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Today's Science News: Moth forces wine country's secret into the open Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour First tyrannosaur fossil from Southern Hemisphere James Cameron Says 3-D Coming to Mobile Devices Sans Glasses World's iconic sites go dark to fight global warming Tajiks sink money into Soviet-style dam project Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle Gene Holds Key to Embryonic Stem Cell Rejuvenation What if all coral reefs die? Experts are scared Japan win on bluefin tuna showed deft hand at CITES endangered species meeting T.Rex stalked Australia, albeit a mini-me version Tuvalu to Times Square; landmarks off for Earth Hour The nation's weather New Spacecraft Discovers Dozens of Asteroids ... Every Day Researchers Identify 2 Genes Linked to Fatty Liver Disease Big Oil seeks natural gas deal in U.S. climate bill Chile tsunami costs Japanese fisheries $68 mln Moth forces wine country's secret into the open Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:21 pm PDT AP - One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's fast and loose play with federal agriculture quarantine laws is getting new scrutiny from investigators and researchers. Full Story Top Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:56 pm PDT AP - Europe's best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome's Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event. Full Story Top First tyrannosaur fossil from Southern Hemisphere Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00 am PDT AP - A foot-long piece of bone unearthed in Australia is the first evidence that ancestors of the mighty T. rex once lived in the Southern Hemisphere. Full Story Top James Cameron Says 3-D Coming to Mobile Devices Sans Glasses Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:20 am PDT LiveScience.com - Las Vegas - 3-D will come to mobile faster than anyone has anticipated, and without the need for awkward glasses, Avatar director James Cameron told an audience today at the CTIA Wireless conference. Full Story Top World's iconic sites go dark to fight global warming Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:02 pm PDT AFP - Iconic New York City skyscrapers the Empire State and the Chrysler Building, along with landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to Sydney harbor went dark for an hour Saturday to raise awareness over the fight against climate change. Full Story Top Tajiks sink money into Soviet-style dam project Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:00 pm PDT AP - When Abdullo Bobokhonov's grandson was born in this Tajik village, he named the baby after a government-ordered hydroelectric dam and raised a small fortune to help fund it. Full Story Top Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:33 pm PDT AFP - The heavy clank of machinery rings out across a seemingly deserted Outback mine site as an invisible satellite signal fires Rio Tinto's production line into motion. Full Story Top Gene Holds Key to Embryonic Stem Cell Rejuvenation Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a gene in mice that is a key player in what could essentially be called embryonic stem cells' "immortality." Full Story Top What if all coral reefs die? Experts are scared Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:49 am PDT AP - Coral reefs are dying, and scientists and governments around the world are contemplating what will happen if they disappear altogether. Full Story Top Japan win on bluefin tuna showed deft hand at CITES endangered species meeting Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:33 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Using backroom horse-trading skills honed by years of negotiations and maneuvering at the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the battle-hardened officials of Japan's Fisheries Agency were able to push through their agenda at the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Doha – leaving their less experienced European and American counterparts in their wake. Full Story Top T.Rex stalked Australia, albeit a mini-me version Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:33 am PDT Reuters - Australia scientists have found evidence that Tyrannosaur dinosaurs stalked southern hemisphere continents, with the discovery of a hip bone fossil of a small T.Rex in the south of the country. Full Story Top Tuvalu to Times Square; landmarks off for Earth Hour Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:22 pm PDT Reuters - Landmarks such as Sydney's Opera House, Beijing's Forbidden City and Taiwan's Taipei 101 office tower temporarily went dark on Saturday as nations dimmed the lights for Earth Hour 2010 to call for action on climate change. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:51 am PDT AP - A developing low-pressure system was expected to be the day's main weather producer. The system was to begin the day in the Southern Plains before progressing eastward through the Mississippi Valley. Full Story Top New Spacecraft Discovers Dozens of Asteroids ... Every Day Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - Editor's note: Due to an error by NASA in a press release, the original version of this story stated that the WISE mission discovered hundreds of asteroids per day. That figure has been amended in this story to reflect the correct tally. Full Story Top Researchers Identify 2 Genes Linked to Fatty Liver Disease Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified two gene variants that increase the risk of both the most common chronic liver disease in the United States as well as type 2 diabetes. Full Story Top Big Oil seeks natural gas deal in U.S. climate bill Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:39 pm PDT Reuters - Major oil companies were calling on three U.S. senators struggling over a compromise climate bill to provide new breaks for natural gas drilling as the lawmakers said the legislation might not be unveiled until at least the end of April. Full Story Top Chile tsunami costs Japanese fisheries $68 mln Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:08 pm PDT AFP - The Pacific-wide tsunami generated by the massive undersea earthquake off Chile's coast last month caused 68 million dollars of damage to Japan's fishing industry, a report said Saturday. Full Story Top

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