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Colorado team wins 2005 Solar Decathlon
Oct 14 2005 10:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The University of Colorado designed the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home, besting teams from Cornell and California Polytechnic State universities to win the 2005 Solar Decathlon Friday.
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Voles head for Oregon vineyards, orchards
Oct 14 2005 7:46PM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Tiny rodents called voles that have been chewing up the grass seed crop and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage are moving into vineyards and orchards.
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NASA: Shoddy work likely caused foam loss
Oct 14 2005 7:42PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Inadequate methods of applying and repairing foam on the space shuttle's fuel tank probably contributed to the dangerous loss of a chunk of the insulation during Discovery's launch 2 1/2 months ago, a NASA investigation team concluded Friday.
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Planet sees warmest September on record
Oct 14 2005 7:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Worldwide, it was the warmest September on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
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Chinese astronauts orbit for third day
Oct 14 2005 7:41PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Ships tracking China's Shenzhou 6 spacecraft encountered rough weather Friday and were preparing emergency measures in case conditions worsened, even as the astronauts completed their third day in orbit without a hitch, state media reported.
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Archaeologists to probe under Fort Clatsop
Oct 14 2005 7:41PM (CT)
WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) - Archaeologists will start probing under the site of the destroyed replica of Fort Clatsop later this month to look for clues to where Lewis and Clark built the original fort 200 years ago.
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Scientists: Black hole helps spawn stars
Oct 14 2005 7:41PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Astronomers say the mysterious, massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way helped give birth to new stars, challenging earlier theories that black holes are solely destructive forces.
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