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Today's Science News: New climate targets may not change daily life much China to launch second lunar probe next October Russia: No space for space tourists Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food China vows to dramatically slow emissions growth Spain's Repsol to invest $1.5 million in Bolivian gas UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners China's pandas worth more than Tiger Woods: Australian zoo Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing The nation's weather Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving in Space on Two Spaceships Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives S. America floods kill 12; thousands evacuate New climate targets may not change daily life much Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story Top China to launch second lunar probe next October Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:36 pm PST AP - China is set to launch its second lunar probe next October in preparation for an unmanned moon landing by the end of 2012, space program officials were quoted Friday as saying. Full Story Top Russia: No space for space tourists Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46 am PST AP - There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday. Full Story Top Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:46 am PST LiveScience.com - While many Americans feast on turkey and all the fixings today, a new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974. Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year. Full Story Top China vows to dramatically slow emissions growth Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:31 pm PST AP - China promised to slow its carbon emissions, saying it would nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade — a major move by the world's largest emitter, whose cooperation is crucial to any deal as a global climate summit approaches. Full Story Top Spain's Repsol to invest $1.5 million in Bolivian gas Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:40 pm PST AFP - Spanish oil company Repsol YPF will invest 1.5 million dollars over the next five years to boost natural gas production in Bolivia, the company announced Thursday. Full Story Top UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20 pm PST AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government rejected last-ditch requests to block the move. Full Story Top Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:18 pm PST AP - With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own. Full Story Top Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:56 am PST AP - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them. Full Story Top China's pandas worth more than Tiger Woods: Australian zoo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:11 am PST AFP - Two giant pandas due to begin a 10-year stay at an Australian zoo could give the local economy a bigger boost than recent visits by Tiger Woods or Lance Armstrong, officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15 am PST SPACE.com - A cluster of ancient stars is likely the relic of a dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky Way during its early days, scientists now find. Full Story Top Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12 pm PST AP - Brazil's president said Thursday that "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn trees in the world's largest tropical rain forest. Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:35 am PST AP - Wet weather was expected to turn into snow over much of the Northern U.S. on Thanksgiving Day as a system hovered over the Great Lakes. Full Story Top Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving in Space on Two Spaceships Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:45 am PST SPACE.com - A dozen astronauts in orbit took a break from their orbital work Thursday to celebrate a weightless Thanksgiving, despite the fact that they're flying on two different spaceships. Full Story Top Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:38 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes. Full Story Top Clean energy, better homes cut pollution, save lives Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:37 am PST Reuters - Better home insulation and ventilation and using electricity instead of fossil fuels could reduce indoor pollution and save thousands of lives, especially in low-income countries like India, a study has found. Full Story Top S. America floods kill 12; thousands evacuate Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48 am PST AP - Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. Full Story Top

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