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Wasps released in La. to combat bugs
Oct 11 2006 9:31PM (CT)
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Louisiana horticulturists tied a small cylindrical vial containing hundreds of gnat-sized wasps to a hibiscus plant on a well-groomed lawn Wednesday, and removed the cap.
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Jupiter tiny spot goes from white to red
Oct 11 2006 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Just a little more than a year ago, the small spot on Jupiter was a pale white; now it matches the reddish hue of its bigger sibling, the Great Red Spot, and boasts 400 mph winds, according to new data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Calif. encourages bringing worms to work
Oct 11 2006 7:53PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Next to a copy machine on the 10th floor of the city's public works building sits a plastic bin filled with worms wriggling in rotting lettuce. Public servants walk by without even glancing at the box or the note above it: "Quiet please. Worms at work."
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Gorilla born at Little Rock Zoo doing OK
Oct 11 2006 7:50PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The first gorilla ever born at the Little Rock Zoo was doing fine Wednesday, one day after the zoo celebrated the birth of the baby western gorilla, a zoo spokeswoman said.
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Researchers develop nanoparticle sensor
Oct 11 2006 7:44PM (CT)
SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico Tech researchers have developed a sensor that uses the light-emitting properties of some nanoparticles to analyze and identify individual components of single strands of DNA and RNA.
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2 scientists name asteroid for Nev. town
Oct 11 2006 7:44PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Two Utah scientists who discovered an undocumented asteroid outside the orbit of Mars have won approval to name it for Elko, a Nevada town.
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Scientists improve storm surge forecasts
Oct 11 2006 5:20PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Scientists have discovered a way to improve storm surge forecasting for the Gulf Coast after studying the topography of Florida and flooding from last year's Hurricane Dennis.
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Controllers turn off spinning gyroscope
Oct 11 2006 4:31PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Mission controllers have turned off one of four spinning gyroscopes that keep the international space station properly positioned in space because it was vibrating excessively.
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Scientists find more bones of big camels
Oct 11 2006 6:47AM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hunters stalked giant camels as tall as some modern-day elephants in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago and archaeologists behind the find are wondering where the camels came from and what caused them to die off.
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