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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 Chimps Enjoy a Good Tune, Too Dalai Lama urges world to act on climate change France's EDF joins Russian South Stream pipeline Old Rocket Junk Poses No Threat to Space Station Anatomy training facts, how to donate Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent Australia welcomes giant pandas with city party Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed Europe's post-Soviet greening — gains and failures The nation's weather Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in Florida Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time? Spain's Repsol to invest $1.5 million in Bolivian gas Saudi floods death toll rises to 98 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 Chimps Enjoy a Good Tune, Too Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:32 am PST LiveScience.com - Love of music is universal among people, but when did that taste evolve? Do other primates share our preference for consonant rather than dissonant chords? Full Story Top Dalai Lama urges world to act on climate change Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:40 pm PST AP - The world's leaders must prioritize the issue of global warming above all else, the Dalai Lama said Monday, adding that he feels encouraged by next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen. 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 Anatomy training facts, how to donate Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:02 pm PST AP - Learning anatomy with cadavers is a centuries-old rite of passage that once again is getting a face-lift as medical schools struggle to mix this core knowledge with an explosion of new information from the genetics revolution. 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 Europe's post-Soviet greening — gains and failures Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01 pm PST AP - Twenty years ago, when the Iron Curtain came down, the world gagged in horror as it witnessed firsthand the ravages inflicted on nature by the Soviet industrial machine. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:35 am PST AP - Areas from the West Coast to the Midwest were bracing for snow Sunday. 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 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 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 Saudi floods death toll rises to 98 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:22 am PST Reuters - The death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said. Full Story Top

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