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NASA delays shuttle launch until Sunday
Dec 7 2007 11:27PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA on Friday delayed the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday at the earliest and said it might tighten the launch rules, at astronauts' request, to cope with unreliable gauges in the fuel tank.
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NASA delays shuttle launch until Sunday
Dec 7 2007 11:27PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA on Friday delayed the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday at the earliest and said it might tighten the launch rules, at astronauts' request, to cope with unreliable gauges in the fuel tank.
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Group touts seaweed as warming weapon
Dec 7 2007 11:02PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates comparable to the mightiest rain forests.
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Group touts seaweed as warming weapon
Dec 7 2007 11:02PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates comparable to the mightiest rain forests.
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Group touts seaweed as warming weapon
Dec 7 2007 11:02PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates comparable to the mightiest rain forests.
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Group touts seaweed as warming weapon
Dec 7 2007 11:02PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates comparable to the mightiest rain forests.
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Brazil says Amazon deforestation is down
Dec 7 2007 7:20PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil announced a sharp drop in the rate of Amazon deforestation but environmentalists warned it could be a short-term trend masking the broader threat against the rainforest.
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Scientists cure mice with sickle cell
Dec 7 2007 6:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have the first evidence that those "reprogrammed stem cells" that made headlines last month really have the potential to treat disease: They used skin from the tails of sick mice to cure the rodents of sickle cell anemia.
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Israelis uncover mansion linked to queen
Dec 7 2007 6:43PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old mansion believed to have been home to Queen Helene of Adiabene, whose clan ruled a region now in Iraq.
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Israelis uncover mansion linked to queen
Dec 7 2007 6:43PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old mansion believed to have been home to Queen Helene of Adiabene, whose clan ruled a region now in Iraq.
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Scientists trying to save Coral Triangle
Dec 7 2007 6:39PM (CT)
KIMBE BAY, Papua New Guinea (AP) - For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear.
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Scientists trying to save Coral Triangle
Dec 7 2007 6:39PM (CT)
KIMBE BAY, Papua New Guinea (AP) - For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear.
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Scientists trying to save Coral Triangle
Dec 7 2007 6:39PM (CT)
KIMBE BAY, Papua New Guinea (AP) - For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear.
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Scientists trying to save Coral Triangle
Dec 7 2007 6:39PM (CT)
KIMBE BAY, Papua New Guinea (AP) - For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear.
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Jumping mouse considered for protection
Dec 7 2007 6:37PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico meadow jumping mouse is among a handful of species from the Southwest that is being considered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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China praised at Bali conference
Dec 7 2007 6:36AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - China, a booming economy known for its air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions, is winning praise at an international climate conference for its efforts to clean up and support anti-global warming moves.
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China praised at Bali conference
Dec 7 2007 6:36AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - China, a booming economy known for its air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions, is winning praise at an international climate conference for its efforts to clean up and support anti-global warming moves.
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Study: Cooperative fisheries make cash
Dec 7 2007 6:07AM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - At a time when a quarter of the world's fisheries are considered depleted, can commercial fishermen make more money by fishing less?
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