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Scientists: Weather extremes consistent with global warming
22.06.2008 22:26
usatoday.com
If you think the weather is getting more extreme, you're right and global warming caused by human activity probably is the reason, according to a report released Thursday by a panel of government scientists.
USA
Astronomy
Study: MPG ratings misleading to average consumer
22.06.2008 22:26
usatoday.com
With the price topping $4-a-gallon everybody wants to save gas, but depending on those miles-per-gallon ratings may be misleading. Strange as it may sound, rating cars at gallons-per-mile may be more useful, say a pair of university researchers.
USA
Astronomy
Will genetically modified mosquitoes stop malaria's spread?
22.06.2008 22:26
usatoday.com
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in stacked, net-covered cages are being scrutinized for keys to controlling malaria.
USA
Astronomy
Large 'Planet X' may lurk beyond Pluto
22.06.2008 22:26
usatoday.com
An icy, unknown world might lurk in the distant reaches of our solar system beyond the orbit of Pluto, according to a new computer model.
USA
Astronomy
South Korean team led by Hwang Woo-suk claims dog clones
22.06.2008 22:26
usatoday.com
A South Korean team led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Thursday it has created 17 clones of an endangered dog breed popular in China.
USA
Astronomy
House adds extra shuttle flight to NASA budget
22.06.2008 22:25
usatoday.com
The House on Wednesday approved a $20 billion NASA spending bill that calls for an extra Space Shuttle flight before the spacecraft program is shut down.
USA
Astronomy
Mars lander loses day of work after data glitch
22.06.2008 22:25
usatoday.com
The Phoenix lander stopped digging soil near Mars' north pole Wednesday as engineers on Earth worked to fix a glitch that caused the loss of a day's worth of photos.
USA
Astronomy
Peanut probe now part of Mars mission
22.06.2008 22:25
usatoday.com
Tim Williams' goal was to create a device to test soil moisture around peanut pods, but his modest invention is now helping probe the soil of the Red Planet for traces of water.
USA
Astronomy
Ultimate 'Sopranos' DVD set throws its weight around
22.06.2008 22:25
usatoday.com
Can Tony Soprano play a secret Santa? That's what HBO is hoping with its latest and most anticipated DVD gift set: the complete ...
USA
Television
Brokaw to moderate 'Meet the Press' through the election
22.06.2008 22:25
usatoday.com
NBC says veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate Meet the Press through the November election in the place of the late Tim ...
USA
Television
'Gladiators' stars' twins born to grandma, 52
22.06.2008 22:25
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A 52-year-old Michigan woman gave birth to her own twin grandchildren after serving as a surrogate mother for her daughter and ...
USA
Television
Martha Stewart banned from Britain, but welcomed in her ancestral Poland
22.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
Martha Stewart has been banned from entering Britain because of her criminal record, but she was welcomed Friday in Poland, her ...
USA
Television
Phoenix brings in Jokinen to save prized prospect Turris
22.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
As confident as the Phoenix Coyotes are that prized prospect center Kyle Turris is ready to be in their lineup, they were equally ...
USA
Hockey
Free agent free-for-all: Who might be moving
22.06.2008 22:24
usatoday.com
With the draft over, it's officially countdown time toward the July 1 unrestricted free agent signing parade. USA TODAY's hockey ...
USA
Hockey
Sweeps squeeze division duels in AL Central, NL East
22.06.2008 22:23
usatoday.com
Weekend sweeps tightened baseball's division races, leaving the first-place Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox feeling the heat.
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Baseball
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