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Researchers find snake that changes color
Jun 26 2006 11:20PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Researchers scouring through swamps in the heart of Borneo island have discovered a new species of snake that can change its skin color, the conservation group WWF announced Tuesday.
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Shuttle crew aware of spaceflight risks
Jun 26 2006 9:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The seven crew members of the space shuttle Discovery will arrive at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday to take one of the biggest risks of their lives. They have a 1-in-100 chance of dying during their spaceflight next month. Those, at least, are the official odds that NASA has long given.
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Whooping cranes hatch two chicks in Wis.
Jun 26 2006 9:41PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A pair of whooping cranes has hatched two chicks in central Wisconsin, marking the first young of the species to be hatched in the wild in the eastern United States in more than 100 years.
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Second recall issued for heart devices
Jun 26 2006 7:25PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday recalled nearly 23,000 pacemakers and defibrillators that could fail because of an electrical flaw, and the company asked doctors to check 27,000 patients already implanted with potentially faulty devices.
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Conn. scientists investigate marsh die-off
Jun 26 2006 6:39PM (CT)
MADISON, Conn. (AP) - Something is killing New England's salt marshes, and scientists are trying to figure out how large the problem is, and how to stop it. Parts of the marshes, normally teeming with cord grass, fish and birds have turned mud brown and bare of life except for fiddler crabs.
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Grass variety becoming a hazard in Mo.
Jun 26 2006 6:20PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The grass variety once considered a solution for ranchers looking to build Missouri's cattle industry is now being described much differently _ as a nuisance.
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Chinese, English speakers vary at math
Jun 26 2006 6:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Things add up differently for native English speakers compared with people who learned Chinese as a first language.
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Boat race puts solar technology to test
Jun 26 2006 5:52PM (CT)
LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands (AP) - Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines _ and pray for sunny skies. The "Frisian Nuon Solar Challenge" race for boats powered exclusively by solar panels got off to a challenging start Monday, under cloud cover and a light drizzle.
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Cargo ship docks with space station
Jun 26 2006 12:28PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - An unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship carrying 3 tons of food, water and equipment docked with the international space station without problem, a spokesman for Russian Mission Control said Monday.
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Farmers try to preserve dwindling breeds
Jun 26 2006 9:52AM (CT)
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) - Farmers in west central Ohio are hoping to preserve some breeds of livestock considered endangered by conservationists.
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