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Today's Science News: Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Study shows progress with stem cell alternative Ig Nobel Prizes: Fruit-Bat Fellatio and Other Crazy Science CA-CANADA Summary Big energy firms cut Iran ties under U.S. pressure NASA in Transition as Congress OKs New Direction Genetic Glitch Tied to Disrupted Sperm Production Congress backs Obama plan on NASA's future Bill would exempt wolves from federal protection Dinosaurs taller than thought: study Bankrupt VeraSun won't pursue individual farmers The nation's weather Cue the Chorus: Why Certain Northern Lights Dance Genetic Science Oozes Out of Amateurs' Garages BP sees no 'gross negligence' in Gulf oil spill: new chief Death toll rises to 5 in Jamaican floods, slides Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:12 pm PDT AP - Some ancient penguins may have been twice as big as today's Emperor penguin but they lacked the dashing tuxedo. Researchers unearthed remains of a nearly 5-foot-tall penguin that roamed what is now Peru about 36 million years ago, and they also discovered fossilized feathers that show back then, the flightless bird was a more motley mix of reddish-brown and gray. Full Story Top Could 'Goldilocks' planet be just right for life? Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:17 am PDT AP - Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Full Story Top Study shows progress with stem cell alternative Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:06 am PDT AP - Scientists reported more progress Thursday with a method of creating stem cells without using embryos. Full Story Top Ig Nobel Prizes: Fruit-Bat Fellatio and Other Crazy Science Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:00 pm PDT LiveScience.com - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Fruit bats enjoy fellatio. Wearing socks on the outside of shoes prevents slipping and falling. Riding a roller coaster can relieve symptoms of asthma. Full Story Top CA-CANADA Summary Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:57 pm PDT Reuters - Canada's environment minster has formed a scientific panel to examine whether Alberta's oil sands projects are polluting the Athabasca River as charged by an influential water ecologist. Environment Minister Jim Prentice said on Thursday the panel, led by a former United Nations Environment Program director, will advise him on the state of water research and monitoring being done in the oil sands region. Full Story Top Big energy firms cut Iran ties under U.S. pressure Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:50 pm PDT Reuters - Four major European oil companies will abandon their Iranian activities voluntarily to avoid American sanctions designed to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Full Story Top NASA in Transition as Congress OKs New Direction Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - Congress passed a new NASA authorization bill this week, just in time for the space agency's birthday tomorrow (Oct. 1). But the space agency's anniversary finds a NASA in the middle of shifting gears to embrace a new exploration regime. Full Story Top Genetic Glitch Tied to Disrupted Sperm Production Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The cause of male infertility often escapes experts, but scientists have found a genetic mutation that appears to disrupt sperm production. Full Story Top Congress backs Obama plan on NASA's future Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:50 pm PDT AP - Congress approved a blueprint for NASA's future Wednesday that extends the life of the space shuttle program for a year while backing President Barack Obama's intent to use commercial carriers to lift humans into near-Earth space. Full Story Top Bill would exempt wolves from federal protection Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:48 pm PDT AP - U.S. senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Utah proposed legislation Thursday that would strip federal endangered species protections from wolves in the northern Rockies. Full Story Top Dinosaurs taller than thought: study Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:13 pm PDT AFP - Some dinosaurs may have been at least 10 percent taller than previously thought, US paleontologists said in a study that found the creatures had large amounts of cartilage. Full Story Top Bankrupt VeraSun won't pursue individual farmers Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:31 pm PDT AP - Midwest corn farmers who received official letters from bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. asking for money back can breathe a little easier. Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:59 am PDT AP - A very moist airmass was forecast to fuel more active weather in the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday. Full Story Top Cue the Chorus: Why Certain Northern Lights Dance Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - Scientists have long known the colorful northern lights that amaze skywatchers are more than just pretty light shows in the sky. But until now, the engine behind their diversity has been a mystery. Full Story Top Genetic Science Oozes Out of Amateurs' Garages Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:25 am PDT LiveScience.com - Melanie Swan did not panic upon learning she had inherited a genetic mutation that seemed to put her at a higher risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease. Instead she and another "garage biologist" ran a pilot study from their own homes and came up with a countermeasure. Full Story Top BP sees no 'gross negligence' in Gulf oil spill: new chief Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:17 pm PDT AFP - BP does not expect the US Justice Department to accuse it of "gross negligence" at the conclusion of its investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, incoming chief executive Bob Dudley said Friday. Full Story Top Death toll rises to 5 in Jamaican floods, slides Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:48 pm PDT AP - Searchers scoured muddy river banks and debris-clogged gullies for more victims of Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday as the confirmed death toll in Jamaica from floods and mudslides rose to five. Full Story Top

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