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Today's Science News: Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found Panel: India must secure elephant reserves Brain Exercises Can Delay Mental Decline, But Then Watch Out Reward in question for ranger in escapee's capture BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday Chile miners' morale leaps as rescue inches closer Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers Fossil of stocky new predatory dinosaur unearthed in Romania Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil The nation's weather Big Alien Planet's Weather Forecast: Hot and Extra Cloudy Stem cell firms defend record after criticism Report: Texas pipeline wasn't marked before blast NC National Guard activates 81 for Hurricane Earl Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:12 pm PDT AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago. Full Story Top Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:44 am PDT AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday. Full Story Top Panel: India must secure elephant reserves Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:22 pm PDT AP - India should protect its elephant population by securing its wildlife reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended. Full Story Top Brain Exercises Can Delay Mental Decline, But Then Watch Out Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:10 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Brain exercises may keep cognitive decline at bay longer, but once dementia hits it mysteriously seems to progress faster than if it hadn't been postponed, according to an ongoing study that began in 1993. Full Story Top Reward in question for ranger in escapee's capture Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:46 pm PDT AP - The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing whether an eastern Arizona ranger whose tip led to the capture of two of the most wanted fugitives in America can receive $27,500 in reward money under the agency's ethics guidelines. Full Story Top BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:08 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc expects to remove a failed blowout preventer atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by Saturday or Sunday and later plug the leak for good, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Chile miners' morale leaps as rescue inches closer Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:43 pm PDT AFP - The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer. Full Story Top Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:50 pm PDT Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity Full Story Top 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 Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:25 pm PDT AP - California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them. 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 Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:40 pm PDT AP - Wave after wave of tar balls floated ashore Wednesday on the renowned Goa beaches after a ship dumped tons of waste oil off India's western coast, officials said. Full Story Top The nation's weather Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:18 am PDT AP - Hurricane Earl was expected to rapidly approach the East Coast on Wednesday, but conditions shouldn't begin to deteriorate along North Carolina's Outer Banks until sometime Thursday. Full Story Top Big Alien Planet's Weather Forecast: Hot and Extra Cloudy Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:15 pm PDT SPACE.com - Astronomers peering at a large alien planet have found it to be covered by an atmosphere unlike that of any extrasolar planet yet seen. Full Story Top Stem cell firms defend record after criticism Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:42 pm PDT Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good. Full Story Top Report: Texas pipeline wasn't marked before blast Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:15 pm PDT AP - A Texas agency says a company didn't adequately mark the path of a buried natural gas pipeline that exploded after it was hit by a drill, killing a worker. Full Story Top NC National Guard activates 81 for Hurricane Earl Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:37 pm PDT AP - The North Carolina National Guard will deploy 81 troops to trouble spots from Hurricane Earl. Full Story Top

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