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Whale slips free from crab gear in Alaska (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 8 2006 23:08
AP - A young humpback whale that was tangled in the lines of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve likely slipped free of the gear, a park official said Thursday.




New forecast sees bad hurricane season, but milder than 2005 (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 8 2006 08:01

A satellite image Hurricane Dennis. A long-range forecast has issued became the second prediction in just over a week to declare that this year's Atlantic storm season would be bad, but nowhere as brutal as the 2005 record crop that produced Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Ho/NOAA/File)AFP - A long-range forecast has issued became the second prediction in just over a week to declare that this year's Atlantic storm season would be bad, but nowhere as brutal as the 2005 record crop that produced Hurricane Katrina.



NJ biologists fight to save rare bird from extinction
Source: Reuters - Jun 8 2006 01:45
REED'S BEACH, New Jersey (Reuters) - On a remote New Jersey beach, a team of biologists huddled behind a dune, out of sight of a flock of birds that gathered on a stretch of sand.


Indonesia volcano spews hot gas clouds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 8 2006 01:58

Mount Merapi releases hot cloud of gas and debris as seen from Kalikuning,  near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 7, 2006.  The volcano's lava dome has swelled in recent weeks, raising fears that it could suddenly collapse and send scalding clouds of fast-moving gas and debris into populated areas. (AP Photo /Dita Alangkara)AP - Indonesia's most dangerous volcano spewed a spectacular roiling cloud of hot gas and ash down its southern slope Thursday, sending more than 15,000 villagers running to safety or piling into cars and trucks, scientists said.



Rescuers in Alaska fail to find humpback (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 7 2006 23:31
AP - Rescuers were unable to find a young humpback whale on Wednesday who had been tangled in the lines and buoys of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Sale to preserve Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin
Source: Reuters - Jun 7 2006 17:57
Thirty of the 80 acres along Lake Geneva in Wisconsin that surround the ornate, stone observatory housing what was once the world's largest telescope will remain undeveloped.


Two frog species feared extinct found in Colombia
Source: Reuters - Jun 7 2006 03:09
OSLO (Reuters) - Two frog species feared extinct have been rediscovered in Colombia, a boost for scientists battling to save rare amphibians threatened by a deadly disease.


Targeting air pollution, poor nations aid climate
Source: Reuters - Jun 7 2006 03:00
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - China's car efficiency standards are tougher than those of many industrial states -- a somewhat surprising fact that reveals how efforts by developing nations to limit pollution may also help brake global warming.


Scientists trying to clone human embryos (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 6 2006 12:09
AP - Harvard-affiliated researchers said Tuesday they have begun efforts to create stem cells by cloning human embryos, joining the race among a small group of scientists in this controversial pursuit.

Thai activists block elephants
Source: Reuters - Jun 6 2006 05:54
Dozens of people sat in front of the site's gate in the western province of Kanchanaburi as the eight elephants, in quarantine for 20 months, stood confined in 10-wheeler trucks.


NASA Glenn taking lead role in project (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 6 2006 04:17

NASA Glenn Research Center Director  Woodrow Whitlow Jr. answers questions at a news conference at the Cleveland Center Monday, June 5, 2006. NASA Glenn, which has lost hundreds of jobs in recent years, will have a lead role in developing the spacecraft that will fulfill President Bush's goal of returning to the moon. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - After years of job losses, budget cuts and uncertainty, NASA Glenn Research Center is taking a leading role in developing the new space vehicle officials hope will carry people back to the moon and lead the way to Mars.



Do genes influence who will be entrepreneurs? (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 5 2006 13:36
Reuters - Forget family influence and upbringing. When it comes to being an entrepreneur, genes seem to play an important role, scientists said on Monday.

Disciplinarian parents have fat kids: study
Source: Reuters - Jun 5 2006 02:00
The report from Boston University School of Medicine also found that the fewest weight problems occur among children whose parents are "authoritative" -- having high expectations for self control but respectful of a child's opinions and who set clear boundaries.


Cloned mule finishes third in Nevada race
Source: Reuters - Jun 4 2006 21:18
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two cloned mules finished third and seventh in a Nevada mule race on Sunday, disappointing the scientists who created them a day after each animal won its respective elimination heat.


Cloned mule finishes third in Nevada race (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jun 4 2006 21:56
Reuters - Two cloned mules finished third and seventh in a Nevada mule race on Sunday, disappointing the scientists who created them a day after each animal won its respective elimination heat.

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