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AP: Feds to announce grizzlies proposal
Nov 10 2005 10:48PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Grizzly bears in areas surrounding Yellowstone National Park would be removed from the endangered species list under a proposal to be announced next week, officials said Thursday.
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Evidence of huge ancient crocodile found
Nov 10 2005 10:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the era when dinosaurs ruled the Jurassic earth, a 13-foot oceanic crocodile with a short snout and a mouthful of deadly teeth hunted large creatures in the sea, scientists reported Thursday.
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DNA can't identify 400-year-old skeleton
Nov 10 2005 10:28PM (CT)
JAMESTOWN, Va. (AP) - Scientists' hopes that DNA testing would identify a nearly 400-year-old skeleton found at Jamestown have been dashed, but they remain confident that the remains are those of an unsung founder of North America's first English settlement.
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Potential origins of Europeans found
Nov 10 2005 8:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A study of DNA from ancient farmers in Europe shows sharp differences from that of modern Europeans _ results that are likely to add fuel to the debate over European origins.
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Hybrid cabs debut in New York City
Nov 10 2005 8:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hybrid taxis that get double the gas mileage of traditional cabs while generating far less pollution have begun rolling in small numbers on New York's streets.
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Global warming moved plants northward
Nov 10 2005 8:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An increase in the planet's temperature 55 million years ago prompted major shifts in plant distribution, researchers reported Thursday.
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International space station orbit raised
Nov 10 2005 12:04PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Engineers raised the orbit of the international space station Thursday by nearly five miles ahead of next month's arrival of a Russian cargo ship, a Russia space agency spokesman said.
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NASA telescope gets image of young stars
Nov 10 2005 11:08AM (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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