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Today's Science News: Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change Spanish winemakers look to higher ground 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 Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard Environmental group WWF urges G8 to make climate pledge Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model The Nation's weather Wild Fireworks Spotted in Space Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt China blasts US climate bill Bangladesh floods maroon thousands, landslides kill 6 Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:55 pm PDT AP - When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed tenants. Full Story Top 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 Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:57 am PDT AP - Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago. Full Story Top Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:35 am PDT LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. If it were up to Jessica Hellmann, insects such as butterflies and beetles would wield just as much conservation clout as traditional conservation icons, such as polar bears, tigers and dolphins. Full Story Top Spanish winemakers look to higher ground Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:55 pm PDT AFP - Climate change, which could transform the Iberian peninsula into a semi-desert, is forcing winemakers in Spain to consider moving their vines to higher ground to escape the blistering heat. 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 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 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 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 Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:23 pm PDT AFP - After 20 years investing in renewable energy, the small Austrian town of Guessing, a model of energy self-sufficiency, is spreading its pioneering technology far and wide. Full Story Top The Nation's weather Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:29 am PDT AP - A low pressure system moving through the Central Plains on Saturday is forecast to kick up scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi River Valley. The Northern Plains may see scattered isolated thunderstorms develop in the afternoon, while the Southern Plains is expected to remain hot and humid with highs approaching 100 degrees. 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 Bangladesh floods maroon thousands, landslides kill 6 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:16 am PDT Reuters - Torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing six people and stranding half a million in their homes in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. Full Story Top

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