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NASA starts countdown on shuttle launch
Jun 5 2007 11:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA started a countdown Tuesday toward the first space shuttle flight of the year. Engineers reported no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch.
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NASA starts countdown on shuttle launch
Jun 5 2007 11:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA started a countdown Tuesday toward the first space shuttle flight of the year. Engineers reported no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch.
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NASA starts countdown on shuttle launch
Jun 5 2007 11:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA started a countdown Tuesday toward the first space shuttle flight of the year. Engineers reported no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch.
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NASA head regrets global warming remarks
Jun 5 2007 8:20PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The head of NASA told scientists and engineers that he regrets airing his personal views about global warming during a recent radio interview, according to a video of the meeting obtained by The Associated Press.
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Biosphere 2 sold to home developer
Jun 5 2007 4:48PM (CT)
TUCSON, ARIZ. (AP) - The landmark glass terrarium known as Biosphere 2, which was built as a self-sustaining environment for humans 20 years ago, and the 1,650 acres surrounding the research site were sold to a home developer for $50 million.
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Scientists find 24 species in Suriname
Jun 5 2007 4:22PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO Suriname (AP) - A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.
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Scientists find 24 species in Suriname
Jun 5 2007 4:22PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO Suriname (AP) - A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.
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Scientists find 24 species in Suriname
Jun 5 2007 4:22PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO Suriname (AP) - A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.
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Indonesia returns rare kangaroos to wild
Jun 5 2007 4:22PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia is returning 17 rare pygmy kangaroos to the Papuan rain forest after rescuing and acquiring them in recent years from illegal traders and private zoos, officials said Monday. It is unknown how many of the mammals, which can grow up to three-feet long and weigh 25 pounds, still survive in the wild.
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Dredging may not eliminate contaminants
Jun 5 2007 4:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Contaminated sediments in rivers and bays from coast to coast pose an environmental hazard, and while dredging reduces the sediment it doesn't always solve the problem, the National Research Council reported Tuesday.
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Group seeks ban on detergent ingredient
Jun 5 2007 4:20PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.
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Scientist: Ancient mushroom has parasites
Jun 5 2007 4:12PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A mushroom found embedded in a 100-million-year-old piece of amber is about 20 million years older than other known mushroom fossils, an Oregon scientist says.
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