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Report: 2005 will be hottest, stormiest
Dec 6 2005 11:59PM (CT)
MONTREAL (AP) - This year is likely to go down as the hottest, stormiest and driest ever, making a strong case for the urgent need to combat global warming, a report released Tuesday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference said.
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Red, catlike animal may be a new species
Dec 6 2005 10:57PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A catlike creature photographed by camera traps on Borneo Island is likely to be a new species of carnivore, the World Wildlife Fund said Tuesday.
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Ozone hole recovery may take longer
Dec 6 2005 9:18PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The eventual recovery of the gaping ozone hole over Antarctica, first discovered two decades ago, may take years longer than previously predicted, scientists reported Tuesday.
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Saturn's moon geologically active
Dec 6 2005 9:18PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The international Cassini spacecraft has found visual evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus is geologically active.
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Brazil: Deforestation slowed in Amazon
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The Amazon rain forest lost 7,300 square miles _ an area more than half the size of Maryland _ but deforestation slowed by nearly a third this year, Brazilian officials said Monday.
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Scientists discover new hydrothermal vents
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scientists exploring the world's sea floor have discovered new super-hot, mineral-rich geysers belching from the southern Atlantic, Arctic and Indian oceans.
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Titanic sinking may have been quick
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The discovery of two large pieces of the Titanic's hull on the ocean floor indicates that the fabled luxury liner sank faster than previously thought, researchers said Monday.
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Survey: Museum artifacts in U.S. in danger
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Millions of rare artifacts in museums and libraries across the United States are slowly disintegrating because of improper storage, according to a survey said to be the largest-ever look at the condition of such collections.
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California teen wins science competition
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A 16-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for his innovative approach to an old math problem that could help in the design of airplane wings.
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Rovers find evidence Mars was once hostile
Dec 6 2005 6:58PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nearly two years after NASA's twin rovers parachuted to Mars, a Jekyll-and-Hyde picture is emerging about the planet's past and whether it could have supported life.
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