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Today's Science News: Odd planet's extreme global warming: Highs of 2240 Scientists probing erratic behavior by Mars rover Arctic's thawing seas may bring new security risks Snowy owls swoop southward, delighting birders Stand Down: Black Holes Won't Destroy Earth Numbers on power failures caused by the ice storm Mars Rover's Unexpected Behavior Puzzles NASA Iceland raises quota for whale hunts Triceratops Horns Used in Battle Offshore Calif. drilling deal could be scuttled SKorean firm claims advance in dog cloning Odd planet's extreme global warming: Highs of 2240 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:18 pm PST AP - Astronomers have found a planet with a galactic case of hot flashes. Full Story Top Scientists probing erratic behavior by Mars rover Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:58 pm PST AP - Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., are trying to figure out why the Mars rover Spirit is acting erratically. Full Story Top Arctic's thawing seas may bring new security risks Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:05 pm PST AP - NATO commanders and lawmakers from alliance nations were gathering Thursday to examine the risks posed by the thawing Arctic Circle and the prospect of standoffs among nations rushing to lay claim to the energy reserves there. Full Story Top Snowy owls swoop southward, delighting birders Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:34 am PST AP - Biologists say an increase in snowy owl sightings in the South suggests that the arctic species did so well in its northern breeding grounds last year that competition is driving the young ones to warmer climates. Full Story Top Stand Down: Black Holes Won't Destroy Earth Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:15 pm PST LiveScience.com - The world's largest, most powerful particle smasher probably won't generate any planet-gobbling black holes, according to a new analysis. Full Story Top Numbers on power failures caused by the ice storm Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:10 pm PST AP - The latest figures from utility companies on the number of homes and businesses without power in the nine states hit hardest by an ice storm that stretched from the Southern Plains to Appalachia: Full Story Top Mars Rover's Unexpected Behavior Puzzles NASA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:46 pm PST SPACE.com - NASA engineers are scratching their heads over some unexpected behavior from the long-lived Spirit rover, which began its sixth year exploring Mars this month. Full Story Top Iceland raises quota for whale hunts Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:25 pm PST AP - Iceland raised it quota on whale hunting Tuesday to 250 a year, a dramatic increase over past levels. Full Story Top Triceratops Horns Used in Battle Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:10 pm PST LiveScience.com - About 100 million years ago, Triceratops likely engaged in horn-to-horn battles with its kin, according to a new analysis of the scrapes, bruises and healing fractures preserved on fossils of the dinosaurs' bony headgear. Full Story Top Offshore Calif. drilling deal could be scuttled Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:29 pm PST AP - An agreement paving the way for the first oil drilling off the California coast in nearly 40 years has run into unexpected opposition that may sink it altogether Thursday. Full Story Top SKorean firm claims advance in dog cloning Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:04 pm PST AFP - A South Korean bio-engineering company Thursday claimed a world first, saying it has successfully cloned dogs using stem cells derived from fat tissue. Full Story Top

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