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NASA telescope gets image of young stars
Nov 9 2005 10:59PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A dazzling photo taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows colossal pillars of cool gas and dust, giving scientists an intimate look at the star-forming process.
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Eskimos try new explosive in whale kill
Nov 9 2005 10:31PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A new explosive has begun to replace 19th century black powder as Alaska Natives seek more humane weaponry in the traditional hunt for bowhead whales.
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Archeologists find ancient burial mounds
Nov 9 2005 9:15PM (CT)
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Archeologists said Wednesday they have unearthed burial mounds dating back to the third millennium B.C. which they believe contain remains and trinkets from ancient Aryan nomads.
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Israelite alphabet may have been found
Nov 9 2005 9:13PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Two lines of an alphabet have been found inscribed in a stone in Israel, offering what some scholars say is the most solid evidence yet that the ancient Israelites were literate as early as the 10th century B.C.
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European Space Agency launches Venus probe
Nov 9 2005 8:37PM (CT)
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) - A European spacecraft left Earth orbit Wednesday on a five-month, 220 million-mile journey to Venus, an exploratory mission that could help spur a new space race.
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Eastern oysters not considered endangered
Nov 9 2005 8:34PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal government is no longer considering whether it should declare Eastern oysters endangered, which would have affected people who make their living off the shellfish, but it still plans to finish a study on the species' health.
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Panel: Plan for gulf wetlands lacking
Nov 9 2005 8:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Louisiana lack an overall plan for restoring coastal wetlands, a National Academy of Sciences panel said Wednesday.
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EU unveils first Galileo satellite
Nov 9 2005 8:33PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The first of some 30 satellites of the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation program was unveiled Wednesday, one month before it will be launched into space.
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Quake's first seconds may affect strength
Nov 9 2005 8:33PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists have found a way to estimate an earthquake's ultimate strength by analyzing the initial seconds of a rupture _ a step that could one day provide early earthquake warning.
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'Building green' movement on rise in Ga.
Nov 9 2005 4:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - When she needs a break from her day as a city council aide, Theressa Hamilton retreats to a garden oasis on the roof of City Hall.
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Genetic change makes mice thinner
Nov 9 2005 7:46AM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - In a discovery with implications for fighting obesity in humans, Canadian scientists have discovered a molecular switch in specially bred laboratory mice that makes the animals skinnier than their normal brethren.
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Britain trying to save the red squirrel
Nov 9 2005 7:45AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British conservationists on Wednesday launched a campaign to save the country's native red squirrels against their disease-carrying, food-stealing and bigger grey cousins from North America.
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