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Today's Science News: Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World Environmental group WWF urges G8 to make climate pledge Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety No Fireworks in Space on July 4 GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs Three new dinosaur species found in Australia Indian FM urges 'ambitious but fair' climate targets The Nation's weather Wild Fireworks Spotted in Space Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt China blasts US climate bill Rain snarls traffic in Northeast ahead of holiday Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:27 am PDT AP - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. Full Story Top Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:03 am PDT AP - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States. Full Story Top Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:14 am PDT AP - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep. Full Story Top How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:10 am PDT LiveScience.com - In between mouthfuls of hot dogs and potato salad, Americans on this July Fourth might actually ponder those famous phrases scrawled near the top of the Declaration of Independence: Full Story Top Environmental group WWF urges G8 to make climate pledge Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:13 pm PDT AFP - The environmental group WWF on Friday urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to show global leadership by making a commitment to keep climate change in check at their summit next week. Full Story Top Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:05 pm PDT AFP - Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official. Full Story Top No Fireworks in Space on July 4 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:15 am PDT SPACE.com - This Fourth of July weekend will be filled with dazzling fireworks displays for many Americans, but not for NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who is flying high above Earth on the International Space Station. Full Story Top GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:48 am PDT AFP - France on Friday rejected a report by the European Union's food safety watchdog that said a controversial strain of genetically-modified corn was safe. Full Story Top NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:45 pm PDT AP - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English. Full Story Top Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:45 am PDT Reuters - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past. Full Story Top Three new dinosaur species found in Australia Fri, 3 Jul 2009 02:11 am PDT AFP - Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong. Full Story Top Indian FM urges 'ambitious but fair' climate targets Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:08 am PDT AFP - India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries. Full Story Top The Nation's weather Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:59 am PDT AP - Strong thunderstorms were expected Friday across the Northern Plains as a weak area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere slides down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. A few of these storms could be capable of producing damaging weather. Full Story Top Wild Fireworks Spotted in Space Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:01 am PDT SPACE.com - A new image of a gaseous space nebula reveals tens of thousands of giant comet-like knots raining down in a star-spangled cosmic fireworks display. Full Story Top Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:19 pm PDT AFP - A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said. Full Story Top China blasts US climate bill Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:00 am PDT AFP - China said on Thursday that it was "firmly" opposed to provisions in a new US clean energy bill that will make it easier to impose trade penalties on nations that reject limits to globe-warming pollution. Full Story Top Rain snarls traffic in Northeast ahead of holiday Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:20 am PDT AP - Torrential rains are soaking New England and causing traffic backups and power failures as the holiday weekend approaches. Full Story Top

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