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Today's Science News: Mosquitoes deliver malaria 'vaccine' through bites NASA denies new space program is too risky, pricey Scientists seek new tools to fight malnutrition Newfound Bird Is Bald Australian PM vows to create 50,000 'green' jobs Pakistan island puts wind-power to work Astronauts inspect space shuttle ahead of landing Hungary detains 4 over illegal stem cell treatment Final frontier: Crowd sees spaceship launcher fly 'Bald' bird Asia's first songbird in 100 years: conservationists Oldest Animal Fossils Found in Lakes, Not Oceans USGS: large tree population declining in Yosemite The Nation's weather Laser Propulsion: Wild Idea May Finally Shine GM crop trials start again in Britain in 'secret': report NJ to more than double solar power generation Record heat wave continues in Seattle, Portland Mosquitoes deliver malaria 'vaccine' through bites Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:45 pm PDT AP - In a daring experiment in Europe, scientists used mosquitoes as flying needles to deliver a "vaccine" of live malaria parasites through their bites. The results were astounding: Everyone in the vaccine group acquired immunity to malaria; everyone in a non-vaccinated comparison group did not, and developed malaria when exposed to the parasites later. Full Story Top NASA denies new space program is too risky, pricey Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:44 pm PDT AP - Engineers designing NASA's next moon rocket denied Wednesday that the human space flight program dubbed "Constellation" is too expensive, too risky and would unnecessarily delay man's return to space. Full Story Top Scientists seek new tools to fight malnutrition Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:42 am PDT AP - Missouri researchers have launched a new effort in their fight against worldwide hunger: bringing together a doctor who has long treated the malnourished with plant scientists working to improve the nutritional content of food. Full Story Top Newfound Bird Is Bald Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:10 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Scientists have discovered a rare new bird species with a bald head. Full Story Top Australian PM vows to create 50,000 'green' jobs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:25 pm PDT AP - Australia's prime minister promised Thursday to create 50,000 "green" jobs and apprenticeships to combat climate change and unemployment simultaneously. Full Story Top Pakistan island puts wind-power to work Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:32 pm PDT AFP - A tiny island of fishermen is light years ahead of the rest of Pakistan, powering homes and businesses with wind turbines -- protecting the environment and improving the quality of life. Full Story Top Astronauts inspect space shuttle ahead of landing Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:33 am PDT AP - Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts uncovered no noticeable flaws in the thermal shielding of their ship Wednesday following an in-depth inspection with lasers and cameras. Full Story Top Hungary detains 4 over illegal stem cell treatment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:31 pm PDT Reuters - Hungarian police have detained four people on suspicion of carrying out illegal, untested stem cell treatments using embryos or aborted fetuses at a Hungarian private clinic, police said in a statement. Full Story Top Final frontier: Crowd sees spaceship launcher fly Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:30 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead. Full Story Top 'Bald' bird Asia's first songbird in 100 years: conservationists Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:18 pm PDT AFP - A "bald" bird discovered in Laos is Asia's first new species of bulbul, or songbird, in more than 100 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said Thursday. Full Story Top Oldest Animal Fossils Found in Lakes, Not Oceans Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:12 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Conventional wisdom has it that the first animals evolved in the ocean. Now researchers studying ancient rock samples in South China have found that the first animal fossils are preserved in ancient lake deposits, not in marine sediments as commonly assumed. These new findings not only raise questions as to where the earliest animals were living, but what factors drove animals to evolve in the first place. For some 3 billion years, single-celled life forms such as bacteria dominated the planet. ... Full Story Top USGS: large tree population declining in Yosemite Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:06 pm PDT AP - Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change. Full Story Top The Nation's weather Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:08 am PDT AP - Wet weather with areas of severe storm development was expected to persist over the Eastern US, while the West was forecast to remain dreadfully hot on Wednesday. Full Story Top Laser Propulsion: Wild Idea May Finally Shine Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00 am PDT SPACE.com - New laser propulsion experiments are throwing light on how to build future hypersonic aircraft and beam spacecraft into Earth orbit. Full Story Top GM crop trials start again in Britain in 'secret': report Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:35 pm PDT AFP - Genetically modified crops are being grown in Britain for the first time in 12 months after controversial trials were resumed without alerting the public, a newspaper reported Monday. Full Story Top NJ to more than double solar power generation Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:19 pm PDT AP - Regulators approved more than $515 million in projects Wednesday that will more than double the amount of solar power generated in New Jersey and will solidify the state's No. 2 spot behind California in power produced from the sun. Full Story Top Record heat wave continues in Seattle, Portland Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27 am PDT AP - "Brutal" temperatures are predicted for the Seattle area on Wednesday as a record heat wave afflicting the Pacific Northwest continues to bake everything west of the Cascades, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Full Story Top

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