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Today's Science News: Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill US, UK scientists draw up list of world's plants Russian space officials fired over failed launch Study ties brain structure size to socializing Fossilized Bird Brains May Yield Secret of First Flights Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew Pipe under scrutiny in Mich. store explosion Viking wolves return for first solar eclipse of 2011 Stem cell research breaks new ground in 2010 Japan agency warned not to accept whale meat gifts Transocean tries to stop another Horizon probe The nation's weather Solar Eclipse and Meteor Shower to Launch 2011 Skywatching Season 2010 Reproductive Rights Policy Year in Review Russia in milestone oil pipeline supply to China Tornado kills six in southern US Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:22 pm PST AP - People aren't the only ones in Florida who don't like cold weather. Full Story Top US, UK scientists draw up list of world's plants Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:59 am PST AP - British and U.S. scientists say they've compiled the most comprehensive list of land plant species ever published — a 300,000-species strong compendium that they hope will boost conservation, trade and medicine. Full Story Top Russian space officials fired over failed launch Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:51 am PST AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has fired two space officials over a failed rocket launch that resulted in the loss of three satellites. Full Story Top Study ties brain structure size to socializing Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:51 am PST AP - Do you spend time with a lot of friends? That might mean a particular part of your brain is larger than usual. Full Story Top Fossilized Bird Brains May Yield Secret of First Flights Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:15 am PST LiveScience.com - Overwhelming evidence suggests birds evolved from dinosaurs some 150 million years ago, but one of the missing pieces to the evolutionary puzzle is how such birds took to the air. Full Story Top Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:29 pm PST AP - In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. Full Story Top Pipe under scrutiny in Mich. store explosion Sat, 1 Jan 2011 02:18 pm PST AP - A federal agency will inspect a piece of natural gas pipe as regulators investigate an explosion that killed two people at a Detroit-area furniture store. Full Story Top Viking wolves return for first solar eclipse of 2011 Sat, 1 Jan 2011 10:46 pm PST AFP - Two beasts of Norse mythology are set to trouble the skies of northern Europe on Tuesday for the world's first solar eclipse of 2011. Full Story Top Stem cell research breaks new ground in 2010 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:56 pm PST AFP - Two US companies this year broke new ground by winning regulatory approval to start the first experiments using embryonic stem cells on humans suffering from spinal cord injury and blindness. Full Story Top Japan agency warned not to accept whale meat gifts Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:54 pm PST AP - The Japanese fisheries agency has warned its officials against accepting whale meat as gifts from whalers, just weeks after Japan's whaling expedition left for the Antarctic Ocean for its annual hunts. Full Story Top Transocean tries to stop another Horizon probe Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:10 pm PST Reuters - Transocean Ltd, the world's biggest offshore rig contractor, aims to stop a seventh U.S. body from investigating the accident that sank one of its rigs while causing the largest U.S. offshore oil spill. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 1 Jan 2011 03:05 am PST AP - A strong winter storm was continuing its trek across the U.S. on New Year's Day. Full Story Top Solar Eclipse and Meteor Shower to Launch 2011 Skywatching Season Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:45 pm PST SPACE.com - The year 2011 promises to be a dazzling one for skywatchers, and it hits the ground running with a partial solar eclipse and meteor shower. Full Story Top 2010 Reproductive Rights Policy Year in Review Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:01 pm PST ContributorNetwork - ANALYSIS | Ever since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, abortion has been a hot topic in United States politics. 2010 was no different, as states enacted controversial abortion laws and embryonic stem cell research was ordered to stop and then start again. Full Story Top Russia in milestone oil pipeline supply to China Sat, 1 Jan 2011 02:50 am PST Reuters - Russia, the world's top crude exporter, said it had begun scheduled oil shipments to China via an East Siberian link on Saturday as the Kremlin cements ties with its energy-hungry neighbor. Full Story Top Tornado kills six in southern US Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:13 pm PST AFP - Tornados tore through parts of the US states of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois on Friday, killing at least six people and leaving damage and power outages in its wake, authorities said. Full Story Top

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