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Judge strikes down pesticide usage rule
Aug 24 2006 11:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a Bush administration decision to weaken rules governing pesticide use, saying the change lacked scientific justification.
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Dam broken to restore Calif. wetlands
Aug 24 2006 11:18PM (CT)
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The ocean flowed into historic wetlands Thursday for the first time in more than a century after bulldozers peeled back the last layer of an earthen dam.
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Dinky Pluto loses its status as planet
Aug 24 2006 10:06PM (CT)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) - Pluto, beloved by some as a cosmic underdog but scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
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Widow of Pluto's discoverer 'shook up'
Aug 24 2006 8:59PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The widow of the astronomer who discovered Pluto 76 years ago said Thursday she was frustrated by the decision to strip it of its planetary status, but she added that Clyde Tombaugh would have understood.
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Rhinos take first steps on African soil
Aug 24 2006 6:11PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Two white rhinos took their first steps on African soil Thursday, officials said, after being flown into the country from the U.S. to boost stocks.
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Celebrity fish dies at Chicago aquarium
Aug 24 2006 6:07PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A huge Shedd Aquarium grouper that became an instant celebrity _ and inspiration to cancer patients _ after becoming the first fish in history to receive chemotherapy and bounce back from cancer has died.
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New method makes embryo-safe stem cells
Aug 24 2006 6:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In an innovative move, a biotech company has found a new way of making stem cells without destroying embryos, touting it as a way to defuse one of the country's fiercest political and ethical debates.
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Worst red tide in years hits Puget Sound
Aug 24 2006 6:02PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The worst red tide in perhaps a decade has shut down shellfish beds all along Puget Sound and prompted serious public health worries, state officials said Wednesday.
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Italians keep tabs on dead bear's mother
Aug 24 2006 5:54PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Italian officials said Thursday that they will track a mother bear by satellite to keep her out of the trouble that led to her son's untimely death at the hands of hunters in Germany and caused an international uproar.
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Countdown begins for Sunday space launch
Aug 24 2006 5:34PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Atlantis' six astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday as the countdown clock began ticking toward a Sunday launch of the space shuttle.
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Dinky Pluto loses its status as planet
Aug 24 2006 3:47PM (CT)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) - Pluto, beloved by some as a cosmic underdog but scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
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Mini aircraft touted for military work
Aug 24 2006 2:50AM (CT)
CUSSETA, Ga. (AP) - Drifting in the wind, it may appear to be a harmless seagull _ but the small unmanned aircraft is packed with electronics for intelligence and reconnaissance missions.
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