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Largest known dwarf planet named Eris
Sep 13 2006 9:54PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A distant, icy rock whose discovery shook up the solar system and led to Pluto's planetary demise has been given a name: Eris.
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Shuttle astronauts conduct 2nd spacewalk
Sep 13 2006 8:27PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - For the second straight day, spacewalking astronauts toiled on a brand-new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station, removing protective covers and loosening latches and bolts that held the hardware down during the jolting ride into orbit.
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Archaeologist backs dig at Bosnia hills
Sep 13 2006 6:56PM (CT)
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An Egyptologist who investigated two hills in central Bosnia believed by some to be ancient pyramids on Wednesday recommended that archaeological digs be carried out there.
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Researchers looking into dying aspens
Sep 13 2006 6:34PM (CT)
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Aspen trees have been dying off, leaving dwindling numbers of the white-barked fixture of the Western mountain landscape. Nobody is quite sure why.
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Study finds Neanderthals survived longer
Sep 13 2006 6:25PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Neanderthals survived for thousands of years longer than scientists thought, with small lingering bands finding refuge in a massive cave near the southern tip of Spain, new research suggests.
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Scientists create napkin to spot hazards
Sep 13 2006 6:23PM (CT)
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell University researchers are developing a napkin that will be able to detect bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances with a mere swipe.
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Scientists remove Hunley's rear hatch
Sep 13 2006 6:20PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Scientists on Tuesday removed the rear hatch on the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, although the work won't immediately remove the questions surrounding the sinking of the sub in 1864.
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Scientists to study crab migration
Sep 13 2006 6:16PM (CT)
LEWES, Del. (AP) - Swallows return to Capistrano, and buzzards to Ohio. In the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, it's the tasty and feisty blue crabs, and researchers are still trying to find out how.
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Wis. farm has third rare white buffalo
Sep 13 2006 6:13PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground again for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.
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Student says he's found spider species
Sep 13 2006 5:51PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A previously unknown creature has been roaming the Kenai Peninsula's Mystery Hills _ or at least its alpine rock crevices.
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Schoolkids sent E. coli instead of bugs
Sep 13 2006 3:52PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Maybe the science teachers at Broken Arrow Elementary School can teach a lesson on life being full of surprises.
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