|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NASA delays Discovery launch indefinitely
Jul 15 2005 9:54PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has indefinitely put off its long-awaited return to space, saying Friday that engineers were no closer to knowing why a fuel gauge acted up right before a scheduled liftoff two days earlier.
|
|
|
Earthquake jolts Mount St. Helens volcano
Jul 15 2005 8:34PM (CT)
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. (AP) - A magnitude 3 earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens on Friday, triggering rockfall and sending an ash plume above the crater rim, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
|
|
|
Protecting Calif. salamander to cost $367M
Jul 15 2005 8:16PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Protecting the California tiger salamander as a threatened species will cost the state $367 million in lost development opportunities over the next two decades, federal wildlife officials said Friday.
|
|
|
Ex-shrimper a self-taught genetics expert
Jul 15 2005 8:12PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Brad Margus was making a killing in the shrimp business and living happily in South Florida with his wife and three young boys. Then his two youngest were diagnosed with a fatal genetic brain disorder that's as rare as it is unpronounceable.
|
|
|
Endangered squirrels' numbers down
Jul 15 2005 8:12PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A wildfire that charred 29,400 acres on Mount Graham last year may have contributed to a decline in the population of endangered red squirrels, whose numbers are now at their lowest levels since 1991.
|
|
|
Danish scientists developing solar cell
Jul 15 2005 8:11PM (CT)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish scientists said Friday they have built a new type of plastic solar cell that lasts significantly longer than previous versions and could pave the wave for cheaper solar power.
|
|
|
Hawaii fights noisy frog infestation
Jul 15 2005 8:11PM (CT)
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (AP) - It's hard to imagine a tiny, 2-inch frog could cause so much harm. Beloved in its native Puerto Rico, the coqui frog has become a menace in Hawaii, where it suddenly appeared in the 1990s. With no natural predators, such as snakes, to keep their numbers under control, the frogs and their loud "ko-KEE" mating calls have multiplied exponentially _ causing headaches for homeowners.
|
|
|
China aims at Oct. for second space launch
Jul 15 2005 9:00AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China hopes to launch its second manned space mission in October, two years after its first flight, a state newspaper reported Friday.
|
|
|
|
|
|