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Dead, sickly birds wash up on Calif. beach
Jun 28 2006 11:58PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Bird rescuers are trying to determine what caused dozens of dead and sickly tern chicks to wash up on a beach Wednesday.
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Groups sue to stop Navy from using sonar
Jun 28 2006 9:56PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Environmental groups sued the federal government Wednesday to prevent the Navy from using active sonar during drills off Hawaii next month, saying the sound could harm whales and other marine mammals.
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Egypt tomb reveals ancient woven flowers
Jun 28 2006 8:27PM (CT)
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists hoped the first tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 80 years would hold the mummy of King Tut's mother. They opened the last of eight sarcophagi Wednesday, revealing no mummies but finding something almost as valuable: embalming materials and ancient woven flowers.
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Clouds threaten Saturday shuttle launch
Jun 28 2006 6:37PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Clouds in the forecast raised doubts Wednesday about whether Discovery would get off the launch pad this weekend for the first space shuttle flight in nearly a year.
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Baby gray whale births rebound
Jun 28 2006 6:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said.
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Baby rhino tracks in Malaysia raise hopes
Jun 28 2006 6:34PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Rangers sighted tracks of a baby Sumatran rhino in the heart of Borneo's jungles, raising hopes for the survival of a species pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching and habitat destruction, conservationists said Wednesday.
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Tropical Stonehenge may have been found
Jun 28 2006 6:26PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old astronomical observatory _ a find archaeologists say indicates early rainforest inhabitants were more sophisticated than previously believed.
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China shows off secretive space program
Jun 28 2006 11:41AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China gave reporters a glimpse of the heart of its space program Wednesday _ including a rare appearance by its first astronaut _ a charm offensive aimed at persuading Washington to allow Beijing a role in international space projects.
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