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Scientist claims to find new pig species
Nov 6 2007 10:27PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A Dutch scientist thinks he has discovered a new species of wild pig nearly twice the size of other pigs in Brazil's Amazon region.
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Scientist claims to find new pig species
Nov 6 2007 10:27PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A Dutch scientist thinks he has discovered a new species of wild pig nearly twice the size of other pigs in Brazil's Amazon region.
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Astronauts prepare for Fla. homecoming
Nov 6 2007 8:17PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery's commander acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing.
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Astronauts prepare for Fla. homecoming
Nov 6 2007 8:17PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery's commander acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing.
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Groups to monitor whales in Beaufort Sea
Nov 6 2007 7:57PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Endangered humpback and fin whales swam hundreds of miles north of their usual habitat this summer in what environmentalists say is another sign of the effects of global warming and the shifting Arctic ecosystem.
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Scientists discover planet orbiting star
Nov 6 2007 7:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new planet was discovered orbiting a sun-like star 41 light years away, making it the first known planetary quintet outside our solar system, astronomers said Tuesday.
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Experts warn Fla. about climate change
Nov 6 2007 6:23PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Scientists and economists Tuesday warned lawmakers of consequences Florida faces from climate change, including more destructive hurricanes and a rising sea level, but they also said the state could be a leader in reducing global warming.
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Minn. lake has die-off of bluebill ducks
Nov 6 2007 4:36PM (CT)
DEER RIVER, Minn. (AP) - As many as 3,000 bluebill ducks have died along the western shore of Lake Winnibigoshish in northern Minnesota, and wildlife biologists say they were likely poisoned by a parasite present in snails.
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Fla. loggerhead turtle nests drop in '07
Nov 6 2007 4:32PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The number of loggerhead turtle nests was substantially lower in 2007 than in past years, according to preliminary numbers from scientists statewide.
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