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Today's Science News: Throngs view space shuttle Discovery's last launch Discovery's last crew all experienced space fliers Earliest human remains in US Arctic reported Genetic tests show fire ants in Asia came from US AT&T, Coca-Cola and Dell Among Best for Women’s Businesses Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health Venezuela: US, allies fomenting Libya's violence Liftoff! Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on Final Voyage Scientists make transgenic fungus to fight malaria Activist chases force halt to Japan whaling season Jerry Brown's tough choice: green energy in hard economic times The nation's weather Space Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse Vertex shares soar on cystic fibrosis drug data 1 worker critically hurt in Pa. gas well explosion Europe divided over Italy's warnings of Libya exodus Throngs view space shuttle Discovery's last launch Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:58 pm PST AP - Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station on a journey that marks the beginning of the end of the shuttle era. Full Story Top Discovery's last crew all experienced space fliers Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:40 pm PST AP - The six astronauts on Discovery's final flight are making space shuttle history. One never expected to be on board. Full Story Top Earliest human remains in US Arctic reported Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:23 pm PST AP - Some 11,500 years ago one of America's earliest families laid the remains of a 3-year-old child to rest in their home in what is now Alaska. The discovery of that burial is shedding new light on the life and times of the early settlers who crossed from Asia to the New World, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Full Story Top Genetic tests show fire ants in Asia came from US Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:08 am PST AP - Even as the United States battles the spread of fire ants within its borders, this country is serving as the jumping-off point for the pest to invade other nations. Full Story Top AT&T, Coca-Cola and Dell Among Best for Women’s Businesses Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:21 pm PST LiveScience.com - The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has released its annual list of America's Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises, which honors corporations with "world-class programs" that create level playing fields for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate contracts. Full Story Top Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Experts from leading U.S. medical groups gathered Thursday to warn of impending dangers to human health if greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, speeding climate change. Full Story Top Venezuela: US, allies fomenting Libya's violence Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:09 pm PST AP - Venezuela's top diplomat on Thursday echoed Fidel Castro's accusation that Washington and its allies are fomenting unrest in Libya to justify an invasion to seize North African nation's oil reserves. Full Story Top Liftoff! Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on Final Voyage Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:45 pm PST SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In a spectacular and at times nail-biting afternoon launch, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off on one final mission today (Feb. 24) to cap off its prolific 27 years of spaceflight. Full Story Top Scientists make transgenic fungus to fight malaria Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:24 pm PST Reuters - Using genetically modified fungi to infect mosquitoes that harbor malaria parasites could be an effective way to control the spread of malaria, researchers said on Thursday. Full Story Top Activist chases force halt to Japan whaling season Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:49 am PST AP - Anti-whaling activists' high-seas confrontations with Japanese ships forced Tokyo to cut short its annual Antarctic hunt Friday for the first time, a move touted as a victory by the protesters. Full Story Top Jerry Brown's tough choice: green energy in hard economic times Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:39 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Instability in the Middle East has put America’s dependence on foreign oil back on front pages. It’s also added another ball to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s juggling act over this state’s renewable energy sector in tough economic times. Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:58 am PST AP - A major winter weather event will develop over the Western U.S. during the next couple of days as a strengthening trough of low pressure drops down the West Coast. Full Story Top Space Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:45 pm PST SPACE.com - NASA's space shuttle Discovery may be hanging up its wings after one last mission, but it will leave a long legacy of performance in orbit that will be a challenge for any future spacecraft to match. Full Story Top Vertex shares soar on cystic fibrosis drug data Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:07 am PST Reuters - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental cystic fibrosis drug had met the main goal of a late-stage study, sending shares of the U.S. biotechnology company up 19 percent. Full Story Top 1 worker critically hurt in Pa. gas well explosion Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:56 pm PST AP - Three contract workers were injured, one critically, in a fiery explosion that erupted during well testing at a natural gas-drilling site in western Pennsylvania, authorities said. Full Story Top Europe divided over Italy's warnings of Libya exodus Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:44 am PST AFP - Italy clamoured for help Thursday to face a looming Libya exodus of unparalleled proportions but failed to bring all its EU partners onside despite warning of a potential tsunami of up to 1.5 million migrants and refugees. Full Story Top

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