| Russian spaceship delivers food, water to International Space Station | |
Moscow, May 17 (Xinhua) A Russian cargo spaceship has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver food, water, fuel and equipment for the crew, the Mission Control said...
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| Now, 3 D |
Washington, May 16 : Scientists are developing technology that could one day help in building three dimensional 'super road maps' of planets and moons....
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| Military and science museums for Saadiyat |
Last Updated: May 15. 2008 11:28PM UAE / May 15. 2008 7:28PM GMT ABU DHABI // Two new museums, one focused on the military and the other on science and technology, are to be added to the line-up of...
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| Cut Chemical Cocktail in Your Life for Greener Way to Beauty |
Sarah tries to practise what she preaches. She has the fresh, natural beauty of the earth mother, with her loose blonde hair and pink natural complexion. She doesn't slather herself in make-up, uses...
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| ; This Farm Bill is Outrageous; Members of Congress Just Let Politics Triumph Over Good Policy |
Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By Dmedit MEMBERS of the Democratic-controlled House voted yesterday to pass a five-year farm bill that will cost an estimated $300 billion, distort...
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| Cassville Plant Would Hurt Environment |
Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By The Associated Press MADISON (AP) - Barge traffic could triple, acres of forest could be lost and rare aquatic creatures could be threatened if Alliant...
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| Bald Eagles Dropped From Endangered List |
Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS - Bald eagles have been removed from Indiana's endangered species list, and state wildlife biologists released one of...
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| Officials Say Ore. Sea Lions Not Shot; Likely Dead of Heat Strokes |
Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat,...
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| Interior Ministry Exposes Forest Land Appropriation Scam |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT MOSCOW. May 16 (Interfax) - Law enforcement agencies have exposed a scam designed to illegally remove over 5,000 hectares of forest land from the forest...
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| Animals Will Dictate Amazonia Opening |
Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By JACOB BENNETT, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7434 or bennettj@courierpress.com After all the work and planning invested in the Mesker Park Zoo &...
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| Huckabee apologizes for quipping about gun aimed at Obama |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because...
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| Supply ship docks to space station |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Russian supply ship docked to the international space station on Friday, delivering more than 2 tons of food, water, equipment and scientific experiments.The three men aboard...
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| Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez leading vote, officials say |
SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Republic - Officials say Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez is leading the presidential election with 53 per cent of the vote and 10 per cent of precincts...
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| Greenhouse-gas emissions drop in 2006, but still soar above Kyoto targets |
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions dropped in 2006 but still soared above Kyoto targets, newly released figures show. The federal government's annual greenhouse-gas inventory says...
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| Groups Sue to Stop Texas Border Fence |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT Nineteen Texas border communities Friday asked a federal court to halt construction of 70 miles of border fencing, court documents show. The Houston...
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| Police find three decomposing bodies inside New Jersey home |
TRENTON. N.J. - Police found three decomposing bodies with multiple stab wounds inside a northern New Jersey home Friday night. a prosecutor said. The bodies of an elderly man. an elderly woman...
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| Wife guilty in hubby |
Notorious female killers FRESNO, Calif. - A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him...
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| Bridges Over the Blacktail |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Justin Post, The Montana Standard, Butte May 16--Improving trout habitat is the goal of a culvert-replacement project in Thompson Park south of Butte....
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| Wetlands Division Presents New Rules |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Nicola M. White, Tampa Tribune, Fla. May 16--TAMPA -- Less than a year ago, the county's wetlands division was in jeopardy. Developers complained the...
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| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT Robert Patrick (CBS's "The Unit,""Terminator 2") and NY Mike, Harley Davidson San Diego owner, will participate in Habitat for Humanity of Orange County's...
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| Stickleback Fish May Teach Us Lessons in Adaptation |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times May 16--It's got a Dr. Seuss name and a prehistoric appearance, but the threespine stickleback of Lake Washington is...
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| Study Warned of China Quake Risk a Year Ago |
"The faults are sufficiently long to sustain a strong ground-shaking earthquake, making them potentially serious sources of regional seismic hazard," the Chinese, European, and U.S. geoscientists...
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| University System Halts Curriculum Overhaul Hundreds of Professors Signed a Petition Against the Proposal. |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By LEE SHEARER ATHENS -- The University System of Georgia has put the brakes on a controversial revision of its core curriculum framework, a set of courses...
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| Polar Bears Added to List of Threatened Species |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 21:00 CDT By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. May 15--The Bush administration added polar bears to the list of threatened species because of...
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| Planning can make events in our pleasant land even greener |
£72 million to Scotland. EventScotland, the national events agency, is helping the country further capitalise on this growing trend – it has secured 165 international cultural and sporting events...
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| Russian supply ship docks to space station |
international space station on Friday, delivering more than 2 tons of food, water, equipment and scientific experiments.The three men aboard the space station monitored everything from inside....
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| Clay Calls Hearings on New Fee The County Wants to Settle a Lawsuit Over Its Road Impact Plan. |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By BETH REESE CRAVEY The Clay County Commission has agreed to hold two public hearings in July to settle a lawsuit filed over its transportation impact fee,...
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| Mat-Maid Audit Says Payments to 4 Farmers Were Wrong |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT By S.J. Komarnitsky, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska May 16--WASILLA -- The overseers of Matanuska Maid dairy were wrong to give nearly $40,000 to four dairy...
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| PSE to Rebuild Electric Transmission Lines in Ebey Slough Basin |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT Puget Sound Energy (PSE) this week began preliminary construction work to replace 2.5 miles of two high-voltage electric transmission lines in Snohomish...
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| Layne Christensen Company Announces Acquisition of Wittman Hydro Planning Associates |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT MISSION WOODS, Kan., May 16, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Layne Christensen Company (Nasdaq:LAYN) today announced the acquisition of Wittman Hydro Planning...
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| Ware Threatens to Cut Humane Society Ties County Commissioners Say They |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By CAROLE HAWKINS WAYCROSS - Ware County may cancel its contract with the Okefenokee Humane Society if it doesn't get clear answers soon about who is...
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| revising the way Washington teaches science |
SEATTLE — State officials, paid consultants and interested volunteers are making efficient progress toward revising the Washington science education standards but the leader of the committee...
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| Canada contributes $1 million to Red Cross emergency quake relief in China |
OTTAWA - Canada is contributing $1 million to support the International Red Cross emergency quake relief effort in China. International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda and Foreign Affairs Minister...
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| Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of New Heart Failure Lead |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:00 CDT NATICK, Mass., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its...
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| Copper River Salmon Arrives |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By Isabelle Dills, The Bellingham Herald, Wash. May 16--BELLINGHAM -- Copper River salmon, prized for its rich flavor and high nutritional value, will be...
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| Forest Trip Helping Kids to Go Green |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT A GROUP of Birmingham schoolchildren have been learning how to become more environmentally friendly in a trip to the National Forest. The youngsters, all...
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| Be Careful in Applying Herbicides |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By Booker T Leigh With all the rain we have had this year, we are seeing weeds sprouting up all over our lawns. The application of herbicides to destroy...
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| Kentucky Asks City Band to Party |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT By LEAMAN, Aaron The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band has been invited to play in Kentucky because of the significant contribution it has made to the music...
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| Madrona toy store offers space to play |
Seattle has chic toy stores, downtown toy stores, even a toy showroom, and now it has one that strives to have a little bit of everything. In 1,400 square feet, one of the city's newest independent...
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| High Gas Prices Aren |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 13:00 CDT Friday marks the U.S. National Bike to Work Day, and as Americans face record high gas prices, most commuters are forced to stick with their cars.The annual...
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| Magellan May Have Encountered El Nino During His Travels |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:05 CDT Scientists believe El Nino may have assisted Magellan's first trip around the world nearly 500 years ago.On Nov. 28, 1520, explorer Ferdinand Magellan...
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| Science debate moves on |
Quantum fluctuations in space, science, exploration and other cosmic fields... served up regularly by MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle since 2002. Alan Boyle covers the physical sciences,...
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| Spring Brings Delightful Finds |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:00 CDT By Dan England, Greeley Tribune, Colo. May 16--A hardy group of Greeley birders braved the winds Saturday in search of spring migrants at Lory State Park...
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| 10 arrested in France, Germany and the Netherlands in terror probe |
PARIS - A three-country police sweep Friday instigated by France netted 10 people suspected of financing terrorist movements, and threw the spotlight on al-Qaida-linked militants with roots in...
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| Microsoft unveils its visual guide to the universe |
Redmond: This is a different sort of Maps to the Stars. Microsoft has taken the wraps off an astonishingly vast visual guide to the universe that is powered by some of the world's best telescopes....
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| Puerto Rico Horses Put Down |
May 16, 2008—More than 400 racehorses—many of them in perfect health—are "destroyed" each year in the U.S. territory, where keeping injured or retired horses can be costly. Warning:...
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| Old Orchard Student Awarded Chemistry, Physics Prizes |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:00 CDT By Anonymous Phillip Follansbee of Old Orchard Beach, a student at Saint Joseph's College of Maine, has received the Timothy J. O'Connor Award for...
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| Rocket Man Makes Debut Flight |
May 16, 2008—Real-life rocket man Yves Rossy soared through the Alps this week on his first demonstration flight with a self-made flying contraption.© National Geographic...
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| At Ten, Dark Energy "Most Profound Problem" in Physics |
What goes up must come down. Few on Earth would argue with the fundamental law of gravity. But ten years ago this month the Astronomical Journal accepted a paper for publication that revealed...
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| Farmers Catch Break in Fry-Ark Allocations |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:00 CDT By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. May 16--Farmers will have more water this year through the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project because municipal users...
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