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  • GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change

    McClatchy Newspapers – Sat Nov 7, 4:11 pm ET  
    From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn.,... AP

    WASHINGTON — When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be — ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors. Full Story »

  • Japan eyes solar station in space

    AFP – Sun Nov 8, 6:20 am ET  
    This file graphic illustration released from Japan's Institute... AFP/HO/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. Full Story »

  • The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals

    LiveScience.com – Sat Nov 7, 8:51 am ET  

    Editor's Note: This is Part 6 in a 10-part LiveScience series on the origin, evolution and future of the human species and the mysteries that remain to be solved. Full Story »

  • Seattle Team Wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Contest

    SPACE.com – Fri Nov 6, 11:02 pm ET  

    A Seattle-based team has won $900,000 in this year's Space Elevator Games, a NASA-sponsored contest to build machines powered by laser beams that can climb a cable in the sky. Full Story »

  • Prized mushroom collection returns to China

    AP – Sat Nov 7, 8:26 am ET  

    BEIJING - A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later. Full Story »