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Neanderthal genome project launches
Jul 20 2006 9:29PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - U.S. and German scientists on Thursday launched a two-year project to decipher the genetic code of the Neanderthal, a feat they hope will help deepen understanding of how modern humans' brains evolved.
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Woodpecker halts Ark. irrigation project
Jul 20 2006 7:38PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge halted a $320 million irrigation project Thursday for fear it could disturb the habitat of a woodpecker that may or may not be extinct.
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Seattle trying new device for goose poop
Jul 20 2006 7:06PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - New technology may allow peaceful coexistence with Canada geese, whose daily 5-pound poop production has had officials here and in other cities killing them by the thousands.
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Scientists map submerged sand dunes off SF
Jul 20 2006 7:02PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 2 square miles of some of the world's largest underwater sand dunes were mapped in the Pacific Ocean off the San Francisco coast as part of a study to help researchers better understand beach erosion.
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Engineers to build Everglades reservoir
Jul 20 2006 7:00PM (CT)
IN THE EVERGLADES, Florida (AP) - Engineers next month will begin building one of the world's largest manmade reservoirs _ the size of a small city _ as efforts continue to restore natural water flow to the Everglades.
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World's tiger habitat said down 40 percent
Jul 20 2006 6:59PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Tiger habitats worldwide have shrunk 40 percent in the past decade and their survival depends on cracking down on poaching, working to reduce conflicts with humans, and protecting key ranges, according to a study released Thursday.
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Global warming disputes heat up Congress
Jul 20 2006 6:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a heat wave baked the capital, global warming dominated a number of conversations in and around the government Thursday.
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Merkel, German astronaut chat about science
Jul 20 2006 11:33AM (CT)
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel quizzed German astronaut Thomas Reiter about his scientific experiments, sleeping habits and guitar-playing skills during a linkup Thursday with the international space station's crew.
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