AP - A day after an orbiter's radio shutdown blocked NASA from telling its newly planted Phoenix Mars lander what to do, orders were on the way to get its robotic arm moving.
AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Wednesday for greater international action to halt spiralling oil prices, saying rising energy and fuel costs would not come down without it.
AFP - China is seeking outside help to save the Qinling mountains, home of the giant panda, a national symbol that is threatened with extinction, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.
SPACE.com - NASA's
newest space telescope is gearing up for a planned June 3 launch to hunt for
the most extreme and energetic objects in the universe. -- read full article
AP - A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
LiveScience.com - With a name like T. rex, you'd expect to be safe from even the fiercest paleo-bullies. Turns out, ancient, flying reptiles could have snacked on Tyrannosaurus Rex babies and other landlubbing runts of the dinosaur world.
AP - Climate change is increasing the risk of U.S. crop failures, depleting the nation's water resources and contributing to outbreaks of invasive species and insects, according to a federal report released Tuesday. -- read full article
AP - The international space station's lone toilet is broken, leaving the crew with almost nowhere to go. So NASA may order an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week.
AP - Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements.
AP - A day after an orbiter's radio shutdown blocked NASA from telling its newly planted Phoenix Mars lander what to do, orders were on the way to get its robotic arm moving.
Reuters - The world is failing in efforts to control
an international biotechnology trade ranging from genetically
modified crops to the building blocks of biological weapons, a
U.N. University study said on Tuesday.
AFP - Nuclear power rather than renewable sources like the wind or sun are the best option for oil-rich Gulf Arab states to meet growing energy demands, especially if produced collectively, say regional experts.
AFP - NASA was to begin deploying the robotic arm on the Phoenix lander on Mars Tuesday to prepare for digging into theplanet's soil in search of the conditions to support life, mission officials said.
LiveScience.com - Students in public schools have math scores that are just as good if not better than those of students in private schools, according to a new national study. -- read full article
