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Today's Science News: US inaction on climate troubles global talks EPA notes improvements at Michigan oil spill site Space station cooling system suddenly shuts down Huge Hurricane Study Gears Up BP prepares to plug Gulf oil well for good BP executive 'absolutely' would eat Gulf seafood Space station drama as cooling system fails Caution: Here's advice on legit stem cell clinics Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status Area of Mars Identified as Good Place to Look for Evidence of Past Life Climatologist sees disastrous weather in future The nation's weather Space Station Suffers Cooling System Malfunction Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic BP distributors consider reverting to Amoco brand Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean US inaction on climate troubles global talks Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:25 am PDT AP - The failure of a climate bill in the U.S. Senate is likely to weigh heavily on international negotiations that begin Monday on a new agreement to control global warming. Full Story Top EPA notes improvements at Michigan oil spill site Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:51 pm PDT AP - A regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday that significant improvement had been made at the site of an oil spill in a southern Michigan river, but the agency cautioned that it will take months to complete the cleanup. Full Story Top Space station cooling system suddenly shuts down Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:44 pm PDT AP - Half of the International Space Station's cooling system suddenly shut down during the weekend, forcing the astronauts to power down equipment and face the likelihood of urgent spacewalking repairs. Full Story Top Huge Hurricane Study Gears Up Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:20 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Galveston, Texas, is the site of the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history. In 1900, a hurricane sent walls of water surging across the island, killing an estimated 8,000 people. Full Story Top BP prepares to plug Gulf oil well for good Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:35 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc could start plugging its broken deepsea oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night, more than three months after its rupture led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Full Story Top BP executive 'absolutely' would eat Gulf seafood Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:41 pm PDT AFP - BP's chief operating officer sought to give the southern US fishing industry a much-need boost Sunday, saying he'd "absolutely" eat Gulf of Mexico seafood after the massive oil spill devastated the region. Full Story Top Space station drama as cooling system fails Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:19 pm PDT AFP - US space officials planned emergency repairs Monday after a failure of the cooling system on the International Space Station that has forced astronauts to reroute power. Full Story Top Caution: Here's advice on legit stem cell clinics Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:18 pm PDT AP - Scientists are making progress in testing stem cells to treat a variety of diseases, but they're warning about clinics that push unproven treatments. Full Story Top Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:05 pm PDT AP - The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade. Full Story Top Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:16 pm PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday. Full Story Top Area of Mars Identified as Good Place to Look for Evidence of Past Life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:30 pm PDT SPACE.com - A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed 4 billion years ago, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Climatologist sees disastrous weather in future Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - "The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet" (Harper, $25.99), by Heidi Cullen: Climatologist Heidi Cullen was taken aback at her lecture on the prospects for global warming when a member of the audience came up with a practical question: "Do you think I should sell my beach house?" Full Story Top The nation's weather Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:44 am PDT AP - Relatively inactive weather will continue throughout the country Sunday as no major storms are expected. Full Story Top Space Station Suffers Cooling System Malfunction Sun, 1 Aug 2010 03:15 am PDT SPACE.com - The International Space Station suffered a cooling system malfunction late Saturday that forced its astronaut crew to power down some vital systems while engineers on Earth study the problem. Full Story Top Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:16 pm PDT AP - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Full Story Top BP distributors consider reverting to Amoco brand Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:31 pm PDT Reuters - Some BP gas station owners in the United States want to drop the BP name and return to the Amoco brand to recover business hit by public anger over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. Full Story Top Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:22 am PDT AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores over the weekend, apparently swept down from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday. Full Story Top

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