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Today's Science News: Leaders say momentum building on climate change Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought Japan launches 5th spy satellite Smartphones Could Form Chemical Detection Networks Queen leaves Commonwealth summit France's EDF joins Russian South Stream pipeline Old Rocket Junk Poses No Threat to Space Station Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time? Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent Australia welcomes giant pandas with city party Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed Climate battle bill to top $300 billion: Guyana The nation's weather Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in Florida Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn Spain's Repsol to invest $1.5 million in Bolivian gas Iran pilgrims stage protest as hajj peaks Leaders say momentum building on climate change Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:41 pm PST AP - Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates. Full Story Top Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:40 pm PST AP - Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought. Full Story Top Japan launches 5th spy satellite Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:02 pm PST AP - Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said. Full Story Top Smartphones Could Form Chemical Detection Networks Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:46 pm PST LiveScience.com - Smartphones already stream YouTube videos and surf Facebook, but they might also double as chemical sensors that can transmit alerts to first responders about the release of dangerous chemicals. Full Story Top Queen leaves Commonwealth summit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:02 pm PST AFP - Queen Elizabeth left Trinidad for Britain late Saturday after completing her ceremonial functions as the head of the Commonwealth, which was holding a weekend summit focused on climate change. Full Story Top France's EDF joins Russian South Stream pipeline Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:27 am PST AFP - French energy giant EDF has signed a deal with Russia's Gazprom to join the consortium building the South Stream gas pipeline, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday. Full Story Top Old Rocket Junk Poses No Threat to Space Station Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:00 pm PST SPACE.com - The International Space Station won't have to fire its thrusters Saturday to avoid a close call with part of a spent rocket that launched a comet probe 10 years ago, NASA officials said. Full Story Top Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:45 pm PST Time.com - After years of complications and high-profile setbacks, a series of small but intriguing advances has suggested that gene therapy may hold real future potential for treatment Full Story Top Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:05 am PST AP - Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them. Full Story Top Australia welcomes giant pandas with city party Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:16 am PST AP - Two giant pandas from China were welcomed to Australia on Saturday with gifts of bamboo and a city party before settling into their new home, a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo. 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 Climate battle bill to top $300 billion: Guyana Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:52 pm PST AFP - The true cost of fighting climate change will top 300 billion dollars and developed countries may balk at footing the bill, Guyana's Prime Minister Bharrat Jagdeo said Saturday. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:50 am PST AP - Snow and freezing rain was expected before a storm moves out of New England Saturday morning, leaving strong winds behind. Freezing temperatures also were expected in parts of the Southeast. Full Story Top Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in Florida Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30 am PST SPACE.com - Space shuttle Atlantis landed safely in Florida early Friday, gliding in under sunny skies to wrap up a successful 11-day delivery mission to the International Space Station. 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 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 Iran pilgrims stage protest as hajj peaks Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:29 am PST AFP - Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed's last sermon. Full Story Top

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