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Scientists claim to clone monkey embryos
Nov 13 2007 11:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists in Oregon say they've reached the long-sought goal of cloning monkey embryos and extracting stem cells from them, a potentially major step toward doing the same thing in people.
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U.S. navy ordered to lessen sonar's harm
Nov 13 2007 10:29PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Navy to lessen the harm its high-power sonar does to whales and other marine life during exercises off the Southern California coast.
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NASA probes smoky smell in spacesuit
Nov 13 2007 10:18PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - NASA is investigating a smoky smell in a spacesuit worn during a test on the ground, and officials said Tuesday they won't hold any spacewalks until engineers can pinpoint the source of the odor.
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Nuclear weapons lab to slash 500 jobs
Nov 13 2007 10:10PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One of the nation's premier nuclear weapons labs plans to cut about 500 jobs because of rising costs stemming from a changeover in management and potential federal budget cuts.
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Alaska Steller sea lion numbers stagnant
Nov 13 2007 8:34PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The number of endangered Steller sea lions along a long stretch of Alaska coastline remains stagnant, federal scientists said Tuesday.
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Groups say dams may damage Mekong River
Nov 13 2007 8:32PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Six proposed dams on the Mekong River could displace up to 75,000 villagers and harm hundreds of species like the endangered giant catfish and Irrawaddy dolphin, conservationists warned Tuesday.
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Viruses intrigue Yellowstone researchers
Nov 13 2007 8:32PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Researchers who study the wilderness of heat-loving bacteria that thrives in Yellowstone's hot springs are starting to pay more attention to the even smaller organisms that keep those bacteria populations in check: viruses.
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Climate change panel esteemed but flawed
Nov 13 2007 5:44PM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - They are seen as the gurus of global warming, and their reports are accepted almost as the gospel of climate science. Esteem for the panel of scientists was immortalized when it shared this year's Nobel Peace prize.
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Peru temple, mural hints at complexity
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The sophisticated design and colorful artwork found in a 4,000-year-old temple unearthed near Peru's northern desert coast suggests that early civilization here was more complex than originally thought, archaeologists said.
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Peru temple, mural hints at complexity
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The sophisticated design and colorful artwork found in a 4,000-year-old temple unearthed near Peru's northern desert coast suggests that early civilization here was more complex than originally thought, archaeologists said.
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China pandas forced to migrate for food
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Giant pandas are being forced to move from a remote mountainous area in southwestern China due to food shortages as their staple bamboo withers, an animal expert said Monday.
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China pandas forced to migrate for food
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Giant pandas are being forced to move from a remote mountainous area in southwestern China due to food shortages as their staple bamboo withers, an animal expert said Monday.
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China pandas forced to migrate for food
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Giant pandas are being forced to move from a remote mountainous area in southwestern China due to food shortages as their staple bamboo withers, an animal expert said Monday.
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World's smallest bear faces extinction
Nov 13 2007 5:41PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The world's smallest bear species faces extinction because of deforestation and poaching in its Southeast Asian home, a conservation group said Monday.
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Group gives Potomac River a D-plus
Nov 13 2007 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fast-paced development of the Washington region and increased farming nearby are now the biggest threats to the long-struggling Potomac River, according to a report released Tuesday by a conservation group.
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Report: Carbon removal has little impact
Nov 13 2007 2:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about a third of the climate-damaging carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in North America is offset by carbon removing activities, a government report said Tuesday.
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