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Science NewsBirder of Paradise2008-03-10 05:30 - Jonathan Rosen takes a poetic, philosophical approach to his favorite outdoor activity. Shuttle Is Set for an ?Exciting Mission? 2008-03-10 05:30 - The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to light up the skies over Florida early Tuesday, kicking off a busy 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Gauging Age of Universe Becomes More Precise 2008-03-10 05:30 - Two additional years of data from a NASA satellite have narrowed the uncertainty in the age of the universe by tens of millions of years. Grand Canyon Still Grand but Older 2008-03-08 06:01 - By dating mineral deposits inside caves along the canyon’s walls, geologists now claim the canyon’s formation began 11 million years earlier than previous estimates. Mathematics Explains Mysterious Midge Behavior 2008-03-08 06:01 - A simple equation can describe the boom-and-bust cycle of the midge population around Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, researchers have found. Books of The Times: Heard the One About the Farmer’s Ethanol? 2008-03-08 06:01 - Robert Bryce mounts a savage attack on the concept of energy independence and the most popular technologies currently being promoted to achieve it. Recreation Fees Rising in Wake of Fires? Costs 2008-03-08 05:30 - Federal land agencies are imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites in the West. Nobel Winner Retracts Research Paper 2008-03-08 05:30 - A team of scientists including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper after the findings could not be reproduced. Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show 2008-03-08 05:30 - The images show fresh clear-cutting in unique forest reserves in central Mexico where large colonies of monarch butterflies roost for the winter. Court Questions Planned Oil Project in Canada 2008-03-07 05:30 - The Federal Court of Canada has ordered an environmental review panel to take a second look at the greenhouse gas implications of oil sands project in Alberta. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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