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Today's Science News: Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday 4 and 20 blackbirds, and 3,000, dead in the sky Pa. allows dumping of tainted waters from gas boom Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel Deadly Bacterial Infections Rising Among Hospitalized Kids Ombudsman probes 'outdated' Hong Kong pollution rules US lets some companies resume Gulf drilling Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast Malaysia delays GM mosquito trial after protests US shark fin restrictions carry little weight in HK EPA board stops Shell's Arctic clean air permits The nation's weather Sunrise Solar Eclipse to Grace Parts of the Globe Five crazy and new genetically modified foods U.S. to ease requirements on some deepwater projects NYC trash pickup resumes, a week after blizzard Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:56 am PST AP - Early risers in Madrid, London and Paris take note. Full Story Top 4 and 20 blackbirds, and 3,000, dead in the sky Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:35 pm PST AP - New Year's revelers in a small Arkansas town were enjoying midnight fireworks when they noticed something other than sparks falling from the sky: thousands of dead blackbirds. Full Story Top Pa. allows dumping of tainted waters from gas boom Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:32 pm PST AP - The natural gas boom gripping parts of the U.S. has a nasty byproduct: wastewater so salty, and so polluted with metals like barium and strontium, that most states require drillers to get rid of the stuff by injecting it down shafts thousands of feet deep. Full Story Top Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel Mon, 3 Jan 2011 01:10 pm PST AP - Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world's first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have found rough axes and other tools thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years old close to shelters on the island's south coast. Full Story Top Deadly Bacterial Infections Rising Among Hospitalized Kids Mon, 3 Jan 2011 04:35 pm PST LiveScience.com - An increasing number of hospitalized children are becoming infected with a type of bacteria known as Clostridium difficile, which can cause severe diarrhea and even death, according to a new study. Full Story Top Ombudsman probes 'outdated' Hong Kong pollution rules Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:27 pm PST AFP - Hong Kong's Ombudsman is probing why the city has not changed its air quality standards since the late 1980s despite increasingly vocal criticism of pollution in the global financial hub. Full Story Top US lets some companies resume Gulf drilling Mon, 3 Jan 2011 05:28 pm PST AFP - Thirteen oil companies have been authorized to resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico without submitting new plans for environmental review, the US Department of the Interior said. Full Story Top Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:47 pm PST AP - A partial solar eclipse has begun in the skies over the Mideast and will later extend across much of Europe. Full Story Top Malaysia delays GM mosquito trial after protests Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:53 pm PST AFP - Malaysia has delayed a landmark field trial to release genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, an official said Tuesday, following protests from environmentalists. Full Story Top US shark fin restrictions carry little weight in HK Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:05 pm PST AFP - The US Senate's move to toughen laws on shark finning is unlikely to have much impact in Hong Kong, dubbed the "Grand Central Station" of the controversial trade, environmentalists say. Full Story Top EPA board stops Shell's Arctic clean air permits Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:34 pm PST AP - Alaska Native and conservation groups have succeeded in challenging clean air permits granted to Shell Oil to drill exploration wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Full Story Top The nation's weather Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:35 am PST AP - Wet weather in California was forecast to begin winding down Monday as the low pressure system near the central California coast dropped southeastward. Full Story Top Sunrise Solar Eclipse to Grace Parts of the Globe Mon, 3 Jan 2011 05:00 pm PST SPACE.com - The moon will take a bite out of the sun Tuesday during the first solar eclipse of the year, with skywatchers in Europe, Africa and Asia poised to catch the best views of the event if good weather prevails. Full Story Top Five crazy and new genetically modified foods Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:19 am PST Y! Green - Who would have known 20 years ago that so many of the foods that we eat would be produced in a lab rather than nature? Scientifically designed seeds are becoming a larger than ever portion of our diet and for the most part, it's difficult for the consumer to even realize it because of a lack of labeling. Full Story Top U.S. to ease requirements on some deepwater projects Mon, 3 Jan 2011 05:11 pm PST Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday eased new environmental barriers to some oil and gas deepwater projects, but companies will still have to meet stringent regulations before drilling resumes. Full Story Top NYC trash pickup resumes, a week after blizzard Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:25 pm PST AP - City workers turned their attention to clearing mounting piles of garbage on Monday, while the head of the Sanitation Department defended its performance in the snowstorm that brought much of New York to a standstill. Full Story Top

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