Daily News Alert | Thursday, December 3, 2009 12:02 AM PST |
Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great Lakes
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:39 pm PST
 AP - Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River — an unprecedented step that could disrupt the movement of millions of tons of iron ore, coal, grain and other goods. Full Story | Top |
New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:09 pm PST
 AP - Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field. Full Story | Top |
Rural America Surprisingly Prosperous, Study Finds
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:31 pm PST
LiveScience.com - For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains. Full Story | Top |
Australian PM warns on climate change
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:38 pm PST
 AFP - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned there was no "magic pudding" solution to climate change on Thursday as he lashed out over the defeat of his flagship carbon-trading scheme. Full Story | Top |
UK climate scientist to temporarily step down
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 03:29 pm PST
 AP - The chief of a prestigious British research center caught in a storm of controversy over claims that he and others suppressed data about climate change has stepped down pending an investigation, the University of East Anglia said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
Nepal ministers gather for Everest meet
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:45 pm PST
 AFP - Nepalese ministers began arriving Thursday in Lukla, one of the main towns in the Everest region, ahead of a high-altitude cabinet meeting to stress the impact of global warming on the Himalayas. Full Story | Top |
U.S. approves first "ethical" human stem cell lines
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:48 am PST
Reuters - The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March. Full Story | Top |
Controversy Flares Over Space-Based Solar Power Plans
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:15 am PST
SPACE.com - Space solar power advocates may soon get their day in the sun, as different projects aimed at beaming energy to Earth from orbit begin to take shape. But at least one space power scientist worries that a U.S.-based project may be promising too much, too soon. Full Story | Top |
Knox's defense in Italy: Not enough evidence
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:29 pm PST
 AP - Amanda Knox's lawyer argued Tuesday there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict the U.S. exchange student in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate, saying Knox had been swept up by a "tsunami" of events that led to her arrest. Full Story | Top |
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