SPACE.com - If you're out watching the twilight sky in the time frame
from 45 to 90 minutes before sunrise, or 45 to 90 minutes after sunset, you'll might
see a few "moving stars." They are most likely artificial satellites. -- read full article
AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 1 storm and is moving slowly toward Bermuda, but could re-strengthen in the next 24 hours.
AP - In a daring spacewalk, two space station astronauts cut into the insulation of their descent capsule Thursday and removed an explosive bolt that could have blown off their hands with firecracker force.
AFP - China has said it must urgently step up the development of genetically modified crops as it faces mounting challenges to feed its 1.3 billion people due to shrinking arable land and climate change.
AFP - OPEC on Thursday cut its long-term estimate for world oil demand, saying consumption by 2030 would be 3.7 percent lower than previously forecast as soaring prices drive efforts to save energy.
AFP - Paris city hall was swamped by 1,600 papier mache pandas on Thursday, part of a WWF campaign to highlight the urgent need to protect the vanishing species.
SPACE.com - A new analysis of an unprecedented
snapshot of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descending to the surface of Mars has
turned up more detail, including a dark spot that is likely the spacecraft's
jettisoned heat shield. -- read full article
AP - The climate phenomena known as La Nina is ending and neutral conditions are expected into the fall, government forecasters said Thursday. The change can affect weather worldwide. -- read full article
LiveScience.com - A vast shelf of ice in Antarctica is hanging on to the continent by
a thread and is not expected to survive, scientists announced today. -- read full article
AP - New Mexico is reaping a revenue windfall because of high prices for oil and natural gas, and a debate is brewing about whether the extra cash should be spent on highways, schools, health care or tax rebates. -- read full article
AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha is moving slowly, but could regain major hurricane status as it heads toward Bermuda. The storm is currently a Category 2.
LiveScience.com - In the new film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the main character
Hellboy saves the world from trolls, demons, and other strange
netherworld creatures. The cigar-chompin', red-skinned devil-man
doesn't do it just for fun; it's his job. -- read full article