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New X-plane flies at Calif. air base
Jul 26 2007 11:23PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An experimental jet that resembles a flying wing successfully flew for the first time in a program that could lead to more fuel-efficient, quieter and higher-capacity aircraft, NASA said Thursday.
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New X-plane flies at Calif. air base
Jul 26 2007 11:23PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An experimental jet that resembles a flying wing successfully flew for the first time in a program that could lead to more fuel-efficient, quieter and higher-capacity aircraft, NASA said Thursday.
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New X-plane flies at Calif. air base
Jul 26 2007 11:23PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An experimental jet that resembles a flying wing successfully flew for the first time in a program that could lead to more fuel-efficient, quieter and higher-capacity aircraft, NASA said Thursday.
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New X-plane flies at Calif. air base
Jul 26 2007 11:23PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An experimental jet that resembles a flying wing successfully flew for the first time in a program that could lead to more fuel-efficient, quieter and higher-capacity aircraft, NASA said Thursday.
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New X-plane flies at Calif. air base
Jul 26 2007 11:23PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An experimental jet that resembles a flying wing successfully flew for the first time in a program that could lead to more fuel-efficient, quieter and higher-capacity aircraft, NASA said Thursday.
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Alcohol said to pose risk for astronauts
Jul 26 2007 3:30PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk, an aviation weekly reported Thursday, citing a special panel studying astronaut health.
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Researchers find evidence of hidden city
Jul 26 2007 2:38PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name amid his quest to conquer the world _ but his was apparently not the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.
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Researchers find evidence of hidden city
Jul 26 2007 2:38PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name amid his quest to conquer the world _ but his was apparently not the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.
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Scientists to look for nonnative species
Jul 26 2007 2:36PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A team of 20 researchers will scour docks and piers along the Maine coast in search of nonnative plants and animals that could harm the marine environment.
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Texas areas battle invasion of crickets
Jul 26 2007 2:35PM (CT)
AUSTIN (AP) - They congregate on patios, slip into stairwells and, if they're crunched under foot, oh do they stink. Crickets are here in force, annoying Texans earlier than usual _ thanks to the year's wet weather in much of the state.
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Experts seek to stop turtles' extinction
Jul 26 2007 2:35PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Close to 10 million turtles are traded each year in Asian food markets despite global efforts to stem the practice that many experts say is causing the rapid extinction of some species of the shelled reptiles.
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Researchers find evidence of hidden city
Jul 26 2007 2:34PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name on his way to conquer the world, but his may not have been the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. A Smithsonian team has now uncovered first underwater evidence pointing to an urban settlement dating back seven centuries before Alexander showed up in 331 B.C.
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Researchers find evidence of hidden city
Jul 26 2007 2:34PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name on his way to conquer the world, but his may not have been the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. A Smithsonian team has now uncovered first underwater evidence pointing to an urban settlement dating back seven centuries before Alexander showed up in 331 B.C.
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Survey: Math courses aid science studies
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Students who had more math courses in high school did better in all types of science once they got to college, researchers say.
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Giant prehistoric tusks found in Greece
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a prehistoric mastodon that roamed Europe more than 2 million years ago _ tusks that could be the largest of their kind ever found.
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Giant prehistoric tusks found in Greece
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a prehistoric mastodon that roamed Europe more than 2 million years ago _ tusks that could be the largest of their kind ever found.
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Giant prehistoric tusks found in Greece
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a prehistoric mastodon that roamed Europe more than 2 million years ago _ tusks that could be the largest of their kind ever found.
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Giant prehistoric tusks found in Greece
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a prehistoric mastodon that roamed Europe more than 2 million years ago _ tusks that could be the largest of their kind ever found.
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Pond bacterium converts light to energy
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wonderland known as Yellowstone National Park has yielded a new marvel _ an unusual bacterium that converts light to energy.
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Pond bacterium converts light to energy
Jul 26 2007 2:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wonderland known as Yellowstone National Park has yielded a new marvel _ an unusual bacterium that converts light to energy.
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N.M. working on rodent recovery plan
Jul 26 2007 12:39PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small furry creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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Study: Nevada has big temperature gains
Jul 26 2007 12:08AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada is among the states with the most dramatic increase in average temperatures the last 30 years, according to a new study that examines the impact of global warming across the country.
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Study: Nevada has big temperature gains
Jul 26 2007 12:08AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada is among the states with the most dramatic increase in average temperatures the last 30 years, according to a new study that examines the impact of global warming across the country.
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