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Spacecraft closing in on targeted comet
Jul 1 2005 10:02PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft was speedily closing in on its target Friday, a comet scientists hope to smash open this weekend, producing celestial fireworks for the Independence Day weekend. But the real purpose is to study the comet's primordial core.
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Cuts in ozone-depleting pesticide OK'd
Jul 1 2005 7:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of 189 developed nations, including the United States, have agreed to cut use of a pesticide that depletes the ozone layer.
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It's a good year for right whale calving
Jul 1 2005 7:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - This is one of the best years in recent memory for right whale calving, with 28 mother-calf pairs sighted so far, government biologists say.
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Smokejumpers search for voracious beetles
Jul 1 2005 4:29PM (CT)
LINDEN, N.J. (AP) - When your regular job involves parachuting into burning forests, climbing a 60-foot silver maple behind a lawyer's office in search of beetles is a nice change of pace.
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35 new Sri Lanka frogs discovered
Jul 1 2005 12:54PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Researchers confirmed the discovery of 35 new frog species in Sri Lanka's dwindling rain forest over the past decade, but also found that 17 frog species have disappeared and 11 others face imminent extinction unless their habitat is protected.
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Red tide recedes in Massachusetts
Jul 1 2005 9:56AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Shellfish beds that closed because of an outbreak of toxic red tide algae were reopened in seven coastal communities Friday, just in time for the holiday weekend.
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NASA sets July 13 shuttle launch date
Jul 1 2005 7:57AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA plans to blast into space on July 13 after more than two years on the ground, capping a series of safety modifications and delays since the shuttle Columbia broke apart in the sky, killing seven astronauts.
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