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Chick in Vermont's bald eagle nest dies
May 24 2006 11:17PM (CT)
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - The first pair of bald eagles known to have hatched young in Vermont in 60 years has lost its only chick, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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NASA launches GOES-N weather satellite
May 24 2006 10:49PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After months of delay, NASA on Wednesday launched a weather satellite that will allow forecasters to better pinpoint severe storms and investigate world climate change.
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Park a marriage of recreation, filtration
May 24 2006 9:55PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A small pocket of land on the banks of the Los Angeles River is working overtime, providing both recreational space to a crowded urban area and acting as a filter for garbage that would otherwise end up in the water.
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UConn scientists probe sea squirt invasion
May 24 2006 9:01PM (CT)
GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A blob-like creature is invading Long Island Sound and posing a threat to its lobsters and other shellfish, University of Connecticut scientists say.
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2 cloned mules to race in Nevada showdown
May 24 2006 9:01PM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - In a low-stakes mule race in a remote corner of the West, nature versus nurture will be put to the test as two of the horse family's earliest clones challenge naturally bred runners next month in Nevada.
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In surprise, mice get trait without gene
May 24 2006 9:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a startling exception to classical genetics, mice in a lab experiment have inherited an effect of an aberrant gene without inheriting the gene itself.
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Feds reject petition to list spotted owl
May 24 2006 6:26PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday rejected a petition to list the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act, saying the population is stable and programs that prevent forest wildfires will allow it to thrive.
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Michigan's Rouge River returns to health
May 24 2006 6:25PM (CT)
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - For years, the Rouge River was among the nation's dirtiest waterways, little more than a dumping ground in the shadow of the massive Ford industrial complex that churned out cars from Model As to Mustangs.
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Baby bald eagles rescued after windstorm
May 24 2006 6:25PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Wildlife specialists are trying to raise two baby bald eagles whose nest was blown to the ground during a windstorm last week.
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Science scores up in grade 4, not in 8, 12
May 24 2006 6:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elementary school children have made gains in science, based on the first national test in five years, but students in middle and high school have not escaped their rut.
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