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Mirrors to banish town's winter darkness
Nov 20 2005 11:40PM (CT)
RATTENBERG, Austria (AP) - The sun has stopped shining in Rattenberg. But with the aid of a few mirrors, the winter darkness that grips this small town could soon be brightened up with pockets of sunshine.
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NASA spacecraft is halfway toward Mars
Nov 20 2005 9:47PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A NASA spacecraft is halfway toward Mars where it is expected to collect more data on the Red Planet than all previous Martian explorations combined.
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Stem cell researchers choose Singapore
Nov 20 2005 8:05PM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Two government biologists heavily recruited by Stanford University have decided to work in Singapore instead, saying they will face fewer restrictions on stem cell research overseas.
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UMass training students to care for alpacas
Nov 20 2005 2:16PM (CT)
HADLEY, Mass. (AP) - With mops of shaggy hair flopping in front of bulging, alien-like eyes that stare with a mix of curiosity and cluelessness, the latest newcomers to the University of Massachusetts seem like they'd be more at home in the make believe world of Dr. Seuss.
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Midwest states unprepared for earthquake
Nov 20 2005 2:10PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Eight Midwest states most at risk from a devastating earthquake have done little to prepare for such an emergency over the past 20 years.
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Kansas researchers head for Antarctica
Nov 20 2005 1:54PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A team of University of Kansas researchers and students will be leaving soon to study conditions in Antarctica, in an effort to better understand the earth's change in sea levels.
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Japan space probe fails asteroid landing
Nov 20 2005 6:33AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese research probe failed to touch down on an asteroid Sunday after developing trouble just yards away from the surface, Japan's space agency said.
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