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Today's Science News: Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight UN signals delay in climate change treaty AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling Volcanic Eruptions Caused Ancient Warming And Cooling Envoy: No China-US climate pact from Obama visit Hybrid automaker Fisker to buy shuttered GM plant Launch of new NASA rocket delayed U.S. panel: More study on Human Genome anthrax drug Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010 Bats reintroduced into Vermont caves hit by fungus Fossilized skull of sea monster found on UK coast Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution The nation's weather The Strangest Moments in Space Launch History Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging stem cell rule FTSE 100 advances on resurgent oil stocks Misery for 1.5 mln a month after Philippine storms Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:19 am PDT AP - NASA tried for hours Tuesday to launch its newest rocket for a shakedown flight, but clouds and high wind kept it stuck on the pad. Full Story Top UN signals delay in climate change treaty Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:45 am 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 warming. Full Story Top 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 Volcanic Eruptions Caused Ancient Warming And Cooling Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:25 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Volcanic eruptions were responsible for a deadly ice age 450 million years ago, as well as - in an ironic twist - a period of global warming that preceded it, a new study finds. Full Story Top Envoy: No China-US climate pact from Obama visit Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's visit to China next month is not likely to yield a separate accord on countering global warming, though both countries are pushing for progress for upcoming global talks in Copenhagen, the top U.S. envoy on climate change said Wednesday. Full Story Top Hybrid automaker Fisker to buy shuttered GM plant Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:53 pm PDT AFP - Budding US hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant in Delaware to build fuel-efficient, plug-in cars, the White House announced Tuesday. Full Story Top Launch of new NASA rocket delayed Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:38 pm PDT AFP - NASA has delayed until Wednesday attempts to test a prototype rocket designed to return astronauts to the Moon, and perhaps one day send them to Mars. Full Story Top U.S. panel: More study on Human Genome anthrax drug Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:25 pm PDT Reuters - Animal data suggests a proposed Human Genome Sciences Inc drug may help people exposed to anthrax but more study is needed to show the treatment adds benefit beyond antibiotics alone, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Another Titanic expedition possible in 2010 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:24 am 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 Bats reintroduced into Vermont caves hit by fungus Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:55 am PDT AP - Wildlife biologists studying a mysterious fungus killing off hundreds of thousands of bats around America want to find out if they can repopulate caves decimated by the disease. Full Story Top Fossilized skull of sea monster found on UK coast Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:28 pm PDT AP - British authorities say the fossilized skull of a giant sea monster has been found off England's southern coast. Full Story Top Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution. Full Story Top The nation's weather Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:03 am PDT AP - Two strong systems were forecast to continue bringing unsettled weather to the U.S. on Tuesday. Full Story Top The Strangest Moments in Space Launch History Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:53 pm PDT SPACE.com - At times, NASA's attempts to launch a new Ares I-X rocket Tuesday seemed surreal — with bad weather, a stuck sensor sock and a wayward cargo ship offshore appearing to conspire to prevent the booster's liftoff. But believe it or not, there have been stranger things to pop up in NASA's launch history. Full Story Top Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging stem cell rule Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:46 pm PDT AP - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a Christian adoption agency's challenge to Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research. Full Story Top FTSE 100 advances on resurgent oil stocks Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:35 am PDT AFP - The leading stock exchange continued to make progress on Tuesday, fuelled by resurgent oil stocks -- after BP reported a narrower-than-forecast decline in profits -- which offset losses in the banking sector. Full Story Top Misery for 1.5 mln a month after Philippine storms Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:53 am PDT AFP - More than 1.5 million people are struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight. Full Story Top

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