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Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:10 GMT

AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

(AP)

Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:26:33 GMT

AP - Scientists circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time after a year of repairs caused by a spectacular failure after the $10 billion machine was heavily damaged by a simple electrical fault.

(AP)

Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:59 GMT

AP - Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.

(AP)

How to Take a Gorilla's Blood Pressure: Very Carefully (LiveScience.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:21 GMT
LiveScience.com - Humans can be difficult enough patients, but try a 300-pound gorilla.

Nebraska ethanol plant fire produces lawsuit (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:35 GMT
AP - The owners of a Lexington ethanol plant and their insurer are suing a subsidiary of a Houston-based natural gas provider they say is responsible for an explosion and fire that shut down the plant for weeks.

Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:36 GMT
Reuters - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company's natural-gas drilling has contaminated their water wells with toxic chemicals, caused sickness and reduced their property values.

Astronaut counts down to daughter's birth (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:37 GMT

AFP - NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik entered an unusual space countdown on Friday as he waited onboard the International Space Station for the birth of his daughter back on Earth.

(AFP)

U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:20 GMT

AP - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.

(AP)

Biologists save fish after landslide (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:41:37 GMT
AP - A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish.

Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:13 GMT

AFP - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.

(AFP)

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:13 GMT
Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:48 GMT
AP - Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.

The nation's weather (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:15 GMT
AP - New England was expected to see another dreary day, while the Pacific Northwest remains under wintry conditions on Friday.

Astronauts Unfazed by False Alarms in Space (SPACE.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:48 GMT
SPACE.com - Astronauts on the linked shuttle Atlantis and InternationalSpace Station said Friday that they're not worried about recent false alarmsthat disrupted their sleep with erroneous reports of calamity.

Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes (HealthDay)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:30 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.

Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

AFP - Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday.

(AFP)

Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:10 GMT

AFP - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.

(AFP)