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Drifting icebergs are hotspots of life
Jun 21 2007 9:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Icebergs that break off Antarctica and drift away turn out to be hotspots of life in the cold southern ocean, researchers report. Climate warming has led to an increase in the number of icebergs breaking away from the Antarctic in recent years, and a team of researchers set out to study the impact the giant ice chunks were having on the environment.
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Bad weather keeps shuttle in space
Jun 21 2007 9:05PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Rain and low clouds prevented Atlantis from returning to Florida on Thursday, but mission managers were hopeful the space shuttle would be able to touch down a day later, even if it meant landing in California.
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Bad weather keeps shuttle in space
Jun 21 2007 9:05PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Rain and low clouds prevented Atlantis from returning to Florida on Thursday, but mission managers were hopeful the space shuttle would be able to touch down a day later, even if it meant landing in California.
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Families' eldest boys do best on tests
Jun 21 2007 4:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Boys at the top of the pecking order _ either by birth or because their older siblings died _ score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers. The question of whether firstborn and only children are really smarter than those who come along later has been hotly debated for more than a century.
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Simulated trip to Mars is planned
Jun 21 2007 4:54PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you. It is looking for 12 volunteers for a simulated mission to Mars that will last up to 520 days in "extreme isolation and confinement."
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Museum portrays medicine through art
Jun 21 2007 1:07PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Imagine looking at Leonardo da Vinci's heart sketch while listening to Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin Heart," or viewing a sculpture of an HIV-positive woman in a cast made from wax laced with the retroviral drugs she took to stay alive.
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Baby manta ray at Japan aquarium dies
Jun 21 2007 5:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died Thursday after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said.
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Baby manta ray at Japan aquarium dies
Jun 21 2007 5:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died Thursday after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said.
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Baby manta ray at Japan aquarium dies
Jun 21 2007 5:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A giant manta ray baby that was believed to be the first born in captivity died Thursday after being abused by its father, Japanese keepers said.
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Iowa agency issues wild parsnip warning
Jun 21 2007 3:28AM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Watch your step when you pull off the road: That's the warning from Iowa environmental officials to help people avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for months.
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