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Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:26:58 GMT

This undated handout image provided by the journal Nature shows a hypothetical reconstruction of the flesh-eating dinosaur. The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as advertising. (AP Photo/Nature)AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.




Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success (AP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:03:00 GMT

FILE - In this July 10, 2010 file photo released by NASA, the first group of hatchlings from endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs brought from beaches along the Gulf Coast are released into the Atlantic Ocean off NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down. Nearly 300 sea turtle nests were trucked to the space center from the Gulf Coast in July and August. Wildlife officials organized the relocation because of fears the oil spill might endanger the hatchlings. (AP Photo/NASA, Kim Shiflett, File) EDS NOTE: PHOTOS TAKEN WITH A RED FILTER ON LIGHT AND CAMERA TO PROTECT THE HATCHLINGS; EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.




Water main break at space center stalls shuttle (AP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:17:22 GMT

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield checks out equipment on the space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.(AFP/NASA-HO/FILE)AP - A water main break at NASA's spaceport put launch preparations on temporary hold Wednesday for the next-to-last shuttle flight.




Going Deep: The Future of Technology in the NFL (LiveScience.com)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:20:40 GMT
LiveScience.com - In the years ahead, the National Football League looks set to dial up some new tech blitzes that will make the game fairer and safer.

BP seeks to shift blame for oil spill (AFP)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:09:45 GMT

A US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21. BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.(AFP/USCG/File)AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.




BP points fingers in oil spill blame game (Reuters)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:10:57 GMT

A logo is seen at a BP fuel station in London July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.




Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say (SPACE.com)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:00:31 GMT
SPACE.com - Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.

Researchers find genes linked to ovarian cancer (AFP)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:01:11 GMT

Treatments for cancer patients are seen being mixed at the Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, Maryland. Researchers said Wednesday they have identified two new genetic mutations linked to the deadliest types of ovarian cancer, which may play a key role in suppressing tumors.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - Researchers said Wednesday they have identified two new genetic mutations linked to the deadliest types of ovarian cancer, which may play a key role in suppressing tumors.




Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen (AP)
  Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:15:10 GMT

In this undated image provide by the journal Science, microbes degrade oil, indicated by the circle of dashes, in the deepwater plume from the BP oil spill in the Gulf, as documented in a study by Berkeley Lab researchers. The newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe, which is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico, was discovered by scientists studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. (AP Photo/Science/AAAS) NO SALES.AP - Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.




Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:10:32 GMT
AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch (AFP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:24:01 GMT

Handout photo released by Nature magazine and the Universidad Nacional de Educacion shows the reconstitution of a new species of dinosaur, Concavenator corcovatus, with an unusual hump-like structure of the vertebrae and a series of small bumps on the ulna, discovered in Spain according to a study published today by Nature Magazine.(AFP/Nature/Raul Martin)AFP - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.




ND PSC approves selling renewable energy credits (AP)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:25:01 GMT
AP - North Dakota regulators on Wednesday endorsed most of an Xcel Energy Inc. plan for selling its renewable energy credits and sharing the money with its electric customers in the state.

The nation's weather (AP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:09:01 GMT

The Weather Underground forecast for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 shows that as a low pressure system moves eastward from the Great Lakes, it will pull a cold front with it. The front will extend from the Northeast, down the Mid-Atlantic, and into the Gulf states, triggering showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to slowly weaken as it moved farther inland.




Jupiter Dazzles In the Night Sky (SPACE.com)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:00:22 GMT
SPACE.com - The planet Jupiter is back in the night sky and has something for every amateur astronomer to enjoy.

US asks court to lift stem cell funding ban (AFP)
  Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:51:50 GMT

A reasercher is seen feeding stem cells at the University of Connecticut's Stem Cell Institute in Farmington. President Barack Obama's administration asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to lift a court order blocking federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - President Barack Obama's administration asked a federal appeals court to lift a court order blocking federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells.




BP and partners trade blame for U.S. oil spill (Reuters)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:26:54 GMT

The BP brand logo is seen at a Washington DC service station October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.




Devastating Mexico flooding to worsen: state governor (AFP)
  Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:27:21 GMT

Residents walk through a flooded street in Villahermosa, Tabasco State, Mexico on September 7. Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Gilberto Villasana)AFP - Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.
     

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