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More Disaster for Haiti: With Tomas, Landslide Danger Looms
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Tropical Storm Tomas is heading toward Haiti, and forecasters are
predicting heavy rains for the earthquake-ravaged island nation. The
heavy rainfall could trigger dangerous landslides in a country still
reeling from a string of disasters.
Environment Minister Prentice to resign: CBC
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice is set to announce he plans to resign, CBC television said on Thursday.
AP Enterprise: World's oil thirst leads to risks
(AP)
AP - The world's thirst for crude is leading oil exploration companies into ever deeper waters and ventures fraught with environmental and political peril.
Severe morning sickness runs in families
(Reuters)
Reuters - A woman's chances of experiencing severe nausea during pregnancy appear to be influenced, at least in part, by genetics, according to new study findings.
After Elections, Critics of Obama's NASA Plan Likely to Take Over 2 Key Committees
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SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — The Nov. 2 elections that will put
Republicans in charge of the U.S. House of Representatives in January likely
means that two vocal critics of U.S. President Barack Obama's new direction for
NASA will assume leadership of committees that oversee the space agency.
Interior dispenses $2.2 billion to states and tribes
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Interior Department said on Thursday it distributed $2.2 billion to states and American Indian tribes from energy production during fiscal year 2010, slightly less than the previous year.
Zap, You're Smart! Mild Brain Shock Stimulates Math Skills
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Stimulating the brain with a weak current of electricity can
enhance a person's math skills for up to six months without influencing other
mental functions, new research finds.
UK official says 'negative forces' delaying US climate plan
(AFP)
Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)" border="0" />AFP - A British official said Thursday that "negative forces" in the United States are holding up a climate change policy, while praising China's efforts in adopting a low-carbon...
First Close-up Photos of Comet Hartley 2 Reveal a Space Peanut
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SPACE.com - A NASA spacecraft has beamed
back the first close-up photos from its rendezvous with a comet — and the
images show an ice ball that looks like a giant chicken drumstick, or perhaps a
peanut or bowling pin.
EPA denies petition to ban lead in fishing tackle
(AP)
AP - The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition by several environmental groups to ban lead in fishing tackle. The decision comes two months after rejecting the groups' attempt to ban lead in hunting ammunition.
Village ravaged by cancer in Turkey's Cappadocia
(AP)
AP - The caves, rock houses and fantastical stone formations in Turkey's Cappadocia draw tourists from around the world. Nestled among the natural wonders, however, lies a village where the earth is believed to deliver death rather than...
5 lions maul man to death at campsite in Zimbabwe
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AP - Lions attacked and killed a tourist while he was showering at an unfenced campsite in a nature reserve, and such fatal encounters are on the rise because of poaching, a conservationist said Thursday.
Comet Hartley 2 Gets Visit from Deep Impact Spacecraft
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - After a cosmic chase lasting months and covering millions of
miles, a comet-hunting spacecraft finally caught its icy quarry this morning
(Nov. 4).
Europe taking phosphates out of wash in water clean-up
(AFP)
AFP - Europe took steps Thursday to ban phosphates from laundry detergents in little over a year in a bid to clean up its rivers, lakes and marine...
The Greatest Migration on Earth
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LiveScience.com - It was the greatest example of migration by a mammal on Earth - a
journey made by a humpback whale across nearly a quarter of the planet.
Luckily, with the help of the Internet, scientists managed to capture it on camera.
8 Shocking Things We Learned From Stephen Hawking's Book
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LiveScience.com - From the idea that our universe is one among many, to the
revelation that mathematician Pythagoras didn't actually invent the Pythagorean
theorem, here are eight shocking things we learned from reading physicist
Stephen Hawking's new book, "The Grand Design," written with fellow
physicist Leonard Mlodinow of Caltech.
Haiti's tent cities to bear worst of potential hurricane Tomas
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As tropical storm Tomas speeds toward Haiti, threatening to turn into a hurricane before it passes just west of the island Friday morning, some 1.3 million people are virtually trapped in Port-au-Princeâs flimsy tent cities.
Confusion, fear as Haiti camps evacuate for storm
(AP)
AP - For nearly 10 months, more than 1 million people in Haiti's earthquake camps have been walking a precarious line: Trying to get out and find good homes without losing their tents and the possessions they still...
Stormy Weather Delays Space Shuttle Discovery's Launch At Least 24 Hours
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SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Stormy weather forced NASA to delay
the launch of the space shuttle Discovery for at least one more day, the latest
in a string of setbacks for what will be the spacecraft's final mission.
NASA spacecraft set to rendezvous with comet
(AP)
AP - Five years after a NASA spacecraft bombarded a comet, it will visit another one Thursday. This time, there won't be celestial...
Obama drops plan to limit global warming gases
(AP)
AP - Environmental groups and industry seem headed for another battle over regulation of greenhouse gases, as President Barack Obama said he will look for ways to control global warming pollution other than Congress placing a ceiling on...
Surprise: Older Americans Sicker than Brits, but Live Longer
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Older Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, according to new research. Even so, Americans live just as long, or longer, than their cousins across the pond.
NASA Clears Shuttle Discovery for Thursday Launch as Stormy Weather Looms
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SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA has decided to press on with
plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery on its final mission Thursday after
evaluating a last-minute electrical glitch on the spacecraft, but a dismal
weather forecast looms ahead.
NASA's Tricky Art of Choosing Space Shuttle Launch Windows
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SPACE.com - CAPE
CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA has delayed the final launch of space shuttle Discovery several
times in the last week, most recently to no earlier than Nov. 4, to allow time
for last-minute repairs. But the shuttles must fly within a given window, and
rescheduling a launch can be a tricky task.
NASA greenlights Thursday launch of shuttle Discovery
(AFP)
AFP - NASA gave the go-ahead for Thursday's launch of the Discovery space shuttle mission to the International Space Station, but warned of another delay if weather does not...