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NASA's Griffin sees commercial space trips
Nov 15 2005 8:08PM (CT)
LEAGUE CITY, Texas (AP) - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin envisions space as a very different place in the coming decades _ a place where commercial flights take astronauts and supplies to the international space station and companies build fueling stations in orbit.
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Washington U. to study corn's genetic code
Nov 15 2005 7:50PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Researchers at Washington University will lead a project to decipher the genetic code of corn, which they say should provide the knowledge leading to better corn yields.
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Ames to direct unmanned moon missions
Nov 15 2005 7:46PM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - The NASA Ames Research Center will direct at least four unmanned missions to the moon with the aim of mapping the entire lunar surface, seeking water sources and scouting safe landing spots for future astronaut visits, officials from the space agency said.
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'Intersex' fish found off Calif. coast
Nov 15 2005 7:43PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists have discovered sexually altered fish off the Southern California coast, raising concerns that treated sewage discharged into the ocean contains chemicals that can affect an animal's reproductive system.
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Carbon dioxide storage a success
Nov 15 2005 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental project in Canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields has proven successful, removing 5 million tons of the heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas, while enhancing oil recovery, the Energy Department said Tuesday.
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Puget Sound orcas to be on endangered list
Nov 15 2005 7:43PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - In a victory for environmentalists, the federal government listed Puget Sound's killer whales as an endangered species Tuesday, giving the animals the highest protection available under the law.
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New ways to make flu vaccine explored
Nov 15 2005 7:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Companies are proposing a change in how they make flu vaccine that they believe will improve the nation's ability to fight the viruses and modernize the process.
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Ethics charges jeopardize cloning program
Nov 15 2005 10:01AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The work of the world's foremost human cloning researcher, Hwang Woo-suk, has been thrown under an ethical cloud, jeopardizing the bold international cloning project that he and several prominent U.S. researchers announced just last month.
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Scientists seek new treatments for balding
Nov 15 2005 10:01AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Look around a crowd, and you'll see that lots of middle-aged men are losing their hair. As Baby Boomers, they have every right to demand, What is science doing about this? Quite a bit, it turns out.
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Study: Over 800 species at risk in Calif.
Nov 15 2005 12:06AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - More than 800 animal species in California are imperiled by development, pollution and recreational activities, a sobering assessment that should guide development throughout the nation's most populous state, according to a two-year government study.
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