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Today's Science News: 125 pilot whales die on NZ beaches, 43 saved Magma building up in Philippines' Mayon volcano First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth Scientists Harness Bacteria to Turn Microscopic Gears UAE deal, outlook boost South Korea nuclear power stocks Ukraine facing 'serious problems' paying for gas: Gazprom Astronauts Get Two Christmases in Space Research Reveals How Breast Cancer Rearranges Genome AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water 2 rare Siberian tigers among dead circus cats N. America's biggest fish slips toward extinction S.Korean-led group wins $20.4 billion UAE nuclear deal The nation's weather Star Remnants Retain 'Memory' of Explosions Stem Cell Research Gets a Boost From Vitamin C Ukraine has problems paying for gas: Gazprom Monks, tourists, villagers mark Asian tsunami 125 pilot whales die on NZ beaches, 43 saved Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:04 pm PST AP - Some 125 pilot whales died in New Zealand after stranding on the beach over the weekend — but vacationers and conservation workers Sunday managed to coax 43 others back out to sea. Full Story Top Magma building up in Philippines' Mayon volcano Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:45 pm PST AP - Fewer earthquakes have been recorded in the Philippines' lava-spilling Mayon volcano, but magma continues to build up inside and any lull in activity could be followed by a bigger eruption, scientists said Saturday. Full Story Top First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:48 pm PST AP - Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished Jewish families where Jesus spent his boyhood. Full Story Top Scientists Harness Bacteria to Turn Microscopic Gears Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:36 am PST LiveScience.com - Scientists have demonstrated a way to harness the motion of swimming bacteria to turn tiny gears. This bacteria-driven mechanism could someday power micro-machines that combine living organisms and man-made materials. To build their rudimentary device, the research team first fashioned silicon gears measuring a mere 0.01 inches (380 micrometers) across and 0.002 inches (50 micrometers) thick. With their slanted teeth, the gears look rather like tiny ninja stars. ... Full Story Top UAE deal, outlook boost South Korea nuclear power stocks Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:43 pm PST Reuters - Shares in state utility KEPCO (015760.KS) and other South Korean nuclear power-related stocks jumped on Monday as a $40 billion deal from the United Arab Emirates boosted prospects for future nuclear plant deals. Full Story Top Ukraine facing 'serious problems' paying for gas: Gazprom Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:24 am PST AFP - The head of Russian gas giant Gazprom said Friday that Ukraine had cut back on purchases of Russian gas since mid-December and appeared to be facing serious cash problems. Full Story Top Astronauts Get Two Christmases in Space Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:46 am PST SPACE.com - Christmas comes twice to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station this year as the multi-nation crew celebrates the traditional Dec. 25 holiday as well as Russian Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. Full Story Top Research Reveals How Breast Cancer Rearranges Genome Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of breast cancer genomes has provided insight into how the human genome is rearranged when the disease strikes, researchers report. Full Story Top AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:14 pm PST AP - Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health. Full Story Top 2 rare Siberian tigers among dead circus cats Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:53 am PST AP - Two rare Siberian tigers were among a group of big cats in a Russian traveling circus that died during a 20-hour truck journey this week, a circus administrator said Thursday. Full Story Top N. America's biggest fish slips toward extinction Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:16 pm PST AP - As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish — a toothless beast left over from the days of dinosaurs — officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in the wild. Full Story Top S.Korean-led group wins $20.4 billion UAE nuclear deal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:15 pm PST AFP - The United Arab Emirates has awarded a 20.4-billion-dollar contract to build four nuclear power plants to a South Korean-led consortium, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation said Sunday. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:45 am PST AP - A low pressure system that has brought a great deal of snow to the northern Plains and Great Lakes was expected to continue to wind down on Sunday, though light snow was forecast continue to accumulate in the frigid air filtering in behind the storm. Full Story Top Star Remnants Retain 'Memory' of Explosions Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:46 am PST SPACE.com - Like the smoke left in the sky after a round of fireworks, debris remaining in the wake of a supernova could reveal exactly how that star exploded even though hundreds or thousands of years have passed. Full Story Top Stem Cell Research Gets a Boost From Vitamin C Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin C is often recommended to help fight the common cold and heal wounds, but the antioxidant might have another benefit: it appears to help adult cells generate embryonic-like stem cells, new research suggests. Full Story Top Ukraine has problems paying for gas: Gazprom Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:00 am PST Reuters - Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom said on Friday Ukraine was facing difficulties with payments for its gas, news agencies quoted Gazprom's Chief Executive Alexei Miller as saying. Full Story Top Monks, tourists, villagers mark Asian tsunami Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:09 pm PST AP - Buddhist monks in orange robes chanted on a Thai beach, an Indonesian mother mourned her children at a mass grave, and a man scattered flowers in now-placid waters Saturday to commemorate the 230,000 killed five years ago when a tsunami ripped across Asia. Full Story Top

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