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Science NewsHowling Over Federal Plan to Expand Wolf Killing2008-01-26 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. 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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