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Today's Science News: NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars UN signals delay in climate change treaty The Future of Video Game Input: Muscle Sensors EU leaders in last push to break climate deadlock Chevron tried to taint Ecuador toxic waste trial: lawyer New Moon Rocket Damaged in Test Flight, NASA Says Tests on treasured maize ignite fears in Mexico AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling Scientists 'back bluefin tuna trade ban' Fossilized skull of sea monster found on UK coast EU leaders struggle to agree on climate funding The nation's weather Space Junk Threat Delays Japanese Spaceship's Station Departure Genes key in compulsive urge to hoard India's Reliance Industries Q2 profit dips 6.55 pct Donations flow to American Samoa NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:30 pm PDT AP - The booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic because of a deflated parachute, NASA said Thursday. Full Story Top Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:21 am PDT AP - Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday. 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 The Future of Video Game Input: Muscle Sensors Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:29 am PDT LiveScience.com - Motion control and multi-touch have become common in devices ranging from Nintendo's Wii to Apple's iPhone. But a muscle-sensing system could someday allow gamers to play air "Guitar Hero" without a controller, or help harried parents with full hands open car doors. Full Story Top EU leaders in last push to break climate deadlock Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:25 pm PDT AFP - EU leaders gather Friday to try to break a stalemate over how best to help poor countries fight global warming, just weeks before a key international climate meeting in Denmark. Full Story Top Chevron tried to taint Ecuador toxic waste trial: lawyer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:35 pm PDT AFP - Videos posted online by US oil company Chevron purporting to show rampant corruption among Ecuadoran officials are actually a set-up meant to taint an ongoing trial against the energy giant, an attorney in the case alleged. Full Story Top New Moon Rocket Damaged in Test Flight, NASA Says Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:05 pm PDT SPACE.com - NASA has discovered a large dent on its brand-new moon rocket after the booster splashed into the Atlantic Ocean at the end of a test flight this week. Full Story Top Tests on treasured maize ignite fears in Mexico Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:30 am PDT AFP - As scientists race the clock to increase food production worldwide, new trials to plant genetically-modified maize have stoked anger in Mexico, the cradle of corn. 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 Scientists 'back bluefin tuna trade ban' Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:43 am PDT AFP - Scientists who advise fisheries regulators support a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi staple, to protect the species from over-fishing, environmental groups WWF and Greenpeace said Thursday. 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 EU leaders struggle to agree on climate funding Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:57 pm PDT AFP - European leaders failed Thursday to agree on how to fund the fight against climate change, leaving their legal beagles to try to hammer out a new proposal overnight, the EU presidency said. Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:44 am PDT AP - Wet weather was forecast to persist over the Central U.S. on Thursday as a system moved over the Rockies and into the Plains. Full Story Top Space Junk Threat Delays Japanese Spaceship's Station Departure Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:46 pm PDT SPACE.com - A piece of space junk orbiting Earth has forced NASA to tweak upcoming plans for the Friday departure of Japan's first cargo ship to the International Space Station. Full Story Top Genes key in compulsive urge to hoard Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:32 am PDT Reuters - People who have a compulsive urge to collect and clutter their homes with junk can partly attribute their problem to genes, a new study confirms. Full Story Top India's Reliance Industries Q2 profit dips 6.55 pct Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:03 am PDT AFP - Indian refining and energy giant Reliance Industries Ltd said quarterly net profit dropped by 6.5 percent on Thursday as core refining margins fell following a tumble in global crude prices. Full Story Top Donations flow to American Samoa Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:52 pm PDT AP - Close to $300,000 in financial donations have been received in American Samoa in the month following a tsunami that claimed 34 lives in the U.S. territory. Full Story Top

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