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Today's Science News: 'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes Tricky tiny Mercury easier to see in sky for a bit Wi-Fi by the Hour Now Available for iPad Koch Industries funds climate change deniers: Greenpeace Government set to unveil offshore drilling plan NASA will help probe Toyota acceleration problem Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine Door to afterlife from ancient Egyptian tomb found Groups vow to sue because sage grouse unprotected T.Rex stalked Australia, albeit a mini-me version US and Vietnam sign nuclear energy agreement The nation's weather Star's Corpse Illuminated by High-Energy Wind Gene Holds Key to Embryonic Stem Cell Rejuvenation Tajiks sink money into Soviet-style dam project Haiti humanitarian need competes with recovery plan 'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia — and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians for a century. Full Story Top US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:18 pm PDT AP - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Full Story Top Tricky tiny Mercury easier to see in sky for a bit Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:52 am PDT AP - Mercury, the solar system's most elusive planet, will be easier to see for the next two weeks. Full Story Top Wi-Fi by the Hour Now Available for iPad Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:40 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Good news for people who are springing for the cheaper Wi-Fi edition of the iPad due out this Saturday. Wi-Fi service provider Boingo today announced "Boingo Wi-Fi Credits" available through the iTunes store. iPad users can buy one hour credits for $1.99 in advance or at the time of connection, decreasing the chance of getting caught without a Wi-Fi connection. Full Story Top Koch Industries funds climate change deniers: Greenpeace Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:12 pm PDT AFP - Koch Industries, a huge privately-owned US company dominated by oil and chemical interests, is plowing millions of dollars into campaigns to discredit climate science and clean energy policies, a report alleged Tuesday. Full Story Top Government set to unveil offshore drilling plan Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:47 pm PDT Reuters - The Obama administration is expected to announce by Wednesday its updated plan for oil and natural gas drilling in U.S. waters, including whether to allow exploration for the first time along the U.S. East Coast. Full Story Top NASA will help probe Toyota acceleration problem Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:06 pm PDT AP - NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government's effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota's massive recalls. Full Story Top Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:19 pm PDT Reuters - Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was surprised by what he learned. Full Story Top Door to afterlife from ancient Egyptian tomb found Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:24 am PDT AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old door to the afterlife from the tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official near Karnak temple in Luxor, the Egyptian antiquities authority said Monday. Full Story Top Groups vow to sue because sage grouse unprotected Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:53 pm PDT AP - Three environmental groups announced Monday they intend to sue the Interior Department for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species. 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 US and Vietnam sign nuclear energy agreement Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:58 pm PDT AP - The United States and Vietnam signed an agreement Tuesday that may pave the way for U.S. firms to help build nuclear plants in the Southeast Asian country as it strives to meet booming energy demand. Full Story Top The nation's weather Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:05 am PDT AP - A strong low pressure system over the Ohio Valley was expected to continue producing unsettling weather activity as it advanced into the Mid-Atlantic on Monday. Full Story Top Star's Corpse Illuminated by High-Energy Wind Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:31 pm PDT SPACE.com - The dusty remains of a collapsed star can be seen flying past and engulfing a nearby family of stars in new images from NASA's Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes. 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 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 Haiti humanitarian need competes with recovery plan Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:23 pm PDT Reuters - As donors are being asked to dig deep for Haiti's reconstruction, they also need to address the country's immediate humanitarian need as hurricane season looms and quake survivors face increasing violence, U.N. officials said on Monday. Full Story Top

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