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Weather disasters keep costing U.S. billions this year

2011-09-07T22:00:08Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.

The first eight months of 2011 have brought strange and destructive weather to the United States.

From the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow on Chicago, to killer...

Activists fight to save chimps from return to US labs

2011-03-06T20:30:33Z

A battle by animal rights activists to save 14 chimpanzees from science and medical testing may well sound the death knell for all US medical experiments on these primates.

Rights and ethics groups led by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have seized on the case which pits them against a powerful federal research agency, the <...

US scientists create mice from two fathers

2010-12-08T20:30:45Z

US scientists have used stem cell technology to create mice from two fathers, an advance that they say could help preserve endangered species and even help same-sex couples have their own genetic children one day.

According to the study published Wednesday in the journal Biology of Reproduction, reproductive scientists in Texas were able to manipulate cells from a male (XY) mouse fetus to produce an induced pluripotent stem (iP...

RANGE RESOURCES LTD - Commencement of Activities in Georgia

2010-11-29T14:45:44Z

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Biofuels With Bite

2010-11-29T14:41:04Z

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Helium

2010-11-29T14:43:17Z

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Where helium comes from

2010-11-29T15:50:01Z

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Travel experiences: Glen Rose, Texas

2010-11-29T15:59:32Z

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The difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous landforms

2010-11-29T15:49:02Z

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How to Get the Faceplate Off of a Ti-84 Plus

2010-11-29T14:35:46Z

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Everything you need to know about Morgellons disease

2010-11-29T15:16:18Z

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Museum reviews: Texas Memorial Museum of Science and History, Austin, TX

2010-11-29T15:33:44Z

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Why it is important to study math in high school

2010-11-04T15:34:47Z

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Scientists to see if oil spill hurt deep sea life

2010-10-29T02:30:37Z

Scientists to see if Gulf oil spill hurt creatures that live around natural oil seeps

A team of scientists are leaving on a research cruise to see if the BP oil spill hurt deep-sea coral and organisms that live around natural oil and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico.

It's counterintuitive, but scientists say an oil spill could hurt...

Fossil dinosaur tracks at Glen Rose, Texas

2010-11-04T14:36:33Z

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A Stop At Texas Canyon

2010-11-03T00:59:35Z

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Diggin' For Dinosaurs - Get Certified

2010-11-02T23:52:48Z

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There was a Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim (1)

2010-11-02T17:14:43Z

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Plastic pollution is a problem in Tenerife too

2010-11-03T00:04:36Z

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Schools that offer a PhD program in Neuroengineering

2010-11-02T18:26:44Z

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Diggin' For Dinosaurs - Fort Worth Museum

2010-11-02T23:52:49Z

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Creationist Anti-Evolution Fraud Exposed at Dinosaur Valley Texas

2010-11-03T00:24:11Z

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Florida panthers bound back thanks to Texas mates

2010-09-23T12:15:35Z

U.S. wildlife biologists moved eight female panthers from Texas — close relatives yet genetically distinct — into south Florida 15 years ago in hopes of boosting reproduction, and the immigration paid off.

Now scientists have created an astonishingly in-depth family tree of today's panthers to prove the genetic mixing not only left a bigger population but also a healthier one —...

Return of the Florida Panther

2010-09-23T12:35:47Z

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Fusiform Rust in Pine Trees

2010-09-23T08:20:25Z

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Chimps' future prompts debate over NM primate lab

2010-09-22T09:15:24Z

NM governor feels the love from chimps as he pitches alternative in dispute over their future

A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a southern New Mexico facility to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico's governor and famed primate researc...

What is the World's Most Powerful Laser?

2010-11-05T09:59:56Z

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What is going on in the brain when we experience déjà vu?

2010-09-10T15:25:42Z

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In the News

2010-09-10T18:10:53Z

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DOE awards $21.3M to study CO2 underground storage

2010-08-11T16:30:19Z

Energy Department hands out $21.3M to 15 facilities in 12 states to develop storage technology

U.S. Department of Energy officials on Wednesday announced $21.3 million in funding for facilities to create safe and economical technologies nationwide for storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations.

Assistant Energy Secret...

How do I Get Rid of Watermeal Algae in a Texas Pond?

2010-11-02T14:28:17Z

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How did dinosaurs leave tracks in solid stone?

2010-11-02T16:00:52Z

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Texas: A Chopper Profile

2010-09-11T06:49:28Z

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Texas Cull Hunting

2010-11-02T14:23:03Z

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Can a Microwave Nuke Pizza Bacteria?

2010-11-02T14:13:36Z

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Jeffrey Vitter

2010-09-09T09:41:05Z

Jeffrey Scott Vitter (born 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a professor of computer science and engineering at Texas A&M University. From 2008 to 2009, he was the provost and executive vice president for academics at Texas A&M University. He previously served from 2002 to 2008 as the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. From 1993 to 2002, he held a distinguished professorship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina as the Gilbe...

Could cops track where robbers have been with their hair?

2010-09-10T14:29:26Z

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Canyons Form Quickly, Recent Gusher Suggests

2010-11-02T13:19:34Z

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News Bytes of the Week—Bras fail bounce test

2010-09-10T14:18:43Z

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Texas Flood Canyon Offers Test of Hydrology Theories for Earth and Mars

2010-09-10T14:16:34Z

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Texas vote moves evolution to the top of the class

2010-09-10T14:02:09Z

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Deep sea oil plumes, dispersants endanger reefs

2010-05-17T03:00:08Z

Deep sea oil plumes, chemical dispersants pose risks for the Gulf's coral reefs, food chain

Scientists say the massive oil spill has already spewed plumes over ecologically sensitive reefs that are part of a stalled marine sanctuary proposal that would restrict oil drilling in a large swath of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Marine scientists fear two powerful Gulf currents will carry the oil to other ...

How to Find Prehistoric Shark Teeth in Texas

2010-10-25T14:44:33Z

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A New “Bonehead” Dinosaur From Texas

2010-10-27T07:30:35Z

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Dog-Sized Dinosaur Had Thick, Head-Butting Skull

2010-10-27T07:18:17Z

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One state microbe chosen, 49 to go

2010-10-25T14:32:45Z

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Roadkill Ecology

2010-11-02T14:01:56Z

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Hawking honored with auditorium at Texas A&M

2010-04-05T19:45:12Z

Hawking visits Texas A&M, attends auditorium dedication ceremony, gives lecture on black holes

A new auditorium in Texas A&M's two new physics buildings has been named for renowned British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

Hawking attended a Monday dedication ceremony at the school about 100 miles northwest of

What Are the Core Classes for College?

2010-10-25T12:41:24Z

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Texas and the Textbook Alamo

2010-10-25T11:36:30Z

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What We Think We Know

2010-10-25T08:44:59Z

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Technology and Tenure

2010-11-02T14:01:56Z

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Texas Secretly Gave The Blood of 800 Newborns to DNA Database

2010-10-27T07:25:48Z

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Summer Science Programs in Texas

2010-10-25T04:32:52Z

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Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests

2010-04-16T07:10:17Z

Vital newborn testing faces challenges in using leftover blood spots for research

A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. — is facing an ethics attack.

After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, both to improve newborn scr...

Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests

2010-04-16T07:10:18Z

A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.

After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, both to improve newborn screening and to study bigger questions, like which environmental toxins can harm a fetus' developing heart or which genes trigger childhood cancers.

But seldom are parents ...

Blog Carnival #16: Draw a Dinosaur Day, Reporter Guidelines, Jurassic Parka and More…

2010-10-27T07:29:58Z

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FPL Group, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-22T13:13:54Z

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Parasitic wasps may hold pesticide, genetic secrets

2010-04-16T07:38:09Z

They are almost too small to see, but parasitic wasps possess a powerful poison and unusual genetic makeup that could give them outsized scientific importance, according to US researchers.

A group of scientists who sequenced the genomes of three parasitic wasp species say their work has revealed that the tiny insects have features useful for both pest control and medicine, and could even improve understanding of genetics and...

Could Egg White Repair Ruptured Membranes in Pregnancy?

2010-10-22T14:16:38Z

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Ask American Profile

2010-11-02T14:56:24Z

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Mold in Rentals: Landlord Liability, Clean Up, and Prevention

2010-11-03T09:20:26Z

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How to Find Meteorites in Texas

2010-10-22T08:32:01Z

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Chemical Additive to Antibiotics Could Make Them Newly Effective Against Resistant Bacteria

2010-10-26T21:31:12Z

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Louisiana Native Takes on Storm Season

2010-10-26T21:30:16Z

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Mussel abstract

2010-10-26T21:32:41Z

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NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS US HISTORY

2010-10-22T11:20:52Z

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The Effect of the Texas Instrument Interactive Instructional Environment on the Mathematical Achievement of Eleventh Grade Low Achieving Students

2010-10-22T11:05:11Z

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Midcontinent rift system

2010-10-22T10:21:47Z

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Texas cattle fever

2010-10-22T10:18:29Z

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Texas Womans University

2010-10-22T10:18:32Z

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Wordian Stage

2010-10-22T09:51:37Z

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Science as a moving experience for all learners

2010-10-22T09:43:34Z

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A Tangled Web They Weave

2010-10-22T09:29:24Z

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Kieserite

2010-10-22T09:23:36Z

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Angelo State University

2010-10-22T09:10:30Z

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Novaculite

2010-10-22T09:05:19Z

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Santonian Stage

2010-10-22T09:02:38Z

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McDonald Observatory

2010-10-22T09:00:22Z

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Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Found In New World Bat Caves

2010-10-24T09:24:28Z

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From Algae to Ethanol to Plastics

2010-10-26T20:33:55Z

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Strongylura marina

2010-11-03T09:23:36Z

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Chilomycterus schoepfii

2010-11-03T09:23:28Z

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Cynoscion nebulosus

2010-11-03T09:23:13Z

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Chione cancellata

2010-11-03T09:23:11Z

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Algae Power! (The Future is Green … and Salty)

2010-10-26T20:53:14Z

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Best Graphing Calculators ? TI-89 titanium graphing calculators

2010-10-14T12:17:36Z

Best Graphing Calculators ? TI-89 titanium graphing calculators

Graphing calculators is an electronic device, which is primarily used for mathematical calculations. This advanced calculators can also solve variety of equations, help in plotting graph. These calculators have their own memory allowing the user to customize the calculator to create multiple applications.

In the entire family of graphing calculators, Texas instruments- TI89 titanium is the number one calculator. It ...

Cow genome unraveled in bid to improve meat, milk

2010-04-16T13:42:02Z

Scientists unravel bovine genome in effort to improve meat and milk, battle cattle ills

The cow is of the bovine ilk, one end is moo, the other, milk. Now science knows why which is which, they've read the genome, without a hitch. While poet Ogden Nash had cow basics down, it took 300 scientists six years to outline the genetic sequence of "L1 Dominette 01449," a Herefo...

Geek Getaways

2010-10-26T20:33:34Z

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How to Get to Sleep, Fight Insomnia

2010-10-21T11:12:30Z

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Texas creation vote hangs in the balance

2010-10-21T10:13:49Z

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Texas creation vote may go to the wire

2010-10-21T10:13:47Z

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Creationists VS Evolutionists (Round, like, 1000)

2010-10-26T20:33:29Z

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Scientists Tell Texas: Time to Evolve

2010-10-26T20:27:56Z

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Dinosaur Lost World Found in Texas City

2010-11-03T09:02:46Z

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Correction: Falling Debris story

2010-04-16T14:07:04Z

Correction: Falling Debris story

In a Feb. 19 story about meteor pieces found in Texas, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the director of the planetarium and astronomy lab program at the University of North Texas. He is Ron DiIulio, not DiLulio.

Texas astronomers say they found samples of meteor

2010-04-16T17:08:26Z

2 Texas astronomers say they found 2 samples of fallen meteor in West

Two University of North Texas astronomers think they've found two pieces of a meteor that alarmed numerous residents when it streaked across the Texas sky on Sunday.

"It's black like charcoal. Underneath this crust the color of the rock is concrete like gray," said Ro...

Mercury U-turn, Texas fireball, and more

2010-10-21T10:13:27Z

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An interview with Jerry Coyne

2010-11-03T09:02:45Z

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tanden bleken

2010-10-26T20:52:52Z

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Baylor Texas Pan American Basketball

2011-01-03T09:31:59Z

Baylor's Brooklyn Pope, right, grabs a loose ball in front of Texas-Pan American's Jasmine Gordon (33) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 101-55. (AP Photo/Duane A. Laverty)

New Year

2010-12-31T21:00:24Z

Christine Hiller, left, her sister Lisa Del Rio, center, both from New Jersey, and Victoria Goldsmith, 12, from Texas, right, take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Pearland, Texas on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Police said the incident at the suburban Houston bank where two gunmen took hostages has ended after a negotiation of more than four hours. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel

Afghanistan

2010-12-31T02:31:40Z

U.S. Sgt. Olivarez Benjamin of Kingsville, Texas, of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327, chats with Afghan children during a patrol in Chowkay district, near the Pakistan border, Brittney Griner (42) reaches for a rebound in front of Texas-Pan American defenders Donna Jackson (24), Re-Shawndra Jackson (25) and Erin Lewis (15) in the first half of an