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Today's Science News: Common chemical causes locusts to swarm SKorean firm says it cloned dogs using stem cells Alaska volcano has geologists on alert Bird discovery shows China's ecological potential Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats Residents face long, icy wait for power to return NASA Calls on Public to Vote For Hubble Telescope's Target Iceland raises quota for whale hunts Triceratops Horns Used in Battle Venezuela's Citgo resumes heating oil donations Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem? Common chemical causes locusts to swarm Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:15 pm PST AP - A chemical that affects people's moods also can transform easygoing desert locusts into terrifying swarms that ravage the countryside, scientists report. "Here we have a solitary and lonely creature, the desert locust. But just give them a little serotonin, and they go and join a gang," observed Malcolm Burrows of the University of Cambridge in England. Full Story Top SKorean firm says it cloned dogs using stem cells Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:15 pm PST AP - A South Korean biotech company claimed Thursday to have cloned dogs using a stem cell technology for the first time in the world. Seoul-based RNL Bio said it created two black puppies this week using stem cells from fat tissue of a female beagle, in cooperation with a team of Seoul National University scientists who created the world's first cloned canine — Snuppy — in 2005. Full Story Top Alaska volcano has geologists on alert Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:06 am PST AP - Mount Redoubt, a volcano 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, is rumbling and simmering, prompting geologists to warn that an eruption may be imminent. Full Story Top Bird discovery shows China's ecological potential Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:31 am PST AP - A new species of the fist-sized, babbler bird has been found in network of underground caves in southwestern China, raising the prospect the country could become a hot spot for other new discoveries, a conservation group said Thursday. Full Story Top Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:33 pm PST LiveScience.com - Transplanted adult stem cells have been found to reverse paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in lab rats, a new study finds. Full Story Top Residents face long, icy wait for power to return Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:25 pm PST AP - More than a million homes and businesses were left in the cold without power Thursday in the wake of an icy winter storm could face a lengthy wait for electricity to come back, even as federal help was promised to two states hit hardest by the blast. Full Story Top NASA Calls on Public to Vote For Hubble Telescope's Target Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:17 pm PST SPACE.com - NASA is turning control of the Hubble Space Telescope over to the general public to give non-scientists a chance to choose which target the iconic observatory should turn its camera eyes on next. 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 Venezuela's Citgo resumes heating oil donations Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:35 pm PST AP - Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. resumed deliveries of free heating oil to poor Americans on Thursday, making its first delivery since the program's rumored end. Full Story Top Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem? Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics may help doctors tell sooner whether common birthmarks will become serious vascular malformations, a new study says. Full Story Top

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