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Coast Guard plans to set up arctic base
Oct 24 2007 10:08PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Coast Guard reconnaissance team is heading to the far north this week to scope out a final frontier that is opening up to ship traffic in a warming Arctic climate.
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Scientists narrow optimism area in brain
Oct 24 2007 10:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.
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China launches first lunar probe
Oct 24 2007 7:49PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Embarking on an ambitious 10-year moon exploration program, China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday _ a leap forward in the Asian space race that gave a boost to national pride, and the promise of scientific and military payoffs.
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Astronauts examine shuttle wings
Oct 24 2007 7:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the international space station with every circling of Earth.
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Astronauts examine shuttle wings
Oct 24 2007 7:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the international space station with every circling of Earth.
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Astronauts examine shuttle wings
Oct 24 2007 7:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the international space station with every circling of Earth.
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Climate change will hurt NM water supply
Oct 24 2007 5:07PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Researchers at New Mexico's two largest universities are painting a grim picture of New Mexico's economic and agricultural future with predictions that climate change will mean less water in the Rio Grande watershed.
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NASA aircraft to aid firefighting effort
Oct 24 2007 4:14PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA is flying an unmanned aircraft outfitted with high-tech imaging equipment to help firefighters battling wildfires raging across Southern California.
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NASA aircraft to aid firefighting effort
Oct 24 2007 4:14PM (CT)
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA is flying an unmanned aircraft outfitted with high-tech imaging equipment to help firefighters battling wildfires raging across Southern California.
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Antarctic island named for 2 scientists
Oct 24 2007 4:12PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has chosen to name an island off the western edge of the Antarctic peninsula after a husband-and-wife team of University of Alabama at Birmingham scientists who spent 30 years working in the cold waters off the continent.
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Scientist cancels Ky. visit over remarks
Oct 24 2007 4:05PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A prominent scientist whose remarks about the intelligence levels of blacks prompted international furor has canceled an appearance next month in Louisville.
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