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Science News

Astronauts Conduct Risky Spacewalk
2007-11-04 05:30 - Hoping to save a ripped space station solar wing, astronauts began one of the most dangerous spacewalk repairs ever attempted.

The Blue Planet’s Lifeblood: A Finite Flow
2007-11-03 06:01 - The American Museum of Natural History’s show is enlightening, yet frustrating: It presents a free-flowing flood of data and has an overly insistent and predictable message.

Effort to Save Everglades Falters as Funds Drop
2007-11-03 05:30 - Seven years into an $8 billion effort to rescue the Florida Everglades, federal financing has slowed to a trickle.

Washoe, a Chimp of Many Words, Dies at 42
2007-11-02 06:01 - Washoe captured the world’s attention and set off a debate over nonhuman primates? ability to learn human language that continues to this day.

A Quake in the Bay Area Raises Concerns
2007-11-02 06:01 - Tuesday night’s 5.6 magnitude quake near San Francisco set off worries among scientists that the tremor could be a precursor of worse to come.

Safety Data Is Forthcoming, NASA Chief Tells House Panel
2007-11-02 05:30 - NASA has previously said that the data, which comes from tens of thousands of interviews with pilots about safety issues, could damage the airline industry.

Repairing Solar Array Is New Focus of Spacewalk
2007-11-02 05:30 - Mission managers at NASA have put off a spacewalk in order to focus on repairing a torn solar panel on the International Space Station.

Station Panel Tears, Adding Challenge for Shuttle Crew
2007-11-01 05:30 - The torn panel on the International Space Station has created a new difficulty for a space shuttle mission that has already had more than its share.

Why They Called It the Manhattan Project
2007-10-31 06:01 - The first headquarters of the nation’s secret effort to build the bomb lay in New York City.

In Science Classrooms, a Blast of Fresh O<sub>2</sub>
2007-10-31 06:01 - Some of the direst noises about our nation’s scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.


 
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