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Manhattan Project scientist dies
Jun 15 2007 11:16PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Samuel Isaac Weissman, a professor and chemist who helped develop the first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, has died, his wife said Friday. He was 94.
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Space station computers up and running
Jun 15 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two Russian cosmonauts began to get crucial computers up and running Friday, four days after they crashed at the international space station and curbed the outpost's ability to orient itself and produce oxygen.
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Space station computers up and running
Jun 15 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two Russian cosmonauts began to get crucial computers up and running Friday, four days after they crashed at the international space station and curbed the outpost's ability to orient itself and produce oxygen.
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Space station computers up and running
Jun 15 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two Russian cosmonauts began to get crucial computers up and running Friday, four days after they crashed at the international space station and curbed the outpost's ability to orient itself and produce oxygen.
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4 dolphins shot to death in Calif.
Jun 15 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.
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4 dolphins shot to death in Calif.
Jun 15 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.
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4 dolphins shot to death in Calif.
Jun 15 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.
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Questions about the space station
Jun 15 2007 7:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Six processors on two computers began crashing on the Russian side of the international space station Tuesday, limiting the spacecraft's ability to maneuver and produce oxygen. By Friday evening, four of the six processors were up and running again.
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Red shrimp said may threaten food chain
Jun 15 2007 5:22PM (CT)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A red shrimp found in Lake Erie and two other Great Lakes has scientists concerned they could threaten the food chain.
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Rare turtle hatches at Tenn. aquarium
Jun 15 2007 5:21PM (CT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The newest addition to the Tennessee Aquarium is a recently hatched rare turtle of an endangered species displayed in only a few places in North America.
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Researchers track butterfly populations
Jun 15 2007 5:21PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The volunteers tote a butterfly net, binoculars and field guides around the Miami Metrozoo grounds, scanning the plants and flowers for fluttering wings. But they aren't searching for a rare species or collecting specimens for display _ they're counting butterflies for the Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network, then leaving the insects to continue their zigzagging flights through the humid air.
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Study: Avoiding predators has its price
Jun 15 2007 5:20PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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Fla. officials try to shield coral reefs
Jun 15 2007 5:19PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine. It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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Fla. officials try to shield coral reefs
Jun 15 2007 5:19PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine. It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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Fla. officials try to shield coral reefs
Jun 15 2007 5:19PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine. It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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Fla. officials try to shield coral reefs
Jun 15 2007 5:19PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine. It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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U.S. changes plans to save Canada lynx
Jun 15 2007 3:35PM (CT)
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Management plans for 18 national forests in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming are being changed to conserve the threatened Canada lynx and its habitat, U.S. Forest Service officials said Friday.
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Museum seeks help for mammoth excavation
Jun 15 2007 3:24PM (CT)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming museum is seeking volunteers to help excavate the remains of a mammoth that may be one of the largest and most complete ever discovered in the state.
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N.M. observatory to help new astronomers
Jun 15 2007 3:22PM (CT)
CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (AP) - An observatory being refurbished near Cloudcroft is getting a new mission _ providing telescope time for budding astronomers around the world.
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Scientists examine cause of bee die-off
Jun 15 2007 3:11PM (CT)
LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Scientists investigating a mysterious ailment that has killed many of the nation's honeybees are concentrating on pesticides and microorganisms as possible causes of the disorder, and some beekeepers are refusing to place their hives near chemically treated fields.
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Scientists examine cause of bee die-off
Jun 15 2007 3:11PM (CT)
LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Scientists investigating a mysterious ailment that has killed many of the nation's honeybees are concentrating on pesticides and microorganisms as possible causes of the disorder, and some beekeepers are refusing to place their hives near chemically treated fields.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Populations of 20 common birds declining
Jun 15 2007 1:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The populations of 20 common American birds _ from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call _ are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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