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Tycoon to test space station technology
Jul 11 2006 10:19PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A hotel tycoon's dream of building an inflatable commercial space station is taking a step toward reality _ or a reality check _ with the launch of a satellite that will test the technology behind the orbital outpost.
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'Brown tide' blooms in Washington's waters
Jul 11 2006 7:24PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Scientists say a bloom of deadly "brown tide" that makes a surprise visit to Washington's inland waters a few times each decade, killing fish and then quickly heading out to the ocean, swept through the area last week.
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Experts: NASA's shuttle program is back
Jul 11 2006 7:22PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - NASA's space shuttle program is back, several experts and astronauts declared Tuesday, as Discovery's successful mission all but slams the door on the problem-plagued Columbia period.
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Scientists make mice from sperm-like cells
Jul 11 2006 7:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a step that may someday help lead to new treatments for infertility, scientists produced live mice by using sperm-like cells derived from embryonic stem cells.
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Aerospace engineer eyes land-water vehicle
Jul 11 2006 7:21PM (CT)
SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) - For a man who helped land astronauts on the moon, Tony Caserta insists his latest invention could hardly be called pie-in-the-sky.
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S.C. zoo shows off rare white alligator
Jul 11 2006 7:21PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - While it awaiting its day in court, a rare white alligator is spending its days basking in Riverbanks Zoo's aquarium and reptile complex.
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Scientists: Mastodon bones found in Mich.
Jul 11 2006 4:22PM (CT)
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Scientists have confirmed that road crews unearthed the remains of a mastodon, an elephant-like mammal that became extinct shortly after humans arrived in the Great Lakes region between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago.
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