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UK starts study on using human DNA in animals
AP – 2 hrs 39 mins ago

LONDON - British scientists begin a new study on Tuesday to consider how human DNA is used in animal experiments and to determine what the boundaries of such controversial science might be. Full Story »
Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
AP – 1 hr 25 mins ago

LOS ANGELES - Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight. Full Story »
W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
AP – Sun Nov 8, 2:11 am ET

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KOURE, Niger - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. Full Story »
China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
AP – Sun Nov 8, 3:54 am ET

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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda. Full Story »
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
AP – Sat Nov 7, 8:53 am ET

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LOS ANGELES - A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels. 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 »
Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
AP – Sat Nov 7, 12:50 am ET

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Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. Full Story »
Turner leads No. 16 Ohio State in 100-60 win
AP – Mon Nov 9, 9:01 pm ET

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Evan Turner recorded only the second triple-double ever for Ohio State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the 16th-ranked Buckeyes' 100-60 victory over Alcorn State on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. Full Story »
World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
AP – Fri Nov 6, 5:25 pm ET

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BARCELONA, Spain - After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen. Full Story »
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
AP – Thu Nov 5, 7:41 pm ET

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. Full Story »