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Study: Many Species at Risk of Extinction
AP - 22 minutes ago
A steep decline in birds, butterflies and native plants in Britain supports the theory that humans are pushing the natural world into the Earth's sixth big extinction event and the future may see more and more animal species disappearing.  Full Coverage
Astronauts Try to Save Hubble Telescope
AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
They risked their lives for the Hubble Space Telescope and did so gladly. Now, many of the astronauts who worked on Hubble hundreds of miles above Earth are dismayed, bewildered or both by NASA's decision to pull the plug on the mighty observatory. Full Coverage
100-Foot Asteroid Passes Close by Earth
AP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
A 100-foot-diameter asteroid passed close but harmlessly by Earth on Thursday, astronomers said. Full Coverage
Scientist Lauded After Gov't Fires Her
AP - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Elizabeth Blackburn's dramatic laboratory discovery made her a scientific superstar and launched a burgeoning cancer research field. Full Coverage
Study Confirms Transmission of Retrovirus
AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
African ape hunters are being infected by the same class of viruses that causes AIDS, scientists say, raising fears of a possible epidemic of a new disease in the future.
Romania Reports River Pollution with Cyanide
Reuters - Thu Mar 18, 7:51 AM ET
Romania's Environment Ministry said on Thursday that toxic waste containing cyanide had spilled into a river in the northeast of the country and could pose health hazards and kill fish. Full Coverage
Pentagon Bankrolls Swedish Stem Cell Study
Reuters - Wed Mar 17, 9:05 AM ET
The Pentagon has granted $240,000 to a Swedish team for embryonic stem-cell research linked to Parkinson's disease, the researchers said on Wednesday, despite U.S. government limits on stem-cell research. Full Coverage
Space Tourism Firm Scouts Locations for Spaceport
Reuters - Tue Mar 16, 5:27 PM ET
A company that has sent paying tourists to the International Space Station said on Tuesday it was scouting locations for a spaceport to send travelers on suborbital flights.
Space Race Titan William Pickering Dead at 93
Reuters - Tue Mar 16, 9:16 PM ET
William H. Pickering, a central figure in the early U.S. space race who as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory played a key role in launching America's first satellite into orbit, has died at age 93, NASA said on Tuesday.
GM Could Help Plants Adapt to CO2 Warming -Expert
Reuters - Tue Mar 16,10:10 AM ET
Genetic engineering might offer a way of reducing the impact of global warming on indigenous species of plants and trees, a scientist said on Tuesday.
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