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Today's Science News: NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife La Nina helping direct winter storm to Midwest Brother: Gifford's husband choosing soon on flight With Climate Change, Expect More Monster Winter Storms Oysters disappearing worldwide: study Judge finds Ken Feinberg not independent of BP US and China launched space weapon tests: documents Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Activists track down Japan whaling ship US judge: Spill claims czar not independent of BP The nation's weather NASA's Prolific Planet Hunter: Kepler Telescope By-The-Numbers Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease BP selling its Southern Calif. gasoline business US digs out from epic winter storm NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets Wed, 2 Feb 2011 05:25 pm PST AP - An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone. Full Story Top Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:48 pm PST AP - Will he fly or not? Full Story Top La Nina helping direct winter storm to Midwest Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:53 pm PST AP - Millions of Americans raised on tales of great storms past now have one of their own to talk about — and something to blame: La Nina. Full Story Top Brother: Gifford's husband choosing soon on flight Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:15 pm PST AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband will decide soon whether he will blast off aboard space shuttle Endeavour in April, his twin brother said from orbit Wednesday. Scott Kelly said Mark is holding up "very well" and tells him that his wife, the wounded congresswoman, is improving every day in rehab in Houston. Full Story Top With Climate Change, Expect More Monster Winter Storms Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:55 pm PST LiveScience.com - No single weather event can be directly attributed to climate change. But as the globe warms up, Americans can expect more storms like the one bearing down on much of the United States, scientists say. Full Story Top Oysters disappearing worldwide: study Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:20 pm PST AFP - A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting. Full Story Top Judge finds Ken Feinberg not independent of BP Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:16 pm PST Reuters - The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and the oil company must refrain from calling him "neutral," a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Full Story Top US and China launched space weapon tests: documents Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:44 pm PST AFP - The United States and China both used advanced missiles to blow up their own satellites in a mutual show of military strength, documents published in Thursday's Telegraph newspaper showed. Full Story Top Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:10 pm PST AP - Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new study. After reviewing nearly 8 million possible genetic mutations, researchers pinpointed five genes connected to Parkinson's disease. Previously, six other genes were identified, and experts say there is now increasing proof the degenerative disease is sparked by peoples' genes. Full Story Top Activists track down Japan whaling ship Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:05 pm PST AFP - Militant activists seeking to cripple Japan's Southern Ocean whaling campaign on Wednesday said they had tracked down and were chasing a factory ship key to the Antarctic harpoon mission. Full Story Top US judge: Spill claims czar not independent of BP Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:37 pm PST AP - The administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge said in a ruling Wednesday that may spur more people to sue rather than settle. Full Story Top The nation's weather Wed, 2 Feb 2011 01:44 am PST AP - A strong winter storm will continue dumping heavy snow across the Midwest and New England, while heavy rain sweeps through the Southeast on Wednesday. Full Story Top NASA's Prolific Planet Hunter: Kepler Telescope By-The-Numbers Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:30 pm PST SPACE.com - NASA's Kepler space observatory has found more than 1,200 potential alien worlds since it began hunting for extrasolar planets in 2009. Full Story Top Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fourth of all black men and women carry a genetic mutation that dramatically reduces their risk for coronary artery disease, new research reveals. Full Story Top BP selling its Southern Calif. gasoline business Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:25 pm PST AP - BP PLC says it is selling its Southern California gasoline business as part of a major restructuring after last year's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top US digs out from epic winter storm Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:24 pm PST AFP - Millions of Americans dug out from an epic winter storm that buried more than a third of the United States in drifting snow, sleet and ice as air and road travel ground to a halt. Full Story Top

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