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U.N.: Ozone hole may shrink in 2005
Sep 16 2005 8:45PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The hole in the ozone layer this year will probably be slightly smaller than the all-time largest of 2003, signaling that depletion is still occurring but possibly at a slower rate, a U.N. agency said Friday.
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NASA wants astronauts back on moon by 2018
Sep 16 2005 8:45PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA hopes to return astronauts to the moon by 2018, nearly a half-century after men last walked the lunar surface, by using a distinctly retro combination of space shuttle and Apollo rocket parts.
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Federal forecasters got hurricane right
Sep 16 2005 8:04PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - For all the criticism of the Bush administration's confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it right: the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.
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Sun activity produces impressive auroras
Sep 16 2005 7:36PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A huge sunspot has been blasting Earth with magnetic clouds for weeks, producing some of the most vibrant and visible summertime auroras in years, according to NASA scientists.
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Nobel Laureates frown on curriculum plans
Sep 16 2005 2:18PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Thirty-eight Nobel Prize laureates asked state educators to reject proposed science standards that treat evolution as a seriously questionable theory, calling it instead the "indispensable" foundation of biology.
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Belgium unveils restored landmark Atomium
Sep 16 2005 10:49AM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The Atomium, one of Belgium's most famous landmarks, was restored to its shiny splendor Friday, the faded aluminum sheets on the nine balls fully replaced with hardy stainless steel.
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Study: More hurricanes in strongest classes
Sep 16 2005 9:59AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of hurricanes in the most powerful categories _ like Katrina and Andrew _ has increased sharply over the past few decades, according to a new analysis sure to stir debate over whether global warming is worsening these deadly storms.
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Mice infected with bubonic plague missing
Sep 16 2005 6:27AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Three mice infected with the bacteria responsible for bubonic plague apparently disappeared from a laboratory about two weeks ago, and authorities launched a search though health experts said there was scant public risk.
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Fish used to assess environment damage
Sep 16 2005 6:27AM (CT)
ABOARD THE NANCY FOSTER (AP) - Scientists harvested fish off the Mississippi coast as part of the latest effort to assess environmental damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina's monstrous storm surge and toxic floodwaters.
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