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Today's Science News: Titanic expedition shows off some crisp new images Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash Mongolian Cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert Computers Take a Closer Look Inside the Earth China, Russia boost efforts to save tigers Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Gold rush is growing threat to Suriname rainforest Sanofi makes $18.5 billion Genzyme offer public Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons Fossilized Creek Beds Offer Up Ancient Climate Change Clues BP's life on frontiers of energy industry at risk The nation's weather Human Brain Tricked to Feel Dizzying Spaceflight Side Effects Sanofi-Aventis makes 18.5 bln dollar bid for US Genzyme China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media Hurricane Earl threatens the Caribbean as Danielle exits Titanic expedition shows off some crisp new images Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:31 pm PDT AP - An expedition surveying the wreck of the Titanic is showing off some crisp images of the world's most famous shipwreck, but officials said Sunday they are headed back to shore. Officials from Expedition Titanic said in a statement they are now headed back to Newfoundland because high seas and winds brought on by hurricane Danielle are preventing researchers from carrying out their work. Full Story Top Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:23 pm PDT AP - An Indonesian volcano that had been dormant for more than four centuries erupted for the second day in a row Monday, spewing out towering clouds of ash and forcing the evacuation of more than 21,000 people. Full Story Top Mongolian Cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:34 pm PDT AP - Top Mongolian officials donned dark green baseball caps reading "Save our planet" and set up chairs and tables in the sands of the Gobi desert for a Cabinet meeting aimed at drawing attention to climate change. Full Story Top Computers Take a Closer Look Inside the Earth Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:22 pm PDT LiveScience.com - More detailed pictures of the processes that continuously reshape theEarth from the inside out are being generated by new, more sophisticated computer models, yielding new insights into the hidden world beneath our feet. Full Story Top China, Russia boost efforts to save tigers Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:23 pm PDT AFP - China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for Siberian tigers, as they try to boost efforts to save the endangered species, state media reported Monday. Full Story Top Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:34 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama will use the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid lingering questions over his administration's response to the BP oil spill. Full Story Top Gold rush is growing threat to Suriname rainforest Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - It looks like a meteor strike: From out of nowhere, a huge clearing appears in the jungle — a deep rust-colored pit surrounded by mounds of dirt and thick stands of trees pushed to the side in dense piles of overturned soil. Full Story Top Sanofi makes $18.5 billion Genzyme offer public Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:49 pm PDT Reuters - France's Sanofi-Aventis on Sunday publicly disclosed its $18.5 billion, $69-per-share cash offer for Genzyme Corp in a bid to rouse shareholders after failing to engage the U.S. biotechnology company in merger talks. Full Story Top Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:39 pm PDT AP - Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program. Full Story Top Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:25 pm PDT AP - Twenty-two Komodo dragons have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this month, giving a modest boost to the world's endangered population. Full Story Top Fossilized Creek Beds Offer Up Ancient Climate Change Clues Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:42 am PDT LiveScience.com - An ancient, fossilized landscape is slowly rising up from the fields of sugar beets and barley in England's Fens, an agricultural hub near the country's central eastern coast. Full Story Top BP's life on frontiers of energy industry at risk Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:51 am PDT AP - At a celebration of BP's centennial last October, CEO Tony Hayward boasted to guests that the oil company "lives on the frontiers of the energy industry." Full Story Top The nation's weather Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:04 am PDT AP - Only a few areas of active weather will develop Sunday around the United States. Full Story Top Human Brain Tricked to Feel Dizzying Spaceflight Side Effects Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:15 am PDT SPACE.com - A new contraption that artificially induces the dizzying effects of spaceflight in human brains without the pesky need to actually leave Earth is gaining ground as a tool to train new pilots and astronauts.   Full Story Top Sanofi-Aventis makes 18.5 bln dollar bid for US Genzyme Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:37 pm PDT AFP - French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis unveiled Sunday an 18.5 billion dollar (14.5 billion euro) offer for US biotechnology firm Genzyme, hinting it may launch a hostile bid. Full Story Top China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:23 pm PDT AFP - China will build a multi-million-dollar research base on its east coast as it steps up its efforts to search for energy sources and rare earths on the ocean floor, state media said Friday. Full Story Top Hurricane Earl threatens the Caribbean as Danielle exits Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:39 am PDT AFP - Hurricane Earl churned toward the south-eastern Caribbean Sunday after reaching Category One status, as Hurricane Danielle headed for the cold waters of the north Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. Full Story Top

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