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Chemist to lead study of Titan's moon
Oct 31 2006 11:58PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Scientists studying the atmosphere of Saturn's moon, Titan, hope their research will reveal clues about the nature of Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago.
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Scientists: Skull proves early autopsy
Oct 31 2006 11:56PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The earliest confirmed autopsy in North America was conducted more than 400 years ago by French colonists desperate to determine what was killing them as they endured a rugged winter on St. Croix Island, scientists concluded.
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NASA to send astronauts to repair Hubble
Oct 31 2006 10:10PM (CT)
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope, which opened Earth's eyes to an awe-inspiring universe of star births and colliding galaxies, got a reprieve from the junk pile Tuesday.
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New aquatic species found in Hawaii
Oct 31 2006 10:10PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Researchers on a three-week mission to the remote French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands discovered 100 species never seen in the area before, including many that may be entirely new to science.
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Deep Impact heads to new comet
Oct 31 2006 8:17PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The surviving portion of the Deep Impact space probe that watched as its other half smashed into a comet on July 4 is being sent on a mission to study another comet.
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Scientist says large coral disappearing
Oct 31 2006 8:12PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - Large species of coral that form underwater reefs and create rich habitat for marine life are disappearing from around the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean, a leading researcher said Tuesday.
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Mirror test implies elephants self-aware
Oct 31 2006 12:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - If you're Happy and you know it, pat your head. That, in a peanut shell, is how a 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror _ complex behavior observed in only a few other species.
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