outside and saw a 500-pound grizzly bear killing an adult moose in their driveway.
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Scientists work on Encyclopedia of Life
May 8 2007 8:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a whale-sized project, the world's scientists plan to compile everything they know about all of Earth's 1.8 million known species and put it all on one Web site, open to everyone.
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Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod
May 8 2007 8:38PM (CT)
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) - Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday _ a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King Herod, who ruled the Holy Land when Christ was born.
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Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod
May 8 2007 8:38PM (CT)
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) - Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday _ a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King Herod, who ruled the Holy Land when Christ was born.
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Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod
May 8 2007 8:38PM (CT)
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) - Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday _ a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King Herod, who ruled the Holy Land when Christ was born.
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Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod
May 8 2007 8:38PM (CT)
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) - Under a baking sun, pieces of limestone carved with borders of rosettes and geometrical designs lay in three excavated pits Tuesday _ a desert site Israeli archaeologists say is the tomb of King Herod, who ruled the Holy Land when Christ was born.
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Experts: Turtles drawn to light sticks
May 8 2007 4:37PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Endangered loggerhead turtles snared by longline fishermen may be inadvertently lured to the hooks because of an attraction to light sticks designed to attract tuna and swordfish, researchers said.
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Group hails bill on Everglades cleanup
May 8 2007 3:41PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Environmentalists are hailing a new bill to expand Everglades cleanup by extending the effort to the northern reaches of the ecosystem.
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Solar boat completes fuel-free voyage
May 8 2007 3:28PM (CT)
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - A Swiss-built solar vessel completed the first sun-powered crossing of the Atlantic Tuesday when it arrived at its final destination in New York, the group behind the project said.
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U.N. raises possible biofuel problems
May 8 2007 11:30AM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Biofuels like ethanol can help reduce global warming and create jobs for the rural poor, but the benefits may be offset by serious environmental problems and increased food prices for the hungry, the United Nations concluded Tuesday in its first major report on bioenergy.
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Arctic seal is found in Florida
May 8 2007 9:02AM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An Arctic seal found in Florida far from its natural habitat near the North Pole has been taken to SeaWorld for treatment.
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Delegates work on climate change accord
May 8 2007 5:32AM (CT)
BONN, Germany (AP) - More than 1,000 diplomats have begun working on a new accord to control greenhouse gases, with developing countries calling for more money and expertise to help them fight the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming.
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Astronomers spot exploding faraway star
May 8 2007 4:51AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A massive exploding faraway star _ the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen _ has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the sky much closer to Earth sometime soon.
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