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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT

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Today's Science News: AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling UN signals delay in new climate change treaty Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010 Why 'Sleeping on It' Helps Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive Jordan, BP sign gas exploration deal NASA counts down for Mars rocket test Fraud, Errors and Misconceptions in Medical Research Rainy, cloudy weather could stall NASA test flight Japan urges Netherlands to help against whaling activists Fossils of tiny dinosaur on first public display Ecowarriors storm Australia dictionary amid climate fears The nation's weather NASA Photos Reveal Rare Views of New Rocket, Space Shuttle Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea Obama: 'Cynical claims' attacking energy bill Typhoon Lupit nears southern Japan AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:34 pm PDT AP - Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press. Full Story Top UN signals delay in new climate change treaty Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:27 pm PDT AP - Just weeks before an international conference on climate change, the United Nations signaled it was scaling back expectations of reaching agreement on a new treaty to slow global warning. Full Story Top Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:39 pm PDT AP - The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010. Full Story Top Why 'Sleeping on It' Helps Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:27 pm PDT LiveScience.com - We're often told, "You should sleep on it" before you make an important decision. Why is that? How does "sleeping on it" help your decision-making process? Full Story Top Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:16 pm PDT Reuters - A Senate committee on Tuesday launches three long days of hearings on a Democratic climate bill in a bid to further convince an international summit in December that Washington is serious about tackling global warming. Full Story Top Jordan, BP sign gas exploration deal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:54 am PDT AFP - Energy giant BP signed a deal on Sunday with Jordan to explore for natural gas reserves in the Risheh field near the border with Iraq in an investment that could reach billions of dollars. Full Story Top NASA counts down for Mars rocket test Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:51 pm PDT AFP - The US space agency began the countdown Tuesday for the test launch of a rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle fleet and one day take astronauts to the Moon and Mars. Full Story Top Fraud, Errors and Misconceptions in Medical Research Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:37 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Three years after being charged for fraud, misusing state funds and violating bioethics laws, disgraced South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk was convicted today on some but not all charges. Full Story Top Rainy, cloudy weather could stall NASA test flight Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:46 pm PDT AP - NASA's new rocket for its back-to-the-moon program is on the launch pad, all set for a test flight Tuesday morning. But rain and clouds could interfere. Full Story Top Japan urges Netherlands to help against whaling activists Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:18 pm PDT AFP - Japan on Monday urged the Netherlands to take action against the Dutch-registered flagship of the Sea Shepherd environmentalist group over its attacks on Japanese whalers in the Antarctic. Full Story Top Fossils of tiny dinosaur on first public display Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:40 am PDT Reuters - Fossils from the smallest dinosaur found in North America, a fleet-footed species only 28 inches long and weighing less than a rabbit, have gone on public display for the first time at a Los Angeles museum. Full Story Top Ecowarriors storm Australia dictionary amid climate fears Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:36 pm PDT Reuters - Australian English went green in 2009 as growing concern about climate change made its mark on the nation's language, according to latest version of Australia's largest dictionary. Full Story Top The nation's weather Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:41 am PDT AP - The Central U.S. was forecast to see another day of wet weather as a strong cold front continued tracking through the Plains. Full Story Top NASA Photos Reveal Rare Views of New Rocket, Space Shuttle Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - New NASA photographs have revealed a rare, and ultimately fleeting, glimpse at a pair of rocket ships — an old space shuttle and a gleaming rocket prototype — on two different launch pads in Florida. Full Story Top Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:31 am PDT AP - A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related to faked research, but avoided jail. Full Story Top Obama: 'Cynical claims' attacking energy bill Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:38 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources. Full Story Top Typhoon Lupit nears southern Japan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:15 pm PDT AFP - Typhoon Lupit approached Japan's southern islands Monday and was forecast to churn along the country's east coast, brushing Tokyo the next day, the weather agency said. Full Story Top

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