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  • Space station welcomes Russian craft
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM
    MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- The Russian Progress M-64 cargo spacecraft docked at the International Space Station without incident, a Russian spokesman said Saturday.
  • Claim: Obese people cause global warming
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:44 AM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Some British experts say fat people are contributing to global warming more than those who are thin because they require more food and fuel.
  • Study: Fish underwent 'reverse evolution'
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 6:31 PM
    SEATTLE, May 16 (UPI) -- Researchers in Washington state said a sewage cleanup in Lake Washington caused a species of fish, the threespine stickleback, to evolve in reverse.
  • UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 5:44 PM
    Biodiversity on Earth is declining … Cell cancer-fighting trigger is found … Interior of Mars is colder than thought … Study shows bird sight isn't human sight ... Health/Science news from UPI.
  • Crohn's disease linked to protein
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 2:52 PM
    MILAN, Italy, May 16 (UPI) -- Crohn's disease and other chronic intestinal disorders are linked to low levels of a protein that helps bind the stomach lining, Italian scientists say.
  • New clean air rules may endanger parks
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 2:32 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- National parks and wilderness areas may soon have neighboring power plants under a proposed set of air quality rules from U.S. officials, scientists say.
  • Cell cancer-fighting trigger is found
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 1:19 PM
    SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, May 16 (UPI) -- A Canadian scientist says he's found a way to trigger a protein that causes cells to fight cancer-causing agents, such as ultraviolet radiation.
  • Cause of Mercury's magnetic field proposed
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 12:55 PM
    CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined convection currents inside Mercury's core create that planet's weak magnetic field.
  • FDA closes contract drug manufacturer
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it obtained a permanent injunction preventing the production of drugs by Scientific Laboratories Inc.
  • Study shows bird sight isn't human sight
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 11:52 AM
    UPPSALA, Sweden, May 16 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers say they've found a bird's visual perception is very different from that of a human, suggesting a re-evaluation of many studies.
  • Hydraglide-brand catheters are recalled
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 11:34 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Hydraglide-brand heparin-coated thoracic drainage catheters due to potential contamination.
  • IBM claims solar power breakthrough
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 11:22 AM
    ARMONK, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- The IBM Corp. reports a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that the company says might significantly reduce the cost of solar power.
  • FDA closes smoked seafood plant
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed Hope Food Supply Inc. of Pasadena, Texas, to close and recall all products produced since 2007.
  • Biodiversity on Earth is declining
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 10:59 AM
    GLAND, Switzerland, May 16 (UPI) -- The WWF, also known as the World Wildlife Fund, says more than a quarter of the Earth's wildlife has been lost during the last 35 years.
  • Interior of Mars is colder than thought
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 9:57 AM
    PASADENA, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- New data from the U.S. space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest the crust and upper mantle of Mars is stiffer and colder than thought.
  • Two companies violate food safety laws
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 9:31 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the closing of two cream cheese and seafood companies for violating food safety laws.
  • Florida warns of pig frog risk
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 1:14 AM
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 16 (UPI) -- Florida health and wildlife officials are warning residents of elevated mercury levels in pig frogs.
  • Court overturns Vioxx verdict
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 12:48 AM
    SAN ANTONIO, May 16 (UPI) -- The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck & Co. in a lawsuit over the heart risk of the painkiller Vioxx.
  • Cargill study supports stevia sweetener
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 12:32 AM
    NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Cargill and The Coca-Cola Co. said new research establishes the safety of rebiana, a sweetener from the stevia plant.
  • Cleveland med school to offer free tution
    • Published: May 15, 2008 at 11:43 PM
    CLEVELAND, May 15 (UPI) -- The Cleveland Clinic said it will provide free tuition scholarships to all its students in the Lerner College of Medicine starting this summer.
NASA DISCOVERY SPACE SHUTTLE
A crane lowers space shuttle Discovery toward the external tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launcher platform in high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Flordia. The stacking and mating took place in preparation for the launch on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch on May 31, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Grossmann/NASA)
Space Shuttle Discovery set to launch on May 31
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