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Space station crew might not be expanded

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:21:59 -0400

MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Plans to add crew members to the International Space Station might be delayed, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Saturday.

Rare black barn owl raised in England

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:24:00 -0400

LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- British conservationists say a rare black barn owl must remain in captivity to protect her from attack by her own species.

Game developer set for space launch

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:08:10 -0400

ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An Austin, Texas, man in Kazakhstan is set to become the world's sixth space tourist and the first second-generation space traveler from the United States.

Study: Plant seeds are shoe hitchhikers

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:01:57 -0400

LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The action of seeds picked up by shoes is more significant in dispersal over long distances than wind, a British study said Friday.

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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:47:49 -0400

NASA plans Mars launch next fall ... Shark's pup called 'virgin birth' ... Bird flu survival tied to hands-on therapy ... Report: Global warming makes animals move ... Health/Science news from UPI.

NASA plans Mars launch next fall

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:21:32 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch a new exploration rover to Mars next fall, despite budget and technical concerns, a NASA official said Friday.

New Google Earth satellite image released

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:57 -0400

DULLES, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- GeoEye Inc. has released a high-resolution color image of a U.S. university to show what its new, highly accurate mapping satellite can do for Google Earth.

Report: Global warming makes animals move

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:58:24 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Global warming is forcing animals to higher elevations, causing them to intrude on established populations, a U.S. scientific journal says.

Cape Cod manatee may get air trip to Fla.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:52:20 -0400

DENNIS, Mass., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An injured manatee discovered in a Massachusetts harbor may get an air trip back to Florida if would-be rescuers can trap it.

Science minister calls for Brits in space

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:20:51 -0400

LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Britain's new science minister says he wants to send British astronauts into space to encourage a new generation to become scientists and engineers.

Shark's pup called 'virgin birth'

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:09:25 -0400

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A female shark in a Virginia aquarium without any male companionship of her kind is responsible for a "virgin birth," a scientific journal reported Friday.

Asian oysters may put natives at risk

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:26:13 -0400

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A federal report suggests seeding Chesapeake Bay with Asian oysters could harm the bay's native oyster population, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Thermoelectrics could boost gas mileage

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:18:39 -0400

EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said the technology used to heat and cool car seats has the potential to improve gas mileage.

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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:00 -0400

North Greenland had record summer snowmelt … Bacterial link to colon cancer studied … Bomb-proof thermometer created … Kids' OTC cold medicines are relabeled ... Health/Science news from UPI.

Genetic code of malaria parasite sequenced

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:56:59 -0400

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of scientists has identified the complete genetic sequence of a parasite that is the leading cause of relapsing malaria.

Hormone reduces heart attack damage

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:24:18 -0400

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese medical scientists say they've found giving rats a certain hormone immediately after a heart attack significantly reduced coronary damage.

Gravity lens used to study distant galaxy

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:50:50 -0400

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. and British scientists say they have completed the most detailed study yet of a galaxy in its first stages of development.

Former head of MIT math department dies

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:10 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ken Hoffman, a former head of the math department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of a textbook on linear algebra, has died at 77.

Useless DNA found to resist deletion

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:33:13 -0400

STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have discovered DNA that has no known function is much less likely than other DNA to be lost during evolution.

NASA to discuss next shuttle mission

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:14:21 -0400

HOUSTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will provide live TV coverage next month as it previews space shuttle Endeavour's next trip to the International Space Station.

Study: Tropical wetlands store more carbon

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:01:39 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined tropical wetlands can absorb and hold about 80 percent more carbon than can wetlands in temperate areas.

Deep magma controls eruption cycles

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:34:40 -0400

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists studying the Soufriere Hills volcano in the Caribbean's Leeward Islands has found deep magma controls eruption cycles.

Phoenix lander still operating on Mars

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:24:02 -0400

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's Phoenix Lander is investigating soil on Mars' northern plains for signs that water was once present.

Bomb-proof thermometer created

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:38:20 -0400

TEDDINGTON, England, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have designed a high-speed thermometer that can measure the temperature inside explosions without being damaged by the impact.

Stressed bacteria response identified

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:57:56 -0400

NEWCASTLE, Australia, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- An Australian-led international team of researchers has observed for the first time how bacteria respond to stress.