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Today's Science News: Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides Report: Climate science panel needs change at top For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches Reid hopeful for GOP energy votes after elections NASA team advises Chile on trapped miners Corrected: Health experts warn of "stem cell tourism" dangers Feds appeal order blocking stem cell research 3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown Fossil of stocky new predatory dinosaur unearthed in Romania Official: La. oil command center to shut over rent The nation's weather NASA Funds Test Flights for Private Experimental Rockets Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes Activists scale Greenland rig to halt drilling: Greenpeace FEMA: US evacuations may be required for Earl Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:14 pm PDT AP - Thousands of villagers returned to their homes along the ash-covered slopes of an Indonesian volcano that exploded after four centuries of dormancy, even though officials warned they could be putting their lives at risk. Full Story Top US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:40 pm PDT AP - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators. Full Story Top Report: Climate science panel needs change at top Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:37 pm PDT AP - Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader. Full Story Top For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:21 pm PDT LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female. Full Story Top Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23 pm PDT AP - An unknown ship dumped tons of waste oil into the sea off western India, creating tar balls that were heaping on Goa's famed beaches Wednesday, officials said. Full Story Top Reid hopeful for GOP energy votes after elections Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:58 pm PDT Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hoped to pick up Republican votes for a pared-down energy bill after the midterm congressional elections. Full Story Top NASA team advises Chile on trapped miners Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:38 pm PDT AFP - NASA experts advised Chilean officials to be frank with 33 miners trapped deep underground about how long their rescue will take, as a giant drill slowly burrowed toward the desperate men. Full Story Top Corrected: Health experts warn of "stem cell tourism" dangers Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:32 pm PDT Reuters - Thousands of people are putting their health and life savings at risk to travel to private clinics around the world for unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell treatments, British experts said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Feds appeal order blocking stem cell research Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:43 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research. Full Story Top 3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:22 pm PDT AP - A helicopter chartered by the Department of Fish and Game plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, authorities said. Full Story Top Fossil of stocky new predatory dinosaur unearthed in Romania Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:13 am PDT AFP - The fossil of a stocky new dinosaur with two sets of claws on its feet unearthed in Romania has given researchers a window into what European predators looked like in the final years of the Age of Dinosaurs. Full Story Top Official: La. oil command center to shut over rent Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:36 pm PDT AP - A parish official says a Louisiana oil spill command center is shutting down over a dispute with BP over rent and other expenses Full Story Top The nation's weather Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:55 am PDT AP - Storms were forecast to continue moving through the northern U.S. on Tuesday, while tropical storm activity remained high in the Atlantic Ocean. Full Story Top NASA Funds Test Flights for Private Experimental Rockets Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:47 pm PDT SPACE.com - Two commercial space companies are set to launch experimental rockets on a series of test flights close to the edge of space, supported by new NASA funding. Full Story Top Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study. Full Story Top Activists scale Greenland rig to halt drilling: Greenpeace Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:02 am PDT AFP - Four Greenpeace activists climbed onto an Arctic oil rig Tuesday and halted drilling in a bid to pressure Britain's Cairn Energy to stop operations off Greenland's coast, the group said. Full Story Top FEMA: US evacuations may be required for Earl Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:33 am PDT AP - Federal officials urged U.S. residents to prepare for possible evacuations and islanders in the Turks and Caicos braced for high winds Tuesday as powerful Hurricane Earl howled over open seas toward the East Coast of the U.S. Full Story Top

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