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NASA checks shuttle after finding object
Sep 19 2006 11:55PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts started giving the space shuttle Atlantis a thorough once-over Wednesday to see if the heat shield was damaged when a mystery object floated off the orbiter.
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Science group backs NASA lunar plans
Sep 19 2006 7:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of scientists strongly endorsed NASA's plans to return to the moon, saying in a report Tuesday that lunar exploration will open the way toward broader studies of the Earth and solar system.
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Iowa company turns to ammonia for fuel
Sep 19 2006 7:27PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa alternative fuel engine manufacturer has reached an agreement with an irrigation pump maker in California to make the world's first ammonia-powered irrigation pump system.
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Fish used to detect terror attacks
Sep 19 2006 7:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A type of fish so common that practically every American kid who ever dropped a fishing line and a bobber into a pond has probably caught one is being enlisted in the fight against terrorism.
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Scientists: Make invasive carp zoo feed
Sep 19 2006 7:25PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Voracious carp that can literally throw themselves right into boats and pose a major ecological threat to Midwestern rivers and lakes could someday be a meal at the local zoo.
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Shark that walks on fins is discovered
Sep 19 2006 6:05AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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Al Gore urges action on 'climate crisis'
Sep 19 2006 4:38AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore stepped up his call for immediate action to halt global warming, urging politicians on both sides of the aisle to "have the courage to do better."
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