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Mars rover frees itself from sandy dune
Jun 4 2005 11:09PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Mars rover Opportunity resumed rolling freely across the Martian surface Saturday after scientists freed it from a sand dune where it had been mired for nearly five weeks, NASA officials said.
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Med schools focus on alternative medicine
Jun 4 2005 7:20PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Once largely dismissed as a leftover fad from the Age of Aquarius, acupuncture, herbal remedies and other forms of alternative medicine are finding their way into curriculums at traditional medical schools _ most recently the University of Pennsylvania.
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Mass. shellfish beds idle over red tide
Jun 4 2005 6:56PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The worst red tide in decades idled about two-thirds of the shellfish beds in Massachusetts as the toxic algae bloom spread off the coast to Nantucket.
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Study looks at Yellowstone roads, bison
Jun 4 2005 9:07AM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Roads groomed for snowmobiles and snowcoaches in Yellowstone National Park are not the key factor influencing bison distribution and numbers in the park, a researcher said Friday.
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Scientists enjoy close-up look at moose
Jun 4 2005 9:05AM (CT)
KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Alaska (AP) - As soon as biologist Tom Lohuis set the food down, four moose began stomping around in their stables, letting out occasional guttural moans. It was time for the animals' final experimental meal in a five-day project that is part of a broader study examining the nutritional costs of moose procreation.
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Permafrost may be shrinking arctic lakes
Jun 4 2005 9:02AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Arctic lakes are shrinking, and melting permafrost brought on by higher temperatures may be the reason, according to a research paper.
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