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NASA seeks shuttle's loose connection
Jul 14 2005 10:09PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's first step in trying to figure out what caused a fuel gauge to fail shortly before liftoff and keep space shuttle Discovery grounded is about as low-tech as it gets: The Wiggle Test.
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Historic outer space meeting commemorated
Jul 14 2005 8:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - When U.S. and Soviet space vessels met in orbit in 1975, a handshake was heralded as a symbolic step toward a future of international space-travel cooperation. Astronauts and cosmonauts of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft said Thursday that their mission led directly to the cooperation necessary for the international space station and other multinational projects.
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Fault may be more dangerous than thought
Jul 14 2005 8:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fault that has twice caused major earthquakes in the Tokyo area may be shallower and more hazardous than previously thought.
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Arctic pollution linked to bird droppings
Jul 14 2005 8:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A major source of chemical contamination in the Arctic turns out to be bird droppings. Wind currents and human activities long have been blamed for fouling the pristine Arctic. But a study by a group of Canadian researchers found that the chemical pollution in areas frequented by seabirds can be many times higher than in nearby regions.
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Gene maps may help drug hunt for parasites
Jul 14 2005 7:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have mapped the genes of a trio of parasites that sicken and kill millions in poor countries and found they share a surprising amount of DNA, even though they cause markedly different illnesses and are spread by different insects.
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Military's energy-beam weapons delayed
Jul 14 2005 3:13PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - For years, the U.S. military has explored a new kind of firepower that is instantaneous, precise and virtually inexhaustible: beams of electromagnetic energy. "Directed-energy" pulses can be throttled up or down depending on the situation, much like the phasers on "Star Trek" could be set to kill or merely stun.
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Wyo. wants gray wolf off threatened list
Jul 14 2005 10:39AM (CT)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming formally petitioned the Interior Department on Wednesday to remove gray wolves from the threatened species list in the northern Rockies, and to allow the state to control the predator.
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