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Science News

Howling Over Federal Plan to Expand Wolf Killing
2008-01-26 05:30 - Federal wildlife officials allow expanding killing of ?non-essential? gray wolves in the northern Rockies.

Gates Foundation to Give $306 Million to Assist Poor Farmers
2008-01-26 05:30 - The grants aim to provide the rural poor with better seeds, healthier soil and access to new markets for their crops.

Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor
2008-01-26 05:30 - A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.

E.P.A. Ignored Own Advice, Senator Says
2008-01-25 06:01 - The Environmental Protection Agency ignored the advice of its employees in rejecting California’s request to set rules on automotive carbon dioxide emissions.

2nd Survey Finds Astronauts Haven?t Drunk Before Flights
2008-01-25 05:30 - A new survey of astronauts and flight surgeons shows no evidence of crew members? going on space missions drunk or impaired by alcohol, NASA officials said.

Scientists Take New Step Toward Man-Made Life
2008-01-25 05:30 - Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.

Without Proof, an Ivory-Billed Boom Goes Bust
2008-01-24 05:30 - The ivory-billed woodpecker supposedly spotted in a patch of Arkansas bayou has remained scarce, as has the economic upswing its admirers might have brought to the local community.

Whole Foods Chain to Stop Use of Plastic Bags
2008-01-24 05:30 - The decision comes as plastic bags are increasingly being discouraged or banned by governments and retailers because of concerns about their environmental impact.

U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment
2008-01-24 05:30 - The U.S. ranks at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in the analysis conducted by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities.

Entrepreneur Unveils New Tourist Spacecraft
2008-01-24 05:30 - The creator of the first privately-financed craft to carry a human into space showed models of a new, bigger version.


 
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