Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed 03.07.2008, 21:04:10 WASHINGTON (AP) -- From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet.... |
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Mars lander's next bake test could be its last 03.07.2008, 21:05:05 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Phoenix lander's first chemical sniff of Martian soil did not turn up any trace of the building blocks of life. Its next whiff could be its last.... |
G-8 climate scorecard shows US in last 03.07.2008, 10:24:40 BERLIN (AP) -- The U.S. has done the least among the world's eight largest economies to address global warming, a study released Thursday found.... |
July 4th boaters: Steer clear of NJ dolphin family 03.07.2008, 21:36:34 SEA BRIGHT, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities protecting a dolphin family in a New Jersey river are stepping up enforcement over the July Fourth holiday.... |
Mass. lobstermen promote practices as whale safe 03.07.2008, 00:59:10 BOSTON (AP) -- New green rubber bands that will bind the claws of Massachusetts lobsters beginning this weekend won't save the lobsters from the dinner table. But they signify a state initiative aimed at saving whales.... |
Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet 02.07.2008, 22:02:28 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.... |
Hot future shock: Heat wave temperatures to soar 02.07.2008, 20:04:19 WASHINGTON (AP) -- During the European heat wave of 2003 that killed tens of thousands, the temperature in parts of France hit 104 degrees. Nearly 15,000 people died in that country alone. During the Chicago heat wave of 1995, the mercury spiked at 106 and about 600 people died.... |
Space probes show solar system dented, not round 02.07.2008, 20:07:29 WASHINGTON (AP) -- When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal.... |