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Whale found deep in Brazil rain forest
Nov 16 2007 10:59PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - An 18-foot minke whale ran aground on a sandbar in the Amazon jungle some 1,000 miles from the ocean, Brazilian media reported Friday. Globo television broadcast images of dozens of people gathered along the Tapajos River splashing water on the animal, whose back and dorsal fin were exposed to the hot Amazon sun. Sea creatures rarely venture so far into fresh water.
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Full moon will soon overshadow comet
Nov 16 2007 10:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - If you haven't seen the mysteriously large comet prominent in the sky in recent weeks, better look soon, astronomers say. The erupting body and its expanding cosmic dust cloud will soon be overshadowed by a commonplace full moon.
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Robotic bugs mingle with cockroaches
Nov 16 2007 10:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tiny robots programmed to act like roaches were able to blend into cockroach society, according to researchers studying the collective behavior of insects. Cockroaches tend to self-organize into leaderless groups, seeming to reach consensus on where to rest together.
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Climate change talks reach agreement
Nov 16 2007 9:23PM (CT)
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - Delegates from more than 140 countries agreed Friday on a scientific "instant guide" for policy makers, stating more forcefully than ever that climate change has begun and threatens to irreversibly alter the planet.
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Twins are well after separation surgery
Nov 16 2007 8:45PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Formerly conjoined twins have "excellent" chances of survival after a grueling separation surgery, and one of the toddlers is even breathing on her own, doctors said Friday.
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NASA lifts brief ban on spacewalks
Nov 16 2007 5:46PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - NASA has lifted a brief ban on spacewalks after confirming nothing was burning in a spacesuit an astronaut was wearing when he noticed a smoky smell during a test on the ground, an official said Friday.
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Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Nov 16 2007 5:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March.
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Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Nov 16 2007 5:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March.
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Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Nov 16 2007 5:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March.
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Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
Nov 16 2007 5:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March.
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US, China working on biofuels pact
Nov 16 2007 7:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The United States and China are working on a pact to promote use of ethanol and other biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could announce an agreement as early as next month, an American official said Friday.
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