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Comet draws scientific, amateur interest
Nov 2 2007 11:57PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A comet that has unexpectedly brightened in the past couple of weeks and now is visible to the naked eye is attracting professional and amateur interest.
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Bloomberg proposes greenhouse gas tax
Nov 2 2007 11:34PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a national "pollution pricing" plan Friday that would tax companies directly for the greenhouse gases they release.
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Bloomberg proposes greenhouse gas tax
Nov 2 2007 11:34PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a national "pollution pricing" plan Friday that would tax companies directly for the greenhouse gases they release.
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Study ties time shift, pedestrian deaths
Nov 2 2007 9:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change, two scientists calculate. Ending daylight saving time translates into about 37 more U.S. pedestrian deaths around 6 p.m. in November compared to October, the researchers report.
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Doctor to fix space station's torn wing
Nov 2 2007 9:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronaut chosen to make emergency repairs on the space station's ripped solar wing _ a dangerous and unprecedented electrical job _ is actually an emergency medical doctor and mountaineer whose specialty at NASA just happens to be spacewalks. What's more, Scott Parazynski is 6-foot-2 and has long arms, a lucky stroke since he'll be working Saturday alongside a damaged electrical generator with hot wires possibly exposed.
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Doctor to fix space station's torn wing
Nov 2 2007 9:35PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronaut chosen to make emergency repairs on the space station's ripped solar wing _ a dangerous and unprecedented electrical job _ is actually an emergency medical doctor and mountaineer whose specialty at NASA just happens to be spacewalks. What's more, Scott Parazynski is 6-foot-2 and has long arms, a lucky stroke since he'll be working Saturday alongside a damaged electrical generator with hot wires possibly exposed.
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India asks ex-troops to help save tigers
Nov 2 2007 4:30PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government wants to recruit retired soldiers to patrol tiger sanctuaries in the hopes of saving the last of the cats after an official report confirmed a drastic drop in wild tiger numbers.
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Russia recalls historic dog space flight
Nov 2 2007 4:12PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Just a month after the Soviet Union stunned the world by putting the first artificial satellite into orbit, it boasted a new victory _ a much bigger satellite carrying a mongrel dog called Laika. The mission, 50 years ago Saturday, ended sadly for Laika but helped pave the way for human flight.
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Groups try to save Sherwood Forest trees
Nov 2 2007 4:06PM (CT)
EDWINSTOWE, England (AP) - If Robin Hood lived today, the sheriff of Nottingham wouldn't need to look too hard to find him hiding in Sherwood Forest.
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Botulism suspected in Mich. bird deaths
Nov 2 2007 3:51PM (CT)
ELK RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Dead birds are washing ashore in Antrim County, and environmental scientists suspect botulism associated with invasive mussels is to blame.
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Creature ID'd as coyote, not chupacabra
Nov 2 2007 3:48PM (CT)
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) - The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in Cuero is not the mythical bloodsucking chupacabra. It's just a plain old coyote.
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Creature ID'd as coyote, not chupacabra
Nov 2 2007 3:48PM (CT)
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) - The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in Cuero is not the mythical bloodsucking chupacabra. It's just a plain old coyote.
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Researchers revise toxin to kill insects
Nov 2 2007 3:44PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A team of Arizona and Mexican researchers has engineered and tested a new version of a natural toxin to kill pink bollworms that develop a resistance to existing pest control methods.
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Arborist looks to clone redwood trees
Nov 2 2007 3:41PM (CT)
SAN GERONIMO, Calif. (AP) - When David Milarch first visited Northern California in 1968, he thought he would see avenues of coast redwoods 100 miles long. What he found instead was a "moonscape," he said. Nearly 40 years later, the Michigan arborist has returned to the region to realize his dream of preserving and restoring the most ancient of these trees using the latest advances in genetic cloning.
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Arborist looks to clone redwood trees
Nov 2 2007 3:41PM (CT)
SAN GERONIMO, Calif. (AP) - When David Milarch first visited Northern California in 1968, he thought he would see avenues of coast redwoods 100 miles long. What he found instead was a "moonscape," he said. Nearly 40 years later, the Michigan arborist has returned to the region to realize his dream of preserving and restoring the most ancient of these trees using the latest advances in genetic cloning.
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Scientists test unmanned plane in storm
Nov 2 2007 3:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Noel is giving researchers their first chance to test out a new pilotless hurricane research aircraft. The remotely controlled plane was launched Friday afternoon from Wallops Island, Va., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
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Part of ancient wall in Rome collapses
Nov 2 2007 3:29PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A 20-foot section of Rome's ancient Aurelian Wall collapsed near the capital's central train station after days of heavy rain, a conservation official said Friday.
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Part of ancient wall in Rome collapses
Nov 2 2007 3:29PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A 20-foot section of Rome's ancient Aurelian Wall collapsed near the capital's central train station after days of heavy rain, a conservation official said Friday.
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Part of ancient wall in Rome collapses
Nov 2 2007 3:29PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A 20-foot section of Rome's ancient Aurelian Wall collapsed near the capital's central train station after days of heavy rain, a conservation official said Friday.
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Female astronauts discuss achievements
Nov 2 2007 3:27PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - As two women circled overhead in charge of their respective spacecraft, the first female shuttle commander, the first female space tourist and other female trailblazers gathered Friday to encourage girls to aim high.
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Yangtze River less tainted than expected
Nov 2 2007 3:11PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Chinese and Swiss scientists said Friday the Yangtze River is less polluted than expected, but only because the vast amounts of water dilute farm and industrial waste that still pose a serious threat to animals and plants.
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Clinton, Wal-Mart push 'green' cities
Nov 2 2007 1:13AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton told more than 100 mayors Thursday that stopping global warming depends on them demonstrating that it makes economic sense. He said his foundation is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying in bulk.
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Clinton, Wal-Mart push 'green' cities
Nov 2 2007 1:13AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton told more than 100 mayors Thursday that stopping global warming depends on them demonstrating that it makes economic sense. He said his foundation is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying in bulk.
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Clinton, Wal-Mart push 'green' cities
Nov 2 2007 1:13AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton told more than 100 mayors Thursday that stopping global warming depends on them demonstrating that it makes economic sense. He said his foundation is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying in bulk.
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