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New orchid smells like 'sweaty feet'
Jul 16 2007 11:53PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A foul-smelling orchid that flourishes only in Yosemite National Park and was first collected in 1923 is a distinct species, scientists announced Monday after re-evaluating the flower.
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Death of swollen-tongued whale probed
Jul 16 2007 10:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The unusually swollen tongue of a dead humpback whale may indicate that it perished after colliding with a ship in the waters of southeast Alaska, scientists said Monday.
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Death of swollen-tongued whale probed
Jul 16 2007 10:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The unusually swollen tongue of a dead humpback whale may indicate that it perished after colliding with a ship in the waters of southeast Alaska, scientists said Monday.
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Canada goose presence irks Wis. locals
Jul 16 2007 7:26PM (CT)
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's dramatically increased Canada goose flock is laying problems, not the fabled golden eggs. The majestic birds are nuisances _ at golf courses, parks and other places near water and lush with grass _ because of the mess they leave behind, not to mention their sometimes aggressive behavior.
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Astronauts arrive for practice countdown
Jul 16 2007 7:26PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her crew mates arrived in Florida on Monday for a few days of dress rehearsal in preparation for next month's launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
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Astronauts arrive for practice countdown
Jul 16 2007 7:26PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her crew mates arrived in Florida on Monday for a few days of dress rehearsal in preparation for next month's launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
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Tanzania fishermen catch endangered fish
Jul 16 2007 7:25PM (CT)
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) - Fishermen have caught a rare and endangered fish, the coelacanth, off the coast of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar, a researcher said on Monday.
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Archaeologists find old mask in Bulgaria
Jul 16 2007 7:25PM (CT)
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday.
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Humans walk upright to conserve energy
Jul 16 2007 7:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that "energetically less costly," in science-speak, and you have the conclusion of researchers who are proposing a likely reason for our modern gait.
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Researchers predict 'dead zone' growth
Jul 16 2007 7:16PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Researchers predict that the recurring oxygen-depleted "dead zone" off the Louisiana coast will grow this summer to 8,543 square miles _ its largest in at least 22 years.
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Wood-boring insect detected in Michigan
Jul 16 2007 5:56PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A wood-boring insect that kills pine trees and also has turned up in New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario has been detected in Michigan, state and federal officials said Monday.
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Agency: Pollution has 'impaired' rivers
Jul 16 2007 2:45PM (CT)
ALTURA, Minn. (AP) - Five rivers in Minnesota are considered seriously polluted by pesticides and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is recommending that they be designated as "impaired," which usually means there is a risk to aquatic life, but not human health.
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City combats algae outbreak at reservoir
Jul 16 2007 2:36PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A city in northeastern China has been forced to take emergency measures to deal with an outbreak of blue-green algae in a reservoir that provides water to the city, state media reported Monday.
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Kauai creeper nears extinction in Hawaii
Jul 16 2007 2:29PM (CT)
KEKAHA, Hawaii (AP) - The tiny Kauai creeper, a rare four-inch tall bird, is still trying to get on the endangered species list as its numbers have dwindled to 1,500 worldwide.
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Ailing baby whale said spotted off beach
Jul 16 2007 2:28PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French Riviera sunbathers spotted a days-old baby whale as it circled the waters off a popular beach, French media reported Monday.
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System relies on ice to chill buildings
Jul 16 2007 7:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will be cranking up the air conditioning and pushing the city's power grid to the limit.
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Giant telescope begins scouring space
Jul 16 2007 7:19AM (CT)
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) - One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.
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Giant telescope begins scouring space
Jul 16 2007 7:19AM (CT)
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) - One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.
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Giant telescope begins scouring space
Jul 16 2007 7:19AM (CT)
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) - One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.
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Meteorite impact debris found in Minn.
Jul 16 2007 7:18AM (CT)
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) - A forest fire has led to a chance discovery of debris from the impact of a meteorite 1.85 billion years ago, more than 450 miles away at Sudbury, Ontario.
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Lobsters life work for Maine scientist
Jul 16 2007 7:18AM (CT)
HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) - The tide is dead low as Diane Cowan lifts seaweed-covered rocks at dawn's first light, something she's done for more than a decade as a way to monitor Maine's most valuable fishery.
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2 top NASA officials to leave
Jul 16 2007 7:18AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two top NASA officials, including the man in charge of developing new spacecraft for future missions to the moon and Mars, plan to leave the space agency, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
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