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Extinctions linked to hotter temperatures
Oct 23 2007 11:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whenever the world's tropical seas warm several degrees, Earth has experienced mass extinctions over millions of years, according to a first-of-its-kind statistical study of fossil records.
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Geologists: Collier Glacier is shrinking
Oct 23 2007 9:57PM (CT)
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon's Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years. But like many glaciers, it is headed in one direction these days: backward.
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Discovery launches into orbit in Fla.
Oct 23 2007 9:56PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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Discovery launches into orbit in Fla.
Oct 23 2007 9:56PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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Discovery launches into orbit in Fla.
Oct 23 2007 9:56PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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Discovery launches into orbit in Fla.
Oct 23 2007 9:56PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
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Land in Puerto Rico set aside for frog
Oct 23 2007 8:11PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday designated rocky stream banks and privately owned land in southeastern Puerto Rico as critical habitat for a threatened species of the coqui frog, a national symbol of the Caribbean island.
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White House edits CDC climate testimony
Oct 23 2007 8:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents.
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Experts work to identify animal remains
Oct 23 2007 3:48PM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - Archaeologists believe ancient animal remains found 65 feet beneath a Stockton construction site may be those of a Columbia mammoth or a mastodon.
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6 wild elephants electrocuted in India
Oct 23 2007 3:25PM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Six Asiatic wild elephants were electrocuted as they went berserk after drinking rice beer in India's remote northeast, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
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4 flamingos found dead at zoo in Germany
Oct 23 2007 3:21PM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Intruders decapitated three flamingos and strangled a fourth in a grisly attack at Frankfurt's zoo, officials said Tuesday.
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